--- title: "Tesla’s Teasing Some Kind of Incredible Reveal, But We’re Skeptical" description: "Tesla executives are teasing some kind what CEO Elon Musk is calling a \"most epic demo ever by end of year.\" Rumors are swirling." date: "2025-07-29" modified: "2025-07-29" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/tesla-promising-incredible-demo" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "roadster" - "SpaceX" - "tesla" --- # Tesla’s Teasing Some Kind of Incredible Reveal, But We’re Skeptical ![Tesla executives are teasing some kind what CEO Elon Musk is calling a "most epic demo ever by end of year." Rumors are swirling.]() *\Image: Tesla / Futurism\* Less than a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned that his carmaker is in for a "[few rough quarters]()," the company's executives are spinning up the rumor mill in an apparent effort to distract [from its disastrous earnings results](). As [*Teslarati* reports](), Tesla senior vice president of powertrain, Lars Moravy, revealed that the carmaker is "gearing up for a super cool demo" of the company's long-awaited next-generation Roadster. The news comes two weeks after Musk [teased]() a "most epic demo ever by end of year." "Ever," he added for emphasis at the time. Tesla's next-gen Roadster has been in the works for at [least eight years now](). In 2018, Musk [revealed a striking design]() of the company's fastest production car at its electric semi announcement, a sleek and extremely aerodynamic sports car that he said would have a 500-mile range and could go from 0 to 60 mph in a breakneck 1.9 seconds. But many years of production hell and various spells of Musk sleeping at the firm's factory later, the Roadster has yet to show any real signs of life. Tesla has been quiet about the project, leaving diehard enthusiasts — who shelled out up to a $50,000 deposit — waiting. The first-generation Roadster, a sports car based on the Lotus Elite chassis, entered production a whopping 17 years ago, so it's basically an antique at this point. At this point, we can only speculate as to what Musk's "most epic demo" will turn out to be. Moravy remained vague, promising during a recent [X livestream]() that "It’s going to be mind-blowing," as quoted by *Teslarati*. "We showed Elon some cool demos last week of the tech we’ve been working on, and he got a little excited." Moravy also promised that the Roadster will be the "last best driver's car" before self-driving tech takes over for good. One possibility is that we could finally see a glimpse of the Roadster's alleged hovering capabilities. In true Musk fashion, the mercurial CEO didn't hold back when gloating about the largely vaporware vehicle, [promising since 2018]() that a special "[SpaceX package]()" made up of a cold gas thrusters that would replace the rear two seats could give the vehicle "three Gs of thrust" and allow it to accelerate in virtually "any direction." In 2021, Musk [told podcaster Joe Rogan]() that he wants the Roadster to "hover" but was still "trying to figure out how to make this thing hover without, you know, killing people." "Maybe it can hover like a meter above the ground, or something like that," he added at the time. "If you plummet, it’ll blow out the suspension, but you’re not gonna die." Another possibility being [floated by users on social media]() is that the Roadster could have a simulated manually controlled gearbox in an effort to appeal to sports car enthusiasts. In recent years, Tesla's design innovation has failed to dazzle. Instead, it released the Cybertruck, a stainless steel monstrosity that has been [riddled with technical problems]() from the get-go, with [sales now circling the drain](). Given the company's track record, it would take a miracle to pull off a SpaceX-inspired thruster system, let alone secure the required regulation to make it all street — or airspace — legal. Fans aren't exactly optimistic, either. "At what point does old design work become useless because it’s taken so long to release that the tech and aesthetics no longer are cutting edge?" one user [wrote]() on the TeslaMotors subreddit. "Are they pretending to make it again?" another user [lamented](). "Delivery date of never," one user [added](). What's far more plausible is that Tesla executives are desperately looking for a carrot on a stick to dangle in front of frustrated investors and disillusioned buyers. The company's sales have fallen off a cliff worldwide, the result of Musk's infamous descent into far-right extremism, considerable competition, and an aging lineup. Tesla is in a financially precarious position as Musk abandons the company's core business in favor of robotaxis and humanoid robots. In short, the company is likely looking to light up the afterburners to inject some much-needed life into the brand. **More on Tesla:** *[Tesla Sold Its Bitcoin at Pretty Much the Worst Moment Imaginable]()* ## 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]()