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BMW i8 production in ~ 50 markets. BMW i8 - Wikipedia
I think the Roadster can easily do 10,000
(Ferrari almost does 10,000 and Roadster is just better, right?)
Carbon Fiber body probably the limiting function.
The original yes. And for small runs it works fine - consider i3 and i8.Was Carbon Fiber body mentioned? I don't remember if it was.
Obviously they don't advertise enough to keep up sales numbers.U.S. Sales figures
Year 2014 -2015 - 2016 - 2017 -2018 - Total
Units 555 - 2,265 - 1,594 - 488 - 772 - 5,674
As reported here → Tesla Roadster Production Likely Under 10,000: Will Beat All Hypercars
To put that in perspective, Tesla produced somewhere around 2,500 first-generation Roadsters, total. (If I recall right, about 1,500 were sold in the USA.)
Given that the new Roadster is a far more advanced car with incredible specifications, and Tesla is a much more established and known entity now, 10,000 per year seems just about on point to me.
Over on Reddit this did spark a bit of conversation about who the likely buyers will be. My theory is that interest from the usual supercar crowd will be tepid. To them it's something out of left field. I expect it to draw in a lot of people from outside those circles, from people who never would have bought a Ferrari or a Lambo.
As crazy as it sounds, I have an order for a founders AND a regular. I took several years of bonuses and some equity credit line to do it...but Im leaning in heavy.
Im an old car collector(7 in the stable at current time). I agree with the comments that the supercar crowd will be/is tepid. Im betting once the public feedback of the early owners/blog guys/magazine reviewers start coming in, the supercar world is going to frenzy a little(like when the bentley continental came out).
I think the 2020 should have the autonomous..its just a software on/off switch. The car becomes the best of all worlds then. Again with my Bentley reference.. Many Bentley continental owners up here in the Northeast use there 4WD continentals in the winter snow/rain/ sleet. Why not, its 6,000lbs and 4wd...a brute in snow. Yeah, they'll have to send it to the detail guy a few more times a year but who's counting.
The Tesla offers that and more...Another example was when the Acura NSX came out the early adopters were hailing its 'drive it to the track, on the track win the track... drive it to work the next morning'. The tesla will take that to the next level.
And, based on the ownership costs & repair history cost figures to date of other tesla models, the roadster is going to be peanuts to maintain vs cars like the McClaren($45,000 oil changes) or Ferraris($49,000 20kmi service). Its gonna be a blast to watch the scurrying. RJB
Well, Elon tweeted a slower 0-60 time, 2.1 secondsIf and I don’t doubt it will deliver on the range, acceleration, top speed and other factors 2020 roadster will sell like crazy. Probably 10,000 a year not total.
Well, Elon tweeted a slower 0-60 time, 2.1 seconds
Now I’m hoping they at least come through on the original range estimate
Unverified? I mean I guess since Elon Musk is not trustworthy.I saw that report on Electrek, but it seems both vague and unverified. Not that it makes a great deal of difference to me personally. . . Specs on tesla.com are still unchanged.
I saw that report on Electrek, but it seems both vague and unverified. Not that it makes a great deal of difference to me personally. . . Specs on tesla.com are still unchanged.
Good thing we have you to clarify Elon’s tweets.It looks Elon mixed mph and kmh numbers in a haste in the tweet. That sentence was just to point out cold thruster will make the car even faster than the base model. Fred tweeted Elon for verification but he couldn't wait for the answer and just published that click bait anyway.
Good thing we have you to clarify Elon’s tweets.
I saw that report on Electrek, but it seems both vague and unverified. Not that it makes a great deal of difference to me personally. . . Specs on tesla.com are still unchanged.
Wow rude
I doubt that Tesla could sell that many $200,000+ cars in a year. I don’t think the market is there. But I’m just guessing, I am not an expert.Given that the new Roadster is a far more advanced car with incredible specifications, and Tesla is a much more established and known entity now, 10,000 per year seems just about on point to me.