{"id":535620,"date":"2025-11-01T19:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/?p=535620"},"modified":"2025-11-01T19:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:12:19","slug":"tesla-roadster-hype-returns-as-musk-teases-crazier-than-bond-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/cars\/tesla-roadster-hype-returns-as-musk-teases-crazier-than-bond-tech","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Roadster Hype Returns as Musk Teases &#8220;Crazier Than Bond&#8221; Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk is making promises about the Tesla Roadster again. The CEO told podcaster Joe Rogan that Tesla hopes to unveil the redesigned sports car before the end of 2025.<\/p><p>He\u2019s been hyping a next-generation version since 2017. Production still hasn\u2019t started.<\/p><p>Tesla shares bounced $14 from session lows after Musk\u2019s comments. The stock closed up 3.47% at $456 on Friday. Investors are digesting both the year-end confirmation and hints about flight technology.<\/p><p>Musk described the upcoming Roadster as featuring crazy technology. He promised the unveiling would be unforgettable.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-391847381\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1230639997 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1230639997 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[300,250],[320,100],[320,180],[336,280],[640,360]],\"incontent-391847381\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1230639997.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-391847381\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1230639997);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-subscribe\">\n        <div class=\"subscribe-box\">\n            <p class=\"subscribe-title\">Curated news for men, <br\/>delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n            <form class=\"subscribe-form\" method=\"POST\">\n                <div class=\"subscribe-input\">\n                    <label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"subscribe-email\">Email:<\/label>\n                    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"subscribe-email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\" required class=\"form-control\" autocomplete=\"on\" \/>\n                    <button type=\"submit\" class=\"button button-primary subscribe-button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"source\" value=\"article\" \/>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce\" name=\"_wpnonce\" value=\"e2df992756\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535620\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"form-result\"><\/div>\n            <\/form>\n            <p class=\"subscribe-copy\">Join the DMARGE newsletter \u2014 Be the first to receive the latest news and exclusive stories on style, travel, luxury, cars, and watches. Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p>The CEO said, \u201cIt\u2019s crazier than anything James Bond. If you took all the James Bond cars and combined them, it\u2019s crazier than that. Very exciting\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/66-1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/66-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/66-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/66-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/66-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/66-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><p>During the podcast, Musk noted that we still don\u2019t have flying cars.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1785358916\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_502965057 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_502965057 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-1785358916\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_502965057.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1785358916\");});};adsQueue.push(load_502965057);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>Rogan then asked, \u201cSo you\u2019re actively considering making an electric flying car? Is this a real thing?\u201d Musk replied, \u201cWe\u2019ll have to see in the demo.\u201d<\/p><p>He compared the vehicle to fictional spy gadgets while declining to share updated technical or design details. I can\u2019t do the unveil before the unveil, Musk explained.<\/p><p>The new Roadster will differ significantly from previous prototypes Tesla has publicly displayed.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1865911616\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_761917393 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_761917393 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-1865911616\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_761917393.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1865911616\");});};adsQueue.push(load_761917393);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>The timing is interesting. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on social media Thursday that he tried to cancel his Roadster reservation from 2018 and get his deposit refunded.<\/p><p>His email to Tesla bounced back. I really was excited for the car, Altman wrote. I understand delays. But 7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait.<\/p><p>Many other customers also seem frustrated by the delays in getting their hands on the Tesla Roadster.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-352541555\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1676746285 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1676746285 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-352541555\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1676746285.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-352541555\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1676746285);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tesla-1-1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tesla-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tesla-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tesla-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tesla-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tesla-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><p>The Roadster is meant as a high-end, low-volume model. It would challenge vehicles like BYD\u2019s YangWang U9 Xtreme, recently crowned the world\u2019s fastest production car.<\/p><p>Originally scheduled to begin production in 2020, the sports car has faced multiple postponements as Tesla prioritized mass market vehicles and expanded manufacturing.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1814062869\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_817171833 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_817171833 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-1814062869\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_817171833.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1814062869\");});};adsQueue.push(load_817171833);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>In February 2024, Musk wrote on X that Tesla had radically increased the design goals for the new Roadster. There will never be another car like this, if you could even call it a car.<\/p><p>He said production design would be complete and unveiled by the end of the year, with shipping aimed for the following year. That timeline didn\u2019t materialize.<\/p><p>Tesla produced the original Roadster from 2008 to 2012 before discontinuing it to focus on the Model S sedan.<\/p><p>The first-generation Roadster was Tesla\u2019s debut production vehicle. Eight years after promising a successor, customers are still waiting.<\/p><p>Musk faces a major shareholder vote next week on a pay package that would net him nearly $1 trillion (~1.53 trillion AUD) in Tesla stock.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla CEO tells Joe Rogan podcast that long-delayed sports car with flying capabilities could debut before 2025 ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101118,"featured_media":535621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1167],"tags":[],"coauthors":[146480],"class_list":{"0":"post-535620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cars"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":535624,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535620\/revisions\/535624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535620"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=535620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}