Tesla Roadster price: what Tesla has actually announced
Tesla unveiled the second-generation Roadster on 15 October 2026, nine years after it first showed the car. What it did not show was a price. Here is everything Tesla has actually put a number on, kept apart from the estimates that fill most coverage.
What Tesla has priced: the reservation deposits
| Version | Deposit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | $50,000 | reservation open |
| Thrust | $250,000 | with the "acceleration thrusters" |
| Rocket | — | a single-seater, by invitation only |
A deposit is not the price. It holds a place in the queue; Tesla said nothing about what the car itself will cost in any version. The Performance deposit is reported to be taken as $5,000 at reservation and the remaining $45,000 within ten days.
The price everyone quotes: $200,000, from 2017
The figure most articles still give, $200,000 for the base car and $250,000 for the Founders Series, is what Tesla announced in November 2017. Nine years, a redesign and a "thrust" option later, nobody outside Tesla knows whether it still holds. Treat any 2026 "price" that is not a deposit as an estimate.
When it ships
Elon Musk said on stage that production would begin in 2028. There is no delivery date, and the specifications of the versions beyond the demonstrated sub-one-second 0–60 mph run were not published.
The deposit in every country
Tesla does not convert the US figure: it sets the deposit in each country's own currency, in round numbers — £50,000 in the UK, €50,000 across the eurozone, CHF 50,000 in Switzerland. At today's exchange rates that makes it cheapest in Japan ($43,141) and dearest in the United Kingdom ($66,308). Part is due at reservation and the rest within ten days. The full table is on the Tesla Roadster price by country page.
| Country | Performance | In USD | Thrust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | ¥6,820,000 | $43,141 | ¥34,080,000 |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | TWD 1,510,000 | $46,662 | TWD 7,550,000 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | CAD 70,000 | $49,325 | CAD 350,000 |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | HKD 390,000 | $49,698 | HKD 1,950,000 |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | RM 203,000 | $49,725 | RM 1,009,000 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $50,000 | $50,000 | $250,000 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | MXN 964,000 | $52,229 | MXN 4,800,000 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | ₩70,600,000 | $52,579 | ₩355,600,000 |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | ฿1,776,000 | $52,974 | ฿8,873,000 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | Kč 1,170,000 | $53,880 | Kč 6,020,000 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Ft 17,550,000 | $54,097 | Ft 87,750,000 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | zł 212,000 | $54,403 | zł 1,022,000 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | SGD 70,000 | $54,588 | SGD 347,000 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | kr 545,000 | $54,719 | kr 2,755,000 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | kr 370,000 | $55,481 | kr 1,835,000 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | €50,000 | $56,076 | €250,000 |
| 🇫🇷 France | €50,000 | $56,076 | €250,000 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | €50,000 | $56,076 | €250,000 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | €50,000 | $56,076 | €250,000 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | €50,000 | $56,076 | €250,000 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | €50,000 | $56,076 | €250,000 |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | AED 210,000 | $57,182 | AED 1,020,000 |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | kr 550,000 | $58,000 | kr 2,755,000 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | CHF 50,000 | $60,366 | CHF 250,000 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | £50,000 | $66,308 | £250,000 |
Will it cost more outside the US?
Probably, if Tesla's other cars are a guide: outside the US, import duty, VAT and registration taxes are added on top of the car's price, and they differ widely by country. Once Tesla publishes a price in more than one country, we will price it here like everything else.
Sources: CNBC, Electrek, TechCrunch, 15 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Tesla Roadster cost?
Tesla has not announced a price. At the October 2026 unveiling it opened reservations with a deposit: $50,000 for the Performance version in the US and $250,000 for the Thrust version. The 2017 announcement quoted $200,000, and $250,000 for the Founders Series.
When will the Tesla Roadster be available?
Elon Musk said production would start in 2028. No delivery date has been given.
Is the Tesla Roadster deposit different by country?
Yes. Tesla sets it in each country's currency: from about $43,141 in Japan to $66,308 in the United Kingdom at today's rates. Every country.