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"we are getting close to demonstrating THE PROTOTYPE" 8 years guys, after 8 years from the first unveiling they have a prototype... if that's not innovation I don't know what is, this company really moves at neck breaking speed...
2nd prototype announcement eh? How about you just make the fuckin car or shut up and refund people
Lmao what an idiot
“Info”… haha
I don’t want a car with a flame thrower or ejection seats. I wish we can just get a first class electric sports car that’s fun to drive.
What the hell does that even mean? Missiles and smoke bombs and mini guns?
Sun roof
Hopefully this new prototype doesn’t take another 10 years before we hear about it again 🙏
If there aren’t machine guns behind the headlights, or a metal spike dispenser in the trunk, I’m going to be very disappointed. At the very least it should have retractable skis or active camouflage.
Put all the vaporware together, it’s greater than that.
Maybe it’s Tesla announcing they are entering the eVTOL market to compete with archer and joby.
I read an article the other day about a black hole nasa has been looking at since 2018. 7 years here on earth equals 2 years there. So, I can confirm without a reasonable doubt that Elon is building this in said black hole. BOOM!
I mean you can, its just not gonna be from Tesla.
I think it’s going to be a flying car
I do think it’s this.
Considering they could have taken a tweeked Model Y chassis and drivetrain, gave it the Plaid treatment, wacked in some sports seats and a "sporty" interior, put the roadster body on top, and done. Instead they have three production lines that sell only 70,000 units combined per year worldwide, and are now about to spend billions and have four lines that sell only 90,000 per year worldwide. If it wasn't for the Y and 3, Tesla would have been cooked many years ago. The Roadster at $300,000 will be a flop no matter how good it is because of the price, the Semi will be a flop if it ever comes to production at $450,000 because of a plethora of cheaper and more practical alternatives right now, Optimus robot will never make it out of the lab and into people's homes. Man, Tesla just burns billions of dollars and only has a couple of aging income streams.
He's likely referring to integrating spacex cold gas thrusters for midair hovering (2-3 seconds max). Could be a fun Toy Box feature. My prediction is that he literally might launch the roadster from a Starship/Falcon9 rocket and have the car release from altitude and land back safely (aligns with his statements of a good or bad unforgettable product demo).
Can’t people get a refund whenever they want?
Poor Elon, people don't rightfully believe his hype anymore so he has make up even more extreme and hyperbolic statements. Remember how much he hyped up Cybertruck? It was supposed function as a boat 😂
Hahaha no.
Just unleash it on nurembourg and show us what it can do.
Most likely, however stringing people along for 7+ years, and now it probably won't be out for ~2 more years. It's a bit ridiculous.
So you think the demo's not happening? If the bet was on Polymarket that the demo would take place before the end of next year, I'd put serious money on it.
Exactly, he doubts it too. He's not 100% certain it will happen this year.
Yes they can. I think the CEO of OpenAI - Sam Altman - did just that.
hahahahahahh
Demo happening? Don’t know nor do I care. Is he an absolute moron? Undoubtedly yes 100%.
Is there anyone here still as excited as I am about this?
Does Poly have an O/U on how many brain cells he has left? I’d slam the under
If there was one dream car that had everything I wanted — speed, looks, range, agility, 4 seats, and low maintenance— it was the “new” Roadster. I’d argue putting the thing out would have boosted the brand and would have been a slam dunk for electric supercars. Instead, Elon was just tricking all rich people to borrow their money interest free.
Remind me 10 years lol.
After the failure of the Cybertruck, I have zero optimism about the roadster. Its already lost its lore. Refund deposits, and invest in actual useable range at 70 mph.
Ahh man you really collected all wrong answers and numbers about Tesla and put them in one post. Congrats. Just last quarter Tesla sold 497,099 cars worldwide with earnings over 21 billion (that is just quarter man)
Star Citizen or the Tesla Roadster? Which comes out first?
$1,000,000,000,000 to this guy?
Geez that's a lot of cars! How many combined Model S, X and Cybertrucks did Tesla sell worldwide in the entirety of 2024? The Roadster was quoted as costing $200,000 to $250,000 8 years ago by Musk. Inflation takes a toll so estimating $300,000 is probably being generous. The Semi I got a bit wrong after some research right now. About $180,000 was first quoted 8 years ago, which is expected to rise to atleast $250,000 when (if) production begins. These figures are just rumoured and Tesla haven't released any expected price ranges.
Does that mean he's going roll it on a scenic road?
They could have built a two-door Model 3 with T-tops and sporty styling. Tesla Firebird. They could have built a car based on the 2017 design with the batteries and technology they had at that time, with realistic specs (it likely would have been well received), and by now they'd be getting ready to reveal the third-gen Roadster.
Today, in the USA, we can't get one from any car company. They're coming, though, and some of them will be on the market before this thing ever condenses out of the vapor.
I was super excited in 2017 when we first saw it. That was my dream car. But now? No. It's too late and evolved in the wrong direction.
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Yeah. If he hits all the targets and generates trillions for investors.
That's odd. . . I got a message where you asked if I got my refund, but I don't see it now. Did you delete it? The answer is yes, I got my deposit refunded, but not the way you imagine. I put in the $50,000 pre-order deposit on the original Tesla Roadster back in 2006. And that's a long story that I'd be happy to recount if anyone really wants to hear, but the thumbnail version is: After a lot of delays and chaos my patience and enthusiasm ran out and I demanded my money back. And I got it, but man, they really didn't want to. I didn't want to go through that whole experience again with the new Roadster, so I just said I'll wait until it's shipping and the reviews are in, and then I'll look into maybe getting one. I've had plenty of reasons to be happy about that decision over the last several years.
No worries. I deleted it, because your comment didn't say anywhere that you purchased one, so I didn't want to jump to conclusions.
That just makes you a bad gambler
Let's see who's comment ages like milk.
It’s pretty clear that they’re talking about the models other than the Model 3 and Y. The S, X, and Cybertruck are not selling well.
>Cybertrucks did Tesla sell worldwide in the entirety of 2024? As for the CT, we should start counting worlwide when they delivery those worldwide, not just in the US.
It's available in the US, Mexico, Canada, and South Korea. Looks like they're still on track for under 25,000 units sold this year. When it launched Elon said they were targeting 125,000 per year from their production line in Austin, TX with the ability to go to 250,000 in 2025.
He has too many free ones to give away. This car is vaporware
The comments crack me up all the nah sayers lol. If any of the negative donkey s have remotely achieved. 01% of what Elon has in the last 3 days put ya hands up.
Lmao he’s so full of shit
Wasnt he trying to add a Jet to the Roadster? Is he still pursuing such idea?
this article is an excellent example of Tesla and Archers' competition if Tesla plans on getting into flying cars, Joby...... [https://evtolbuzz.com/2025/11/joby-s4-t-the-high-t-warfighter-evtol/](https://evtolbuzz.com/2025/11/joby-s4-t-the-high-t-warfighter-evtol/)
Apparently you have no experience with hypercars made by other manufacturers.
I like the way Joe makes a statement and then backs it up with “ it’s on reddit 🍌❤️”
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