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The wedge shape, the doors, the missing mirrors and wiper, and the prototype body.
Design
What Tesla and the engineers have said about the 2026 Roadster's shape, cabin, and finish.
What it is
The 2026 prototype is described as an angular wedge, with inspiration Tesla has tied to the SR-71 and the F-35. The design language is described as the step after S3XY, Cybertruck, Cybercab, and Optimus.
Launch coverage also says a Lotus Esprit was on display at the event.
Open questions
Several exterior pieces on the prototype are still described as things production cars may change, including mirrors and a wiper.
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Active front surfaces, barge boards, a hood vent, and a three-position rear wing.
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Pop-down headlights, a nose light bar, and a full-width tail lamp.
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Ano White paint, Gold Glazed glass, and removable roof panels.
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Thin-spoke wheels and the tyre sizes reported from Tesla's photographs.
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Fixed seat bases, a moving pedal box, a yoke, and the screens described in interviews.
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The aircraft and the design-language line Tesla has named, plus the Esprit at the event.
People
Public roles named in coverage of the 2026 car and the 2017 design credit.