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A short account of the second-generation Tesla Roadster shown on 15 October 2026.
Latest
The latest sourced notes on the second-generation Tesla Roadster.
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Image: Tesla, Inc.Wheels and tyres
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.
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Two rear motors, no differential, and the power figures that do not agree.
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4680 cells, an 800 V pack, and a capacity Tesla has not published.
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A 500 kW peak claim, and four charge-time wordings that do not match.
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Four fans and drop-down skirts that are described as holding the car at low speed.
Image: Tesla, Inc.Thrusters
Cold-gas nitrogen nozzles, tank sizes, and the Rocket layout that is not road-approved.
Image: Tesla, Inc.Chassis and suspension
Wishbones, a multi-link rear, adaptive dampers, and Track Mode.
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Carbon-ceramic brakes with per-wheel application, and a wing used as an airbrake.
Image: Tesla, Inc.By-wire controls
Steering, braking, and throttle described as by-wire, with a yoke.
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A next-generation heat pump on a shared coolant loop.
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A track screen and boost, and a limited automation claim tied to the windscreen.
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Which parts coverage assigns to SpaceX, and which parts it assigns to Tesla.
Prototypes
The development-car count given in engineer interviews.
Manufacturing
The 2028 production target and the reported factory.
Safety
The road-approval statement Tesla has published, and what is still unsaid.
First generation
The 2008–2012 Roadster that used a Lotus Elise chassis and lithium-ion cells.
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2017 reveal
The Semi-event surprise and the specification Tesla published that night.
Delays
Each slipped date recorded between the 2017 reveal and the 2026 event.
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The 15 October 2026 demonstration at McGregor and the reservations that reopened.
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The two-seat Roadster trim Tesla describes as road ready, without cold-gas thrusters.
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The two-seat trim with four rear cold-gas nozzles and a 250,000 USD deposit.
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The single-seat trim Tesla says can fly and is not approved for public roads.
2017 vs 2026
The Semi-night promises set beside the claims published in October 2026.
Rivals
What one outlet said about other quick cars, without a ranking made here.
Reservations
Deposits by trim, the markets named in reporting, and the price that is still missing.
Image: Tesla, Inc.What changed since 2017
Range, seats, and drive layout moved; the acceleration claims went the other way.
What Tesla has not disclosed
Price, battery capacity, and a single charge curve are still absent from Tesla's record.
Image: Franz von HolzhausenRoadster shown at McGregor
Tesla unveiled the second-generation Roadster on 15 October 2026 and reopened reservations.