He assured that the version of the ‘roadster’ with a SpaceX option package will be equipped with air thrusters.
During an interview this Thursday on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and co-founder of SpaceX, confirmed that his company’s new supercar will include a SpaceX package of cold air thrusters to improve the car’s performance. . the Electrek portal.
I thought maybe we could float it, but not too high, […] like a meter above the ground or something […] If it falls, the suspension will break, but no one dies, “he noted.” I’m sure we could make a thruster with the license plate falling down, James Bond style, and then there would be a rocket propeller. from behind. And that would spice it up three tons, ”Musk said.
Already in 2018 advertisement the entrepreneur that Tesla vehicles would have rocket boosters, which would improve the acceleration and overall performance of the car. However, according to The Hill, the company is unlikely to be able to equip its next roadster with buoyancy, as Musk himself said it will be this year when the model’s engineering process will end, with which the company expects to develop those vehicles. of the next generation in 2022.