Elon Musk Says the Roadster Will Use Rocket Thrusters to Hit 0-60 in 1.1 Seconds

• Elon Musk says his rocket-powered Tesla Roadster will go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (mph) in 1.1 seconds.
  
  
• That acceleration is a full second faster than any existing production car.
  
  
• It's unclear how Musk will develop a street-legal, rocket-boosted production car.
  

Elon Musk claims the new Tesla Roadster will go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (mph) in a mind-bending 1.1 seconds.

This astonishing figure would shatter existing records for production vehicles, even among the highest tier of luxury sports cars. (Our friends at Car and Driver say the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder currently boasts the fastest 0-to-60 acceleration at 2.1 seconds, for what it's worth).

You love badass cars. So do we. Let's nerd out over them together.
So, how could Musk gain that full extra second over the competition? He'll equip the second-gen Roadster with SpaceX rocket thrusters, of course.


Visitors to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles first spotted the jaw-dropping acceleration assertion as part of a new, two-week exhibit on the Tesla Roadster. The day after the display opened, patrons tweeted at Musk asking if the claim could possibly be true.

So its essentially a one trick pony.

Lol, soy boys about to become bean curds. It's seems like a party trick but I would have to try it. I'm down for an EV commuter, but for a performance car I enjoy the symphony. Finding gears and the powerband is an art you never perfect, that's the fun. No doubt I'll have a fun EV in my lifetime if I don't do anything stupid.

Let me know when Elon shows me it can go from 0-60 in 1.1 seconds. Until then it's just more of the same Tesla talk.

I wouldn't call it a one trick pony lol...if the Model S Plaid is lapping the Ring in the company it's in, I'm sure the Roadster is going to have similar handling prowess.

So an EV does need fuel to be fast after all...

HuntFishCobra said:

So an EV does need fuel to be fast after all...

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Its a cold gas thruster so no combustion

HuntFishCobra said:

So an EV does need fuel to be fast after all...

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Lol, no.

For starters they are already faster than most traditional vehicles, and this is adding literal space x technology to make it even faster.

Agreed on wanting to see some sort of proof of concept here.

I maintain, we will be able to make electric cars faster than the human body can handle.

Imagine a 3 second quarter mile from a normal basic sedan.....or 2 for that matter.

7998 said:

Let me know when Elon shows me it can go from 0-60 in 1.1 seconds. Until then it's just more of the same Tesla talk.

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Yep! Have to SEE it to BELIEVE it.

q6543 said:

I maintain, we will be able to make electric cars faster than the human body can handle.

Imagine a 3 second quarter mile from a normal basic sedan.....or 2 for that matter.

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That's a big accomplishment for sure. 1.1 seconds, though, is BIG wall to break through today.

At the time didn’t think about it but a lot of sarcasm is lost while typing something out hahaha. I just like to rag on EV when I can but they’re quick as hell

bullitt2735 said:

Its a cold gas thruster so no combustion

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Diablo Mike said:

Lol, no.

For starters they are already faster than most traditional vehicles, and this is adding literal space x technology to make it even faster.

Agreed on wanting to see some sort of proof of concept here.

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So youre telling me the fastest Tesla will burn fuel?

There is hope in the world.

gimmie11s said:

So youre telling me the fastest Tesla will burn fuel?

There is hope in the world.

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bullitt2735 said:

Its a cold gas thruster so no combustion

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rinse, repeat

Well boo!!!!!!!!!