Checked 22 Oct 2026. Performance figures and hardware descriptions are Tesla claims; this is not a road test. Thrust and Rocket are optional augments. Rocket is invite-only and not approved for public roads. Regional restrictions apply. 2028 is a production target, not a delivery promise. Models and force arrows are editorial schematics, not official renders or measured engineering drawings.
Checked 22 October 2026. This is a dated explainer of the newly revealed Roadster, not an independent vehicle test or a delivery announcement.
Tesla’s Q3 2026 Update, 21 October, printed page 3, confirms the 15 October unveiling. Printed page 6 lists Roadster as design development, location TBD, with no installed capacity figure. Printed pages 11–12 show the actual car.
Tesla’s current product page, checked 22 October: Performance has two seats and is offered by reservation. Thrust is a limited, two-seat racing augment; Tesla claims zero to 60 mph in under one second. Rocket has one seat, is invite-only, and carries a notice that it is not approved for public road use. Do not transfer Rocket capabilities to Performance. The page’s footnotes scope features to optional augments. Tesla’s UK page also makes availability subject to regional legal requirements.
The same product page describes hidden headlights, a full-width rear light, flush aero, a steer-by-wire yoke and a fixed seat position. Fans and ground sealing add downforce; cold-gas thrusters provide thrust. These are manufacturer descriptions, not our validation of the hardware.
NASA’s cold-gas overview explains the general principle: gaseous propellant exits a nozzle to produce thrust, without combustion. It does not certify Tesla’s car or its performance. Our diagrams are conceptual and use no invented force, pressure or dimensional values.
Reuters, 16 October, reports the demonstration and Musk’s 2028 production target. AP, 16 October, reports that final pricing was not announced at the reveal. Reservation payments must not be represented as the vehicle’s selling price.
We omit exact top speed, range, battery capacity and per-trim acceleration figures that we could not directly verify in the accessible primary text. Older prototype specifications are not used. Car and cockpit models are labelled schematics, not official imagery.