Tesla Roadster Thrust Prototype on Display at LA’s Petersen Museum

Tesla is displaying the Roadster Thrust prototype in the main lobby of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, from October 24 to 27, 2026. It is the first time the public can see the 2028 Roadster in person since its unveiling at SpaceX’s test site in McGregor, Texas. The exhibit is roped off, so visitors can only look at and photograph the car. The museum describes it as Tesla’s “last best driver’s car.” Tesla plans four versions. The Thrust adds a 200-liter cold-gas thruster system with four rear nozzles, and the original Founders Series reservations were converted to this trim.…

• Thrust prototype on display at the Petersen Museum, October 24–27, 2026.
• Thrust’s 200-liter cold-gas thrusters target 0-60 mph in under 0.9 seconds.
• Refundable deposits: $50,000 for Performance and $250,000 for Thrust.

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