--- title: "Simulation Shows Tesla Roadster Accelerating With SpaceX Thrusters" description: "A new simulation by CGI artist Slave Popovsky shows how a Tesla Roadster can go from 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds using SpaceX thrusters." date: "2020-06-24" modified: "2020-07-02" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/simulation-tesla-roadster-accelerating-spacex-thrusters" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Space" - "SpaceX" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "roadster" - "SpaceX" - "telsa" --- # Simulation Shows Tesla Roadster Accelerating With SpaceX Thrusters ![A new simulation shows what a Tesla Roadster accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds could look like — thanks to the addition of SpaceX thrusters.]() *\Image: Pslavi via Twitter\* A new simulation by CGI artist Slave Popovsky shows what a [Tesla Roadster]() accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in a blistering 1.1 seconds could look like — thanks to the addition of SpaceX thrusters, which Elon Musk [has teased previously](). https://twitter.com/Pslavi/status/1275325130667745280 Tesla says its Roadster can accelerate to 60 mph in [just 1.9 seconds](), reach a top speed of 250 mph, and have a massive 620 mile range. Shaving that down to 1.1 seconds, however, would make it far and away the fastest accelerating consumer car on the planet. The fastest production cars have only been [inching closer to the two second mark]() in zero-to-60 mph acceleration over the past few years. In a June 2019 interview with the *Ride the Lightning* podcast, Musk elaborated on the "SpaceX package," claiming that it could give the Roadster a staggering three Gs of thrust. "If you have three Gs of thrust, you can go in any direction," he said on the podcast at the time, as [quoted by *Electrek*](). “You can go up and accelerate with still more than 2 Gs." Back in May, Musk [told]() retired TV presenter and car enthusiast Jay Leno that the "SpaceX package" will be "like full-on James Bond," where the "main thruster will be like behind the license plate so for acceleration, it drops the license plate and behind the license plate is a rocket thruster." Such a SpaceX package would be so large, it would need to replace the entire rear row of seats. In July of last year, Musk [even told]() *Electrek* editor-in-chief Fred Lambert on Twitter that a Tesla Roadster "hover test" could take place by ["maybe end of next year."]() **READ MORE:** [Tesla Roadster concept video shows 1.1-sec, 0-60 mph acceleration with SpaceX thruster]() \[*Electrek*\] **More on the Roadster:** *[Meet the Guy Tesla Fired, Who Now Fixes Roadsters]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()