The next-generation Tesla Roadster at Car Classic 2018. The company aims to address this with the upcoming all-electric supercar. The white Roadster design shell was eventually brought over to the Grand Basel Car Show in Switzerland, where it attracted a notable amount of attention from attendees as well.Įarlier this year, Elon Musk noted on Twitter that the intent behind the creation of the next-generation Tesla Roadster is to “beat gas sports cars on every performance metric by far, no exceptions, thus transferring the “halo crown” effect gas cars have as the top speed leaders over to pure electric.” Tesla’s electric cars today like the Model S P100D and Model X P100D are monsters on the quarter-mile, but when it comes to races over longer distances, they eventually get overtaken by fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Several high-profile vehicles were showcased alongside a gorgeous red Tesla next-generation Roadster at Sunday’s annual car classic, including Henrik Fisker’s EMotion all-electric sports car, a Michelle Christensen-designed Acura NSX, and a Sasha Selipanov/Chris Ha-designed Genesis Essentia concept car.Īttendees of the exhibition took to social media to share stunning images of Tesla’s upcoming all-electric supercar.Īpart from the operational prototype in red, Tesla has also unveiled two design shells for the vehicle - a midnight silver/gray unit that was showcased at Tesla’s Semi truck unveiling event, and a stunning white Roadster that was unveiled at the 2018 Annual Shareholder Meeting.
Both are alumni of the Southern California-based ArtCenter who became friends in the early 90s while attending the school’s design program. The weekend event celebrated the 70th anniversary of the College’s Transportation Design program, which has produced some of the world’s most iconic designers, including Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Tesla’s Director of Product Design, Javier Verdura. Tesla’s next-gen Roadster prototype made a rare appearance in Los Angeles over the weekend at the ArtCenter College of Design’s Car Classic 2018 exhibition. Today, amidst the advent of the electric era, that car is the next-generation Tesla Roadster - a vehicle that Elon Musk aptly dubbed as a “hardcore smackdown” to fossil fuel-powered automobiles.
Decades ago, that car was the Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari Testarossa. In the world of supercars, there are vehicles that always warrant a second look - cars that are so attractive and iconic they end up lining the bedroom walls of enthusiasts in their formative years.