re: Tesla Roadster Reveal Tonight

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I’m honestly kind of disappointed it doesn’t come with FSD. That’s a deal breaker for me.

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That defeats the whole purpose of a "roadster" of any make though

It's literally for those that enjoy driving and performance. FSD is the total opposite of what this is intended for

After a while to process it, and a bunch of furious text messages with my car bro group text I have a few thoughts.

As a geek I enjoyed the hell out of the reveal. Tons of fun.

As a car guy, I am disappointed because I learned very little about the base car. I will say this is understandable when you have a car that is better at gymnastics than Simone Biles.

I think that the car looks good, but it is not my aesthetic. I have never liked the Lamborghini wedge, and I don't like boattails, and this has a semi-boattail which is certainly good from a Cd POV. When I see a new sports car revealed, I clamor for three bits of information: looks, power, and weight. I got nothing on power or weight. I don't like the fact the base car will have had to be designed around the flying car. That leaves a lot of void space in packaging that didn't need to be there. I will reserve some opinions when I see the base car independently tested, it is the only one I might have any interest in.

The interior follows the typical Tesla aesthetic, which some may like, but I am averse to it in a luxury sports car. The seats being molded in give me pause. I have tried out the Porsche carbon buckets, and with the custom inserts they are a great track day seat, but for road driving I much prefer the 18-way Sport Seat. I am curious about the adjustability in the Roadster. I also don't like the yoke steering wheel. Unless the steering ratio is too fast for the street, it will suck on the track; there are times you need to shuffle. It is possible you can adjust the steering ratio since it is steer-by-wire, which might reduce the issue, but I guarantee I would be grabbing air sometimes on the track.

I remain open-minded, but I will be interested in indy tests. I imagine I could get over the looks (in a different color) if the performance of the base car is intriguing enough.

Another big question is the driving dynamics. Every car company that builds sporty/sporst cars has a signature dynamic. BMW M is different from Mercedes AMG, and Porsche is different from Ferrari. The OG Roadster was built by a fledgling company, and we don't have a history of how they would tune the chassis of a sports car. Being an EV, they have the option of going a lot of different ways, whereas you are more limited with the location of the engine in an ICE car.

The Roadster Rocket is astonishing; will the Roadster Performance be even remotely interesting? I dunno.

Correct. Elon never achieves what he sets out to do. He really is just a failure at everything.

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Elon never achieves what he sets out to do. He really is just a failure at everything.

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If only there was a middle ground. But I guess in your world it has to be one way or the completely opposite.

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Anyone catch anything about the new crypto currency? Was there anything at the end of the presentation about it? I may have turned it off too fast.

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Were you watching one of the crypto scam feeds on YT with a QR code? They do it every time Elon does a live feed and someone linked to one earlier in the thread. He did not talk about crypto in the official Roadster reveal.

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Dude, you’ve been shitting on Musk for years now on this forum liked he fricked your old lady

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Pointing out his scams doesn't discredit his successes.

Ignoring his scams is just simping for him like you want him to frick your old lady.

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You have one of the worst attitudes on this board

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he’s a white male that votes Democrat