Photos Show Tesla Roadster During Design Process

You have to admit, Tesla did a nice job of keeping the new Roadster a secret. Now, after the car’s debut, some details about the secret design process are coming out.

BGR spotted photos on Facebook that are reportedly from a member of the design team. The photos, which have made their way to Imgur, reveal early sketches and the car mocked up in clay. Check out the photos below.

 

 

 

[Tedkidd]

that color is delicious

 

[Doom]

It appears it was never designed to be a true convertible then - from the very beginning.

The front end is a lot shorter than on their original design as well.

 

[ecarfan]

The front end is a lot shorter than on their original design as well.

Looks the same to me.

 

[Doom]

Looks the same to me.

I believe you are correct. The second to last image makes it look a lot shorter (because of the angle of the image), but in comparing the prototype to the car at the reveal it appears the same.

 

[e-FTW]

Man, hanging out in Hawthorne 24/7 with a drone (or a very long selfie stick) should be a thing someone does...