--- title: "Musk: Roadster to Go 0-60 in 2.1 Seconds “Before Thruster Option”" description: "Elon Musk just revealed that the base model Tesla Roadster will accelerate from 0-60 mph in just over two seconds \"before adding rocket thruster option.\"" date: "2019-06-27" modified: "2019-06-27" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-roadster-thruster-option" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "elon musk" - "roadster" - "SpaceX" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Musk: Roadster to Go 0-60 in 2.1 Seconds “Before Thruster Option” ![Elon Musk just revealed that the base model Roadster will accelerate from 0-60 mph in just over two seconds "before adding rocket thruster option."]() *\Image: Tesla/Victor Tangermann\* ## Rocket Roadster Tesla CEO Elon Musk just [revealed on Twitter]() that the base model of the hotly-anticipated Roadster will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in just over two seconds "before adding rocket thruster option." The electric car company originally announced the Roadster in November 2017 — a performance convertible that could reach 60 mph in just 1.9 seconds. Musk also teased an optional SpaceX-inspired rocket package for the car that could further enhance acceleration and handling. "If you have three Gs of thrust, you can go in any direction," [he said]() on the podcast *Ride the Lightning* earlier this month. "You can go up and accelerate with still more than 2 Gs." He [also revealed]() in a January tweet that the package "will use \[a\] SpaceX cold gas thruster system with ultra high pressure air in a composite over-wrapped pressure vessel in place of the 2 rear seats." ## Launch Control Tesla has been taking reservations for the $200,000 base version and is planning to officially bring it to market by 2020 — an ambitious timeline if [Tesla's production track record]() for new models is anything to go by. As for the rocket package, we're sure the Federal Highway Administration would like to have a word with Musk before any such vehicle will exchange hands. **READ MORE:** [Tesla’s new Roadster 0-60 mph acceleration gets downgraded to 2.1 secs ‘without rocket thrusters’]() \[*Electrek*\] **More on the Roadster:** *[Elon Musk: Tesla Will Sell Roadster With SpaceX Thrusters in 2020]()* ## 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]()