Tesla to Unveil Next-Gen Roadster on October 1
Elon Musk confirms Tesla will unveil its long-delayed next-generation Roadster on October 1, nearly a decade after it was first showcased in 2017.
Key Highlights:
- Elon Musk confirmed Tesla will unveil the next-generation Roadster on October 1.
- The vehicle was first showcased in 2017, with deliveries originally promised for 2020, before years of repeated delays.
- Reports suggest the event may feature a limited-edition Roadster with SpaceX-developed cold-gas thrusters, demonstrated at a Texas test facility.
- The Roadster is now being developed as an all-new carbon-fibre hypercar, dropping the earlier Model S Plaid-based approach.
- The announcement comes as Tesla expands into autonomous driving, having recently begun limited Cybercab rides in Austin.
A Long-Awaited Unveiling Finally Gets a Date
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the electric vehicle maker will unveil its long-delayed next-generation Roadster on October 1, marking a significant milestone nearly a decade after the company first showcased plans for a successor to its original sports car. Tesla's official account on X posted "Go for launch" alongside a graphic confirming the October 1 date, with Musk himself following up with a direct confirmation: "New Tesla Roadster Unveil 10.01."
A Programme Defined by Repeated Delays
The announcement arrives after years of setbacks surrounding the Roadster programme. Tesla first unveiled the next-generation model back in 2017, at the time promising that deliveries would begin as early as 2020. That timeline, however, has been pushed back repeatedly in the years since, making the Roadster one of the more prominent examples of extended development delays within Tesla's broader product lineup, a pattern that has tested the patience of early reservation holders who have waited years for the vehicle to materialise.
What the Unveiling Might Include
According to an earlier report from The Information published in August, Tesla had been planning to unveil the redesigned Roadster as early as that month, suggesting the current October 1 date represents a further, if relatively modest, delay from that initial internal timeline. The report also indicated that the event could feature a demonstration of a limited-edition version of the vehicle equipped with cold-gas thrusters developed in collaboration with SpaceX, with the demonstration expected to take place at SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas.
