Tesla confirms an 'epic' demo of the Roadster will take place before 2025 ends
Published on Oct 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM (UTC+4)
by Jason Fan
Last updated on Oct 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
A demo of the long-promised Tesla Roadster is finally happening; at least, that’s what Tesla’s Chief Designer is promising.
After many years of silence, delays, and memes, the carmaker has broken its quiet streak with a genuine update.
According to official reports, the Roadster will finally be showcased in an ‘epic’ public demonstration before 2025 wraps up.
This time, Tesla swears it’s real (or as real as any Tesla timeline can be).
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It’s been five years since the original launch date
The update comes courtesy of Tesla’s Chief Designer, Franz von Holzhausen, who appeared on the Ride The Lightning podcast this week to talk about the long-awaited electric supercar.
According to von Holzhausen, the Tesla Roadster demo is still on track for this year, and the company has been fine-tuning the car to what he describes as the ‘limits of physics’.
He added that the car will come with new paint options and performance that will ‘blow people’s minds.’
“I’m excited to showcase the Roadster for a lot of different reasons,” Tesla’s Chief Designer said, hinting that the showcase will be something truly special.
“The wait will be worth it.”
Given that the original launch date was in 2020, fans will be expecting something truly special to justify the wait.
Many people already canceled their Roadster orders
The Roadster’s saga has been anything but smooth.
Originally revealed in 2017 with a promised 0–60 mph time of under two seconds, the car quickly gained cult status.
Tesla began taking hefty deposits, some as high as $250,000 for the ‘Founders Series’ models, and then… nothing.
No cars, no updates, just vague promises and increasingly skeptical customers.
Even high-profile buyers like YouTuber Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) got caught up in the mess.
After waiting years, Brownlee recently canceled his Tesla Roadster order, nearly eight years after he paid a $50,000 deposit.
This process took multiple attempts, before the carmaker finally refunded the full amount.
Many would-be owners have shared similar stories of frustration, as they were effectively giving the company an interest-free loan for nearly a decade.
After all, if Brownlee put $50,000 in Tesla stock instead, his stocks would be worth more than $1 million.
Still, there’s cautious optimism in the air.
If Tesla can deliver on this long-awaited demo, it might just reignite the excitement that made the original Roadster such a legend.
In fact, there’s perhaps no pressure for the Tesla Roadster demo to even be succesful.
After all, Tesla’s Chief Designer himself previously said that smashing the first Cybertruck’s window with a metal ball was a ‘great marketing moment’.
Timeline of the Tesla Roadster
2008: Tesla launched its first production car, the original Tesla Roadster, based on the Lotus Elise chassis
2009-2011: Around 2,450 units were produced and sold worldwide
2012: Production officially ends as Tesla shifts focus to the Model S sedan
2017: Elon Musk revealed the new Tesla Roadster
2020: The original release window passed with no sign of production
2021: Tesla removed the Roadster’s delivery estimate from its website
2022-2024: Tesla maintained that Roadster development was ongoing, but did not give any public updates
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Jason Fan is an experienced content creator who graduated from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore with a degree in communications. He then relocated to Australia during a millennial mid-life crisis. A fan of luxury travel and high-performance machines, he politely thanks chatbots just in case the AI apocalypse ever arrives. Jason covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on technology, planes and luxury.
