Musk Reveals New Tesla Roadster Will Have Insane SpaceX Performance Option

Not surprising. He already promised the moon, might as well promise the sun too while he’s at it.

Con artists don't deliver on what they promise, pretty sure the only reason he can't keep up with output is due to overwhelming DEMAND.

Humm... I would think this is classic, "change the conversation", Shouldn't Tesla figure out how to build and profit from Model 3 before they combine Musks Space X company into the conversation about a product well in the future?? Is all we get from Automotive Executives PR, spin?? starting to sound allot like Aston Martin and all their bold proclamations about the future, while obscuring the current state of disaster... the model 3 is in.. Just wondering how the next generation of cars is relevant to losing gobs of money on everything they do now.

changing the conversation is all the vogue currently, why should he be any different than other celebrities.

The operative word: "insane".

Reaching for the stars...LOL. This is nothing more than Elon Musk's shameless self promotion...what does a high performance package for a car have to do with spacex?

What a shock! The ludite convention is in full force!

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you guys? You ooh and aah over every new version of the Dodge Challenger (they make 23 as far as I can tell, all of which suck), but this Tesla Roadster which looks and sounds incredible suddenly draws the "no running in the halls" responses I expect from a high school cafeteria monitor.

If you don't want to see cool concept cars, maybe stick to the Chevy website?

looks like a rendering, which i have seen plently and sounds... emm... is it suppose to sound? i thought all electric cars are supposed to be SBDs

I finally saw it in person at the investor event and it looks insanely good. Hope it makes it to production in 2020.

sounds... emm... is it suppose to sound? i thought all electric cars are supposed to be SBDs
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When I said 'sounds', I was referring to the description of it, like when an economy car buyer describes a Kia, and one of our members here says "Wow, that sounds cool".

It's just to trigger the perpetually offended people here like you and your intolerant ilk.

Well if a coupe can have four doors then even an F150 can be a roadster. LOL

The three great lies...1) The check is in the mail, 2) I'll love you in the morning like I love tonight, and 3) I'll deliver a new Tesla on time to you if you give me a deposit!

nailed it

It's just to trigger the perpetually offended people here like you and your intolerant ilk.
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Translation: "Get off my lawn!"

@carlos at least you understand. Now do it.

I knew it would not be too long before the spin doctor got on here.
Carlos >> log out and back in as SanJoseDriver

nailed it

What's to spin? It's a cool concept car on a site that is based on showing cool concept cars.

Will it make it to production? I predict yes, but if it doesn't it will be one of many such concepts we've seen in here through the years that you guys all oohed and aahed over. El Miraj, anyone?

Carlos: Of course it will make it to production. Elon Musk said so. He would not say anything that he could not deliver on!

What a bunch of sourpusses. This car is going to be awesome!!!

Well he may not deliver on time, but based on the S performance I imagine a small roadster's performance will be insane. Look forward to seeing it, hopefully sooner rather than later.

0-60 in 1.9s, top speed over 250 mph, 620+ miles of range.

Did I say 0-60? I understand the S is a nice overall performer for a large sedan. I am certain they can get the roadster to handle and brake well to go with that 0-60-100-250.

For years all N.A.'s considered to be performance was judged in seconds,
0-60, 0-100 and the 1/4 mile. But I suppose now that cars which N.A.'s don't like are dominating those times, it's all of the sudden not enough.
As TopGear said, 'the nemesis of the American car, a corner'.

I don't get why people are upset. Tesla routinely does what they claim they've set out to do.

They're not perfect. There have been delays, there have been growing pains with first-batch quality issues, and I'm still not sure how they make money.

But in terms of saying they're going to make a car that can do XYZ, and then making said car, they've been doing it.

The benefits of electric cars alone are substantial (fuel economy, environmental benefits, etc.), and used to be the sole selling point on otherwise miserable penalty boxes (see the GeeWiz). But to combine those benefits in to a car with something for everyone to love? I don't see how that's bad. It's got performance for old-school enthusiasts, and gizmos and gadgets for "millennials" (whatever that means) who supposedly "don't like cars".

Honestly, the only reason people seem to hate Tesla these days is out of some weird jealousy and anger that the world in which they grew up is changing out of existence. And I mean real hate, plenty of reasonable people can point out the true challenges and positives and negatives of the company and its business model.

NO ONE is doing what Tesla is doing right now. Many are trying, and many more are promising; but today, Tesla is a one-man show in a market they forced open, and borderline created outright. Remember, the Model S only came out six years ago. That's barely the lifecycle of one car. Before that, all they had was the first generation roadster. So, to go from re-bodied Lotus, to where they are now, in the same time it takes to turn over a Toyota Camry generation, I say is damn impressive.

Tell me I'm wrong.

Nissan has not developed an electric car with the appeal, capabilities, or image of anything Tesla has released.

The Leaf is nice, no doubt about it, but it doesn't turn heads, it doesn't have the same range, it doesn't have the same performance, and it doesn't have the same level of technology (useful or otherwise).

Nissan may have done a lot of R&D or testing in that area to move the industry standard forward, behind the scenes, I can't dispute that. But, they have yet to bring a product to market that moves the needle in the same way as what Tesla has put out. They also have yet to bring out more than one product.

No one aspires to own a Nissan EV, end of story.

No one aspired to a Ford Aspire, but it sold anyway.

The Roadster will for sure, but I think the Model 3 will pull it off as well. I finally drove one today and was really impressed with the handling, definitely better than my RWD Model S. The Performance version should be a monster on the track.

A Model S can't make it a single time around the Nurburgring.

For a car company that emphasizes performance, I can see why this would seem an oversight.

But it's due to the limitations of the technological frontier they're pushing. Battery technology simply doesn't allow the same kind of energy storage density at that level of constant output yet. It is what it is.

But at least they're trying, and there are plenty of other ways the Model S can outperform a Honda Civic. To pick only one, and proclaim it the solitary and only legitimate standard of measure seems shortsighted.

Hope they prove you wrong