# Tesla's Roadster finally gets a date

> Nine years after the prototype, Tesla says the second-gen Roadster arrives October 10.
- Title: Tesla's Roadster finally gets a date · Engadget | Shortify
- Summary: Nine years after the prototype, Tesla says the second-gen Roadster arrives October 10. Tesla has set an October 10 reveal for the Roadster, but the 2017…
- Keywords: tesla, evs, roadster, hypercar, product delays, technology, Tesla's, finally, gets, date, Engadget
- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2256966/teslas-second-gen-roadster-is-finally-getting-a-debut-nearly-a-decade-later
- Author: Jackson Chen
- Published: 2026-09-13T19:10:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tesla, evs, roadster, hypercar, product delays, technology
## A date, at last
Tesla posted on X that the second-gen all-electric Roadster will debut on October 10, the first firm reveal date after years of slipping timelines.

> It's been delay after delay
## Why this one might stick
The Information reported in August that a launch was close, and Tesla's own site now runs a countdown clock to the reveal.
## The flying car tease
The countdown image hints at cold-gas thrusters, part of the SpaceX package that is supposed to let the car fly. How that works is anyone's guess.
## Or it could be Wade Mode
Tesla has shipped novelty features before. The flight trick may land closer to the Cybertruck's Wade Mode than to anything genuinely useful.
## The 2017 numbers
At the prototype reveal Tesla promised 0 to 60 in under two seconds, a top speed above 250 mph, and more than 600 miles of range.
## Buyers walked away
The base car was $200,000 and the Founder's Edition $250,000. Some $50,000 reservation holders quit, including Sam Altman and Marques Brownlee.
## Key takeaway

Tesla has set an October 10 reveal for the Roadster, but the 2017 promises, including a flying version, are still unproven.