The prototype Tesla Roadster shown in 2017 was red.
Tesla revealed the second-generation Roadster unexpectedly at its Semi event in Hawthorne, California, on November 16, 2017. After the electric Semi presentation, the sports car emerged from the back of a trailer, creating one of Tesla’s most memorable product reveals. The prototype’s bright red exterior made it immediately recognizable in photographs and video from the event.
The car was presented as a dramatic successor to Tesla’s first-generation Roadster, which had been produced from 2008 to 2012. Tesla claimed the new model would use three electric motors, all-wheel drive, a 200-kWh battery, and a starting price of $200,000. It was initially promised for production in 2020, but the launch was repeatedly delayed.
This Roadster should not be confused with Elon Musk’s first-generation Roadster launched into space aboard Falcon Heavy in February 2018. That separate car was also famously red, which reinforces the association, but the quiz refers to the 2017 prototype displayed at the Semi event.