Tesla has opened reservations for its second-generation Roadster, but the paperwork attached to those bookings carries an unusually blunt warning: the company cannot guarantee when the car will arrive, or whether it will arrive at all. The reservation agreement on Tesla's website, spotted by InsideEVs and reported by The Drive and Notebookcheck, states that the Roadster is still under development and that delivery timing and even delivery itself are unconfirmed.
The timing is awkward. Tesla unveiled the Roadster for a second time on Thursday night, nearly a decade after the original 2017 reveal, and again leaned on big claims including a 0 to 60 mph time of 0.81 seconds and built-in rocket thrusters. The first-generation Roadster, promised for years, never reached production, and customers who put down deposits of up to $250,000 are still waiting.
What the Tesla Roadster reservation agreement says
The document makes clear that a deposit buys a place in line, not a car. Tesla describes the position as an "approximate" spot if the Roadster enters production, rather than a confirmed build slot. The agreement is also explicit that the vehicle remains under development, so specifications and features could change before launch.
Pricing is provisional too. Tesla says it is still working out which options, features and hardware the car will have, so the exact price cannot be confirmed yet. Final pricing will only appear when reservation holders are invited to configure their cars. The highest deposit mentioned, $250,000, was the full price of the Founders Series version at the time of the original reveal.
There are a few consumer protections worth noting. Reservations are non-transferable, but Tesla is not attaching a no-resale clause this time, unlike the Cybertruck Foundation Series and Model S Signature Edition launches. Deposits are also fully refundable.
- Delivery not guaranteed: Tesla says it cannot confirm when, or if, the car will be delivered
