2017 vs 2026

What changed

The 2017 car was promised with a 1.9-second 0–60 mph time, 620 miles of range, a 200 kWh pack, a top speed over 250 mph, 2+2 seats, three motors and all-wheel drive, a 200,000 USD base price, and 1,000 Founders Series cars at 250,000 USD. The 2026 claims are quicker in the Tesla acceleration lines, shorter in range, silent on capacity, and two seats or one.

The shorter range is described as deliberate. The long-range pack from the 2017 promise was dropped because the car needed to be lighter.

2017 promises beside 2026 claims
Figure	2017 promise	2026 claim
0–60 mph	1.9 s Promise from the 2017 reveal.	Performance under 1.6 s An engineer quoted 0.55 s as a rollout figure; 0.81 s was timed on stage. Thrust under 0.9 s Tesla's Roadster page says under 1 s with the Thrust augment. Rocket under 0.59 s
Range	620 mi Promise from the 2017 reveal.	over 300 mi (over 483 km) Reported at 310–320 mi in normal driving.
Battery capacity	200 kWh Promise from the 2017 reveal.	Not published Reports describe it as well over 100 kWh; one estimate is about 150 kWh.
Top speed	250+ mph Promise from the 2017 reveal.	over 230 mph (over 370 km/h) Reports put today's cars at 210–214 mph, with a 330 mph target and an ambition near 383 mph.
Seats	2+2 Promise from the 2017 reveal.	Performance 2 Thrust 2 Rocket 1
Drive	Three motors, all-wheel drive Promise from the 2017 reveal.	Rear-wheel drive, two rear motors, no differential
Price	200,000 USD Base price promised in 2017.	Not published The last published base price was 200,000 USD in 2017.