# The Roadster gets a second reveal

> Nine years after its first unveiling, Tesla says the Roadster is finally coming back on October 1.
- Title: The Roadster gets a second reveal · Business Insider
- Summary: Nine years after its first unveiling, Tesla says the Roadster is finally coming back on October 1. Tesla is re-revealing a car it first showed in 2017, and…
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- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/tesla-roadster-reveal-date-october-2026-9
- Author: Ben Shimkus
- Published: 2026-09-14T15:00:00.728+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tesla, roadster, elon musk, electric cars, spacex, business, technology
## Tesla sets a date
In a Saturday X post, Tesla said it will unveil the second-generation Roadster on October 1. The image showed the car in a shaft of light with "10.01" at the bottom.

> Go for launch
## Nine years in waiting
Elon Musk first revealed the rebooted halo car in November 2017. October's event is the second unveiling of the same vehicle.
## Numbers built to stun
Tesla has promised a convertible that hits 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, tops 250 mph, and travels up to 620 miles on a charge.
## A car against the strategy
Those are old-school, driver-focused metrics from a company increasingly pointing its future at autonomy.
## Rocket thrusters, maybe
Musk has teased a SpaceX collaboration adding cold-gas thrusters that could briefly lift the car off the ground.

> rocket-y stuff
## Deposit holders bail
Reservations opened in 2017 at $50,000 down, or $250,000 for a Founders Series. Sam Altman and Marques Brownlee have both said they canceled.

> Well well well
## Key takeaway

Tesla is re-revealing a car it first showed in 2017, and the specs still lean on raw performance from a company otherwise betting on autonomy.