Ferrari CEO Rates Tesla Roadster 10/10

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna on Tuesday rated Tesla's Roadster presentation 10 for technology at a Quattroruote conference in Milan. "It certainly shows that also in the automotive world there's still a lot to be done. We have to keep dreaming," he said. "As a European, thank you for showing us how that, even in an old world, you can still innovate and dare." He also said of Ferrari's Luce work, "If we had worked on our own, we wouldn't have done what we did." Tesla's demo at a SpaceX site in McGregor, Texas, used cold-gas thrusters developed with SpaceX and included a midair flip, driving upside down on an inverted ramp, and a kickflip over Tesla's lineup. Elon Musk said production would start in 2028. The Roadster was first revealed in 2017 with deliveries originally promised for 2020. Reservations: $50,000 Performance, $250,000 Thrust, invite-only single-seat Rocket. Ferrari unveiled the Luce, its first EV, in May with Jony Ive's LoveFrom studio. Tesla shares rose initially after the Roadster unveiling. Contested: Sources described 0-60 mph in under a second; one put it at 0.81 seconds. One headline said Ferrari's first EV later sold for $40M at a Monterey auction. No left- or right-rated outlet coverage was logged.