Tesla Hypercar
As Elon Musk made no mention of Tesla
building a hypercar in the future in his second Master Plan, any hopes you may
have had can be laid to rest. But once Tesla's second business plan is
completed, will Musk be of the same opinion?
Having owned a McLaren F1 and pioneered
fast and enjoyable electric cars, the innovator certainly has an interest in
quick cars and if, as many suggest, the supercar industry becomes all-electric
in the coming decade, perhaps he'd like to create a range-topping hypercar. Of
course, this is all far-fetched speculation but thanks to Yasid Design, we do
have an idea of how such a model could look.
Dubbed the Tesla Model R (sounds
aggressive right?), the car combines a number of characteristic Tesla design
elements with an elegant front-'engined' supercar body. What this means is that
there's the firm's faux black front grille as well as headlights and taillights
reminiscent of those from the Model S, albeit customized to incorporate sharp
edges.
Because of the industry's current
fascination with electric power, it seems probable that high-performance cars
will go down the electric route, potentially including the next generation of
hypercars from Porsche, McLaren and Ferrari. When combined with newcomers such
as Rimac, Tesla would certainly be a welcome addition to the field.
