3 fine-print disclaimers from Musk and Tesla about the new flying Roadster you should probably know about
Tesla's Roadster fires its cold-gas thrusters.
Tesla Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's flying, thrust-powered Roadster with a jaw-dropping demo.
Tesla fans about to shell out as much as $250,000 to reserve it should probably read the fine print.
Tesla said it can't guarantee the Roadster will be delivered, and it's unclear if the rocket-powered version is street-legal.
Where Tesla's going, you might not need roads — but you still need to read the terms and conditions.
Tesla's thruster-powered, midair flip-kicking, flying supercar was a wow moment even by the standards of the company's famously off-the-rails product unveilings.
But Tesla fans lining up to pay as much as $250,000 to reserve the new Roadster , which can do 0-60 mph in under a second thanks to a system of cold-gas thrusters, should probably take a close look at the fine print.
Tesla's Roadster executes a gravity-defying flip.
Tesla The company's T&Cs make it clear that the final price of the bleeding-edge EV — which comes in Performance, Thrust, and Rocket variants — has yet to be determined and state that there are no guarantees the Roadster will ever be delivered.
Meanwhile, it is unclear whether the two thruster-powered versions of the Roadster will actually be road-legal.
After combing through the Roadster's reservation agreement and Musk's comments at its unveiling, here's what you should know before splashing out on Tesla's most outlandish vehicle yet.
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It's not clear where you can actually drive it As the dust cleared on the jaw-dropping Roadster showcase , one key question remained unanswered: where exactly will you be able to drive it? At the event, Musk said the cold air thruster-powered flying Roadster would be an actual "car that someone can own," not just a one-off concept demonstration.
But the Tesla CEO added that he was "not sure it's necessarily legal in all jurisdictions," and when an audience member asked if it would be street-legal, Musk was vague.
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