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The '''Tesla Roadster''' is an upcoming [[Electric car|all-electric]] [[Battery electric vehicle|battery-powered]] four-seater [[sports car]] made by [[Tesla, Inc.]]<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-electrek%202016-05-16-1|[1]]]</sup> Tesla has said it will be capable of 0 to 97 km/h (0 to 60 mph) in 1.9 seconds,<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-2|[2]]]</sup> [[List of fastest production cars by acceleration|quicker]] than any [[Street-legal vehicle|street legal]][[production car]] to date at its announcement in November 2017.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Reuters-3|[3]]]</sup> However on June 27, 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted "2.1 sec 0-60 mph is base model before adding (the SpaceX) rocket thruster option" The Roadster is the successor to Tesla's first production car, which was the [[Tesla Roadster (2008)|2008 Roadster]].

Tesla indicates that Roadster sales will begin in 2020, although not before the [[Tesla Model Y]] goes on sale. Tesla CEO [[Elon Musk]] has said that higher-performance [[Trim level (automobile)|trim levels]] will be available beyond the base specifications, including a model with ~10 [[Cold gas thruster|cold gas thrusters]].<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-4|[4]]]</sup>

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=== History[edit] ===
In 2011, at the end of the production run of the original [[Tesla Roadster (2008)|Tesla Roadster]], Elon Musk suggested that a new version of the Roadster, without the Lotus chassis, would return to production by 2014.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Verge-2011-10-31-5|[5]]]</sup> The new Roadster was first teased in 2014.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-electrek%202017-06-13-6|[6]]]</sup> At the time, it was also referred to as the ''Tesla Model R''.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-InsideEVs-2014-09-03-7|[7]]]</sup>

In 2015, Elon Musk suggested a new Roadster in 2019, capable of faster [[acceleration]]<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-8|[8]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-9|[9]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-10|[10]]]</sup> A tweet by Elon Musk in December 2016 reconfirmed a second Roadster was in the works, but still "some years away".<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-11|[11]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-12|[12]]]</sup> The second Roadster was designed by [[Franz von Holzhausen]].<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-AutoWeek-11-17-2017-13|[13]]]</sup>

The 2020 version of the Roadster was shown in a surprise moment at the end of the [[Tesla Semi]] event on November 16, 2017—during which a Roadster was driven out of the back of one of the semi-truck trailers to the song "[[Sabotage (song)|Sabotage]]".<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-barlow-14|[14]]]</sup> Musk explained the concept as: "The point of doing this is to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars. Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche."<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-auto-15|[15]]]</sup> The car will retail for upward of $200,000;<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-16|[16]]]</sup> test rides were given at the event for those who immediately paid the first $5,000 of a $50,000 deposit to pre-order the vehicle.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-auto-15|[15]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-17|[17]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-18|[18]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-19|[19]]]</sup>Additional information followed after the teaser, such as the various world-record speeds Tesla said it will break.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-electrek%202015-07-17-20|[20]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Verge-21|[21]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-AE-22|[22]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-dt-23|[23]]]</sup>

In June 2018, Elon Musk revealed a potential feature called "SpaceX option package" for the Roadster.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-24|[24]]]</sup> This would add around ten [[Cold gas thruster|cold gas thrusters]] to the car to improve maneuverability; it would comprise an electric pump to recharge an air tank used to provide [[compressed air]] flowing through [[Propelling nozzle|propelling nozzles]] to generate a cold jet thrust. The air tanks, based on "composite overwrapped pressure vessel" (COPV) also used in the [[Falcon 9]] and [[Falcon Heavy]] rockets, would replace the back seats. The thrusters would be used to improve cornering, acceleration, top speed, and braking.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-eletrek-2018-06-10-25|[25]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Fortune-2018-06-10-26|[26]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-CNET-Roadshow-2018-06-11-27|[27]]]</sup> Working pressure would be 10,000 psi (700 bar).<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-28|[28]]]</sup>

=== Pre-order marketing[edit] ===
[[File:Tesla Roadster Sport insignia crop.jpg|center|thumb]]
[[Pre-order|Pre-orders]] of the Roadster began in 2017, with a US$50,000 deposit required.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-auto-15|[15]]]</sup> Tesla owners taking part in the referral promotion program began accumulating discounts toward the purchase of a Roadster based on the number of referrals. Those reaching 55 confirmed referrals obtained a 100% rebate toward a future Roadster purchase.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Jalopnik-29|[29]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-electrek%202017-09-28-30|[30]]]</sup>

=== <sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-electrek%202017-09-28-30|Price[edit]]]</sup> ===
'''<u><s><big>Tesla Roadster (2020)</big></s></u>'''[[File:Tesla roadster 2020 prototype.jpg|center|frameless|290x290px]]
<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-electrek%202017-09-28-30|The base model was expected to sell for US $200,000 but the first 1,000 to be produced, the so-called Founder's Series, will be priced at $250,000.]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-auto-15|[15]]] Full payment would be required to pre-order the latter vehicle.</sup>
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== Performance[edit] ==
Second generation Tesla Roadster (2019)
At the November 16, 2017 unveiling, Tesla claimed the Roadster's acceleration will be:

* 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) in 1.9 seconds<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-33|[33]]]</sup>
* 0–161 km/h (0–100 mph) in 4.2 seconds

Its claimed 0 to 400 m (0 to <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> mile) time will be under 9 seconds, with a top speed above 400 km/h (250 mph).<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Tracy2017-34|[34]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Nerdist-35|[35]]]</sup> If the production Roadster achieves these performance numbers, it will outperform the [[Supercar|supercars]] of 2017 and would set new [[production car]] records, none of which had yet done better than 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 2.0 seconds or 9.0 seconds in the 1/4 mile.<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Tracy2017-34|[34]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Nerdist-35|[35]]]</sup> Referring to the performance, Musk stated, "this is what we are achieving in the prototype", he also indicated the performance may improve in the production model and that the stated numbers refer to the anticipated "base model".<sup>[[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Tracy2017-34|[34]]][[Tesla Roadster (2020)#cite%20note-Nerdist-35|[35]]]</sup>{{User sandbox}}
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