The Tesla Roadster's 'SpaceX Pack' Will Make It Even Faster
Amidst all Tesla’s problems - from the long-running Model 3 production woes to those gigantic 2018 Q1 losses - it’s easy to forget the Californian company has some incredible stuff planned for the future. So long as Tesla’s able to stick around, in the next few years we’ll see the Semi, an M3-baiting Model 3 Performance and even a C-segment hatchback.
But the one we’re most looking forward to is - inevitably - the Roadster. How can you not be won over by something which looks like that, and will do 0-60mph in 1.9 seconds? And with a starting price of $200,000, it’s not even that expensive, considering the performance on offer.
But if you’re happy parting with more money, Tesla will sell you an even faster one. At a shareholder meeting, CEO Elon Musk - who this week saw off an attempt by investors to oust him from his position - promised versions of both the Semi and the Roadster that will be “even better than what was unveiled.”
“In particular, the Tesla Roadster. What we unveiled with the Roadster was the base model performance. It’s going to have a SpaceX options package. It’s crazy,” he added. He didn’t offer any further details, but with the standard car already having something called a “plaid mode” (for the uninformed, that is - like ‘Ludicrous Mode’ - another Spaceballs reference), we don’t doubt the ‘crazy’ part.
All sounds a little needless when the base car is already so fast, but according to Musk, it’s all about challenging the “halo effect” of petrol-powered cars. “It’s important for us to show with the Roadster that an electric vehicle can outperform a gasoline car in every way,” he said.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I don’t undersand the business model of Tesla (if they even have one)… Saying that Tesla is making this is like when your car has an engine failure but you prefer to buy a carbon fiber body kit; It looks cool but your car won’t go anywhere.
In the normal tesla there is an eco button which helps you to survive at gas-attacks. Will there be a button in the Tesla Roadster which helps You to survive in the space when you accidentally get there?
Anyelse see his tweet about how it’ll have rocket boosters?
Musk said the SpaceX package may have actual thrusters. He really said that.
What is the “SpaceX Pack”? A few firecrackers duct taped on the back for an extra $50k?
Go Buy a Tesla after that, let Elon Musk kill you, trust me guys, if the automobile industry know that current engines got no future, they would have get rid of them decades ago, there are a lot fuels we can use for our cars, ethanol, propanium and trust me even water!