Why do you think it wouldn't have it? What do you know? Link?
Voted for Thrust.
Not necessarily my preference. Not exactly sure it will be street legal
But my understanding is that is what referral awardees will receive
My 13 referrals at the secret level got me a 26% discount, which amounts to $65,000, assuming it’s still going to be $250,000 for what they called the founders series at the time
That’s awesome! Congrats. I’m curious on how and where you’re going to use the thrusters. or is just the having of rocket thrusts a cool enough feature just to have even if you don’t use it much?Every day is a day closer to delivery.
Thrust is on reserve.
Thrust is good enough for me.
So far my lineup is about 240k miles old.
Reports from Franz’s are as follows: it has all the hardware. It will have a “light” version of fsd. Apparently one issue is the slant of the windshield. What fsd “light” means has yet to be clarified. But part of it is to focus on it being a “drivers car”. So it will have some form of light fsd, but totally not clear how limited it will be.
It's very exciting!! So easy for Tesla to geo-fence the "Thruster" to "track only" locations. Can't fly a modern drone in restricted airspace without getting permission codes from DJI (before ban) With the upcoming proprietary AI mapping who knows what Tesla could do to restrict Roadster feature operation based on geographical position? It is quite a feature set. I'm thinking the "Thrust" will be in the Bugatti new car territory.
| Feature / Spec | Base | Performance | Thrust | Rocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Apparently regular unlimited production; announced, not reservable | Apparently regular unlimited production; reservable | Limited release; reservable (not available in all regions) | Invite only (not available in all regions) |
| Deposit (6) | — | $50k ($5k now + $45k within 10 days) | $250k ($5k now + $245k within 10 days); one per customer | Invite only |
| Cost | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Power | ~1,340 hp (5) | 1,500 hp Over 1 MW (media sheet) | 1,500 hp Over 1 MW (media sheet) | 1,500 hp Over 1 MW (media sheet) |
| Torque | ~960 lb-ft (5) | 1,033 lb-ft Over 1,400 Nm (media sheet) | Same Over 1,400 Nm (media sheet) | Same Over 1,400 Nm (media sheet) |
| Peak acceleration | Not detailed | Over 1.5 g | Over 5 g | Over 5 g |
| 0–60 mph | Not stated | Under 1.6 s | 0.85 s (Tesla: under 0.9 s) | Under 0.59 s |
| Top speed | ~210–214 mph (4) | ~210–214 mph (4) Over 210 mph (media sheet) | 230 mph (9) Over 230 mph (media sheet) | Over 230 mph (9) Over 230 mph (media sheet) |
| Drivetrain | RWD | RWD | RWD | RWD |
| Thruster nozzles | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| COPVs | None | None | 1 | 2 |
| Air tank refill | No tank | No tank | 200 L: 2–6 h now, goal under 30 min | 600 L: ~6–7 h now, goal ~1 h |
| Optimus actuators | Not detailed | Not listed | Electric Optimus actuators | All-electric Optimus actuators |
| Fan suction | Likely none | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Active Track Mode / dual ride height | Not detailed | Yes (stiffness more than triples; ride height drops up to 40 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Carbon-ceramic brakes | Not detailed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Doors | Not detailed | Dihedral w/ removable roof panels | Dihedral w/ removable roof panels | Dihedral w/ removable roof panels |
| Door messaging note | — | “Not to be messaged as having Butterfly doors” | — | — |
| Ano White paint | No | No | No | Yes (UV/cryogenic protection, electrostatic dissipation, corrosion resistance) |
| Gold-tinted / Gold Glazed glass | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Supersonic interior | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Product-page images | None | None (guidance: all assets are Thrust or Rocket) | Shown | Shown |
| Rear luggage room (2) | Yes | Yes | No, the tank takes the space | No |
| FSD | Limited FSD mentioned (3) | Limited FSD mentioned (3) | Limited FSD mentioned (3) | Limited FSD mentioned (3) |
| Range | 310–320 mi (1) | 310–320 mi (1) Over 300 miles (media sheet) | 310–320 mi (1) Over 300 miles (media sheet) | 310–320 mi (1) Over 300 miles (media sheet) |
| Battery charging | 15→85% in 10 min, over 500 kW (1) | Same (1) | Same (1) | Same (1) |
| Weight | Under 1,700 kg (~3,750 lb) target | ~1,700 kg | Heavier, amount not stated | Heavier, amount not stated |
| Road legal (7) | Yes | Yes | Likely road legal with feature limitations (8) | Likely road legal with feature limitations (8) |
