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Tesla Roadster

Tesla Roadster

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Last discussed Oct 17, 2026

Tesla's first high-end electric sports car that started at $250,000, used as an example of top-down pricing strategy.

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Peter Diamandis
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Praised: 0 to 60 in under one second, top speed of 230 mph, 300 miles of range

"Last night in Waco, Texas, next to SpaceX's McGregor test site, Tesla finally unveiled their flying Tesla Roadster."

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Lon Harris
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"Tesla last night unveiled the long-awaited next Roadster... it accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in under a second."

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Tom Bilyeu
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Praised: 0-60 in 0.81 seconds, can stop upside down, uses compressed air to jump and g...

"Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster reveal was so insane it seemed fake. And yet somehow, despite being that cool, it's dividing the internet... I am not putting down a deposit."

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John Coogan
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vs: Original 2017 Roadster reservation holders never received cars

"I put down a deposit yesterday for a Roadster and I'm fully ready to put that pin on. The fell for it again award is ready to go. It's five grand on a credit card and you have to wire 45,000 within 10 days, but I'm gonna know whether or not it's a..."

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"I put down a deposit yesterday for a Roadster... I'm going to know whether or not it's a good car by tonight, so I can cancel it if I don't like it..."

"There's a Tesla Roadster update. It's been delayed to October 15th. It was supposed to be October 7th. They've been tracking the weather closely, b..."

Jordi Hays
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vs: Was an EV convertible but no longer sold

"The original Roadster. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The original Roadster, but they don't sell it anymore"

SpaceX IPO Gigastream · ▶ 1:36:41 · Jun 12, 2026
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Used for: Early adoption of premium electric vehicle vs: Example of paying premium to be first alongside Kickstarter products

"Whether it's like the Tesla Roadster that I paid 150K for or countless Kickstarters I've paid for."

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"Think about Tesla, right? We started with a $250,000 roadster and he had a very limited production, very few people, more profitability per."

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