Tesla Shows First Glimpse of New Roadster Design

The main points

• Tesla released a short teaser video of the new Roadster.
• The new design looks different from the 2017 prototype.
• Elon Musk plans a full reveal on October 1.

People to know

• Elon Musk — the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX

Words to know

• teaser — a short preview meant to build interest before a full reveal
• prototype — an early test version of a product, not the final model

The story

Tesla released a short teaser video of its next Roadster.

The video appeared at the end of a Tesla event in Nevada.

The teaser shows the new Roadster has a light bar across the front.

The video also includes a SpaceX logo.

The new design looks noticeably different from the prototype Tesla first showed in 2017.

That original prototype is now almost 9 years old.

Tesla has not yet shown the full production car.

Elon Musk is scheduled to reveal the new Roadster on October 1.

Where this came from

We wrote this story in our own words, using facts reported by:

• Teslarati