The New Tesla Roadster: All the Details You May Not Know

This article compiles lesser-known details about the new Tesla Roadster, drawn from the reveal event and later walkthroughs with Tesla designers and engineers. Franz von Holzhausen confirmed four trims: Standard, Performance, Thrust, and Rocket, although Tesla's reservation page lists only three. Founders Series orders placed in 2017 ($250,000 at the time) have been converted to the Thrust trim, which uses cold-gas thrusters. Tesla showed that trim going from 0 to 60 mph in 0.81 seconds during the reveal. The Roadster is rear-wheel drive with two motors, each with its own inverter.…

• Four confirmed trims: Standard, Performance, Thrust, and Rocket, per Franz von Holzhausen.
• Thrust went from 0 to 60 mph in 0.81 seconds in the live reveal demonstration.
• Refilling the gas tank for five seconds of thrust currently takes two to six hours.

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