If you want a fast Tesla, but don’t want a full-size sedan, you’re currently out of luck. In a few years, though, you’ll be able to get exactly what you’re looking for.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed in a tweet Friday the next-generation Tesla Roadster will be faster than the current Model S P100D, which can accelerate to 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds.
Yes. Model S will always be the fastest Tesla until next gen Roadster, which is a few years away.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2017
While many people are familiar with the Model S and Model X Tesla currently sells, the roadster was how Musk got his electric vehicle startup off the ground. Based on the Lotus Elise, the Roadster was a mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive convertible of which just 2,500 examples were produced between 2008 and 2012.
The detail about the next Roadster was given as an answer to a fan’s question part of a Twitter Q&A. However, before he began fielding questions Friday, Musk took to Twitter to clarify some confusion over the company’s forthcoming Model 3.
Am noticing that many people think Model 3 is the "next version" of a Tesla, like iPhone 2 vs 3. This is not true.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2017
After clarifying that Tesla isn’t the name of his company’s EVs,  Musk added a bit more context for the manufacturer’s unique naming strategy.
Model 3 was going to be called Model E, for obvious dumb humor reasons, but Ford sued to block it, so now it is S3X. Totally different 🙂
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2017
While the prospect of a Roadster with a sub-3-second zero to 60 mph time is intriguing, we’re still curious whether Tesla’s bringing “S3XY” back this year.
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