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Next-gen Tesla Roadster’s insane top speed sprint imagined in concept video
The next-generation Tesla Roadster may be dubbed by Elon Musk as the “dessert” to the company’s main course of EV offerings, but the all-electric supercar is still one of the most captivating vehicles that are poised to come out of the Silicon Valley based carmaker. With its insane performance and specs, the next generation Tesla Roadster is expected, as Musk noted during the vehicle’s unveiling, to be a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.
The next generation Roadster is capable of going from 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, and that’s just the base version of the vehicle. With its SpaceX Package, which utilizes cold gas thrusters similar to those used in the Falcon 9 rocket, estimates indicate that the Roadster could hit 60 mph in just 1.1 seconds. From there, it will be a straight sprint to a top speed of over 250 mph, as indicated by the CEO during the supercar’s unveiling back in late 2017.
The next generation Roadster has captured the imagination of the electric vehicle community, and this could be seen in the number of fan renders of the vehicle that has been posted to date. However, most of these concept videos and images focused largely on the supercar’s 0-60 mph launch. Renders and concept videos simulating a top speed run are still pretty rare. That is, of course, until now.
Concept artist Jordi Pau, who creates CGI automotive projects on his Instagram and YouTube channel, came up with such a video. For his next generation Tesla Roadster project, Pau opted to simulate a top speed run, or at least a 0-400 km/h (0-249 mph) sprint, for the all electric supercar. The result is a visually stunning and almost surreal video that features a sleek, futuristic car seemingly entering warp speed as it hit the 400 km/h mark in 19.88 seconds.
If the production Roadster’s 0-400 km/h performance is anywhere close to the vehicle depicted in Pau’s concept video, it could place the all electric supercar among the best cars that attempt 0-400 km/h top speed runs. Only the most extreme production vehicles in the auto industry attempt such feats, such as the Bugatti Chiron and the Koenigsegg Agera RS and Regera. Some of the most impressive 0-400 km/h runs so far have been achieved by the Chiron at 32.6 seconds, the Agera RS at 26.88 seconds, and the Regera at 22.87 seconds.
What is quite interesting is that the new Roadster’s production specs will be even more extreme than that of the vehicle’s already insane prototype. This was highlighted by Tesla Chief of Design Franz von Holzhausen during an appearance at the Ride the Lightning podcast. According to von Holzhausen, the Roadster’s production version will exceed the capabilities of the existing prototype “in every way.” That’s a strong statement considering that the next gen Roadster prototype was already frighteningly quick, and it all but increases the excitement for a vehicle that is designed to completely dominate gas cars in every relevant metric, full stop.
Watch a concept video of the next gen Roadster’s 0-400 km/h run below.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2026 on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what the company reported compared to what Wall Street analysts expected.
The earnings results come after Tesla reported a massive beat on vehicle deliveries for the second quarter, delivering 489,126 vehicles and building 451,758 cars during the three-month span.
This was a major shock for those on Wall Street as they anticipated somewhere around 400,000 deliveries for the quarter, and showed Tesla still has plenty of demand for its vehicles around the world and in the U.S. despite losing the $7,500 EV Tax Credit last year.
Tesla Q2 2026 Earnings Results
- Non-GAAP EPS – $0.33 reported vs. $0.53 expected
- Revenues – $28.236 billion reported vs. $26.4 billion expected
- Free Cash Flow- -$1.092B
- Profit -$ 4.751B
Tesla (beat/missed) analyst expectations, so the market response to the company’s quarter is what we will look for next.
Tesla shares closed today down just over 1 percent, trading at $374.01.
In the past, it has been anyone’s guess with what Tesla shares will do after they report earnings. Strong quarters have resulted in sharp drops, while lackluster quarters have seen the stock shoot up considerably.
Tesla will hold its Q2 2026 Earnings Call in about 90 minutes at 5:30 p.m. on the East Coast. Remarks will be made by CEO Elon Musk and other executives, who will shed some light on the investor questions that we covered earlier this week.
You can stream it below. Additionally, we will be doing our Live Blog on X and Facebook.
Q2 2026 Earnings Call https://t.co/zZS6ii2TWK
— Tesla (@Tesla) July 22, 2026
Tesla is about to make parking in busy parking lots at businesses and other points of interest less stressful than ever by allowing drivers more control over where they park and how, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X.
Tesla has been working to improve the parking performance of vehicles utilizing the Full Self-Driving suite, but now it is looking to add more customization, allowing drivers to choose the specific space they park in, but also potentially the orientation the car pulls into the spot:
It’s coming soon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 21, 2026
Musk has reiterated on X twice over the past several weeks that Tesla is working to make things with the FSD suite based more on the driver’s specific preferences and behaviors that were seen in past drives.
Essentially, it sounds like if you tend to park away from a business to avoid other vehicles, Tesla FSD will soon recognize that preference of yours and start parking further away as well. Additionally, the prospect of assigned parking spaces has been something many owners have voiced concerns about.
Living in a community with assigned parking spaces makes using FSD incredibly difficult as it will rarely park in the correct spot when there are so many to choose from. This is also pertinent in work settings where there are sometimes assigned parking spaces.
The updates to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite in terms of listening to driver preferences with parking are also extending to routing. Tesla announced yesterday that with the release of its 2026 Summer Update, it was adding Automatic Navigation and Preferred Routes:
Tesla reveals 2026 Summer Update with crazy fixes to Nav and more
Tesla has always maintained the idea that any human input is bad input, and that, ideally, Tesla Full Self-Driving will always make the right decision. Of course, this is all in theory, but the issue is that so many of Tesla’s interventions have come because it does something that is not necessarily wrong, but perhaps not what the driver would prefer.
Taking these preferences into account will help Tesla alleviate some of the potentially unnecessary interventions that drivers perform.
Tesla is starting to prepare for the launch of the Optimus robot in its smartphone app, new coding strings show. Elon Musk has referred to Optimus as what will be the greatest-selling product of any kind of all time, and now, Tesla is getting ready for its launch.
Tesla’s smartphone app had several first-time mentions of the Optimus program, according to Tesla App Updates, who intially reported on the appearance. Here’s what they found:
A Dedicated “Robot” Phone Key Authentication
Tesla is working on a Bluetooth Low Energy, or BLE, authentication that is specifically for robots. This does not only apply to Optimus, though, as Robotaxi, which is Tesla’s autonomous ride-hailing platform, might also identify vehicles within the fleet as robots as well.
Tesla shows rapid teardown of Model S and X lines, paving the way for Optimus at Fremont
Essentially, pairing your phone as a key to anything Tesla identifies as a robot to a “whitelist” of authorized devices. Optimus, Robotaxi, or other products that fall into this category will only respond if the device trying to communicate with it is authorized.
This is a great security feature that will eliminate at least face-value and low-level threats.
Home Data Collection and System Alerts
This appears to be somewhat of a neural network for Optimus within your house. There will be a dedicated screen that asks for consent to collect both video and spatial data while Optimus performs in-home tasks. Everything from vacuuming, washing dishes, dusting, and other activities will be tracked.
There will also be a comprehensive alert system that will track everything from low battery to mechanical issues.
Other Changes
Most of the changes tracked in this particular app update are related to Tesla’s 2026 Summer Update, and include things such as image assets for new features, a preview of the new custom wraps feature, and other unique features.
You can check out our coverage on what is included with the 2026 Summer Update here:
Tesla reveals 2026 Summer Update with crazy fixes to Nav and more
Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 earnings results: miss on EPS, beat on revenue
Tesla is about to make parking in busy lots less stressful than ever
