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Tesla Reveals the Next-Generation Roadster in Waco
- Tesla posted a "Go for launch" teaser on X and put a countdown on its Roadster page, locking in 1 October 2026 for the reveal of the next-generation Roadster[1][5].
- The event is in Waco, Texas, about 90 minutes north of Tesla's Austin headquarters and close to SpaceX's McGregor rocket test site; Tesla has not named the exact venue[1][5].
- It starts at 8:30 p.m. Eastern (5:30 p.m. Pacific, 00:30 UTC on 2 October)[1][2][5].
- Invitations went only to Roadster reservation holders: RSVP before midnight on 16 September, tickets non-transferable, guests 21 and older[1][3][5].
- The teaser, seen upside down, shows an angular tail, a large rear wing and four plumes from cold-gas thrusters, the SpaceX package Musk has hinted at for years[1][2].
- The reveal is late: Musk set a 1 April 2026 demo at the November 2025 shareholder meeting, then moved it to late April, "a month or so" and August before landing on October[2][5].
- The car was first shown in November 2017 with production promised for 2020; Tesla now targets production at Gigafactory Texas in 2027 or 2028[3][5].
Notable features
- 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds and a top speed above 250 mph, as claimed in 2017[4][5].
- 620 miles of range from a 200 kWh battery[5].
- Optional SpaceX package (code name A71): cold-gas thrusters fed by a composite overwrapped pressure vessel, which Musk says would take 0-60 mph to about 1.1 seconds at roughly 2.75 g; reportedly not street legal[5].
- Priced from $200,000, with a $250,000 Founders Series[5][6].
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- [1]40%notateslaapp.com/news/4681/tesla-sets-october-1-event-for-roadster-reveal-sends-invitesnotateslaapp.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Oct 2, 2026 ✓· 17% of score
Not a Tesla App: Tesla is "locking in October 1, 2026, for the reveal" with a countdown to "UTC: October 2, 12:30 AM" (8:30 PM Eastern), after target dates "bounced from an original internal goal of April 1, 2026".
- [2]78%Tesla Finally Sets an October 1 Date for the Roadster Reveal, Nearly 9 Years After the Concept Debutedtopspeed.com· Published Sep 18, 2026· 17% of score
TopSpeed confirms the 1 October 2026 reveal at 8:30 p.m. Eastern in Waco, invitations to reservation holders only, and describes the teaser's four rear nozzles for the SpaceX cold-gas thruster package.
- [3]82%Tesla Sets Roadster Reveal Date, RSVP Deadline Loomsmotor1.com· Published Sep 14, 2026· 17% of score
Motor1 confirms the 1 October 2026 Waco event for reservation holders with non-transferable invites, 8:30 p.m. Eastern, and a production target of 2027 or 2028 at Gigafactory Texas.
- [4]72%Tesla Sets 1 October Reveal for the Second-Generation Roadstertechnology.org· Published Sep 14, 2026· 17% of score
Technology.org states the unveiling is set for 1 October in Waco with a countdown on Tesla's Roadster page, and restates the 2017 specifications (0-60 mph under two seconds, top speed[2] above 250 mph, over 600 miles of range, $200,000 / $250,000 Founder's Edition).
- [5]88%Tesla gives the Roadster an official "Go for launch" demonstration dateteslarati.com· Published Sep 12, 2026· 16% of score
Teslarati reports the invite sets the reveal for 8:30 p.m. Eastern on 1 October in Waco, Texas, with RSVPs by midnight on 16 September, entry 21+, non-transferable; recounts the 2017 promise of production in 2020 and the 1 April 2026 demo date that slipped to late April, 'a month or so' and August.
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