Peisert design unveils exclusive rendering job turning the Tesla Model S design language and slapping it onto Toyota’s Ft1 roadster.
Elon Musk is busy enough with making sure that its rockets return to earth in one piece and keeping tabs on Tesla Model 3 production quotas that a roadster isn’t even on his priority list. But to some graphic artists forgotten models are a chance to reimagine them anew. That’s were Peisert Design steps in. According to his latest renderings, he dropped earlier this weekend (Apr. 8, 2017), Peisert has taken the front end design language of its Model S and masterfully crafted it onto Toyota’s FT1 concept. What he calls Roadster 2.0 we call “Hey Musk, take a look at this beauty.”
Thankfully Peisert design turned on screen capture when he did his rendering as he’s also published a time-lapse of what he had to do to turn the Toyota FT1 into Roadster 2.0. It’s well worth the watch. Check out that video below.
Toyota isn’t the only place Peisert design went to for inspiration as the doors of this Roadster 2.0 open up in the style of the Lykan Hypersport (that one supercar from the F&F series that jumped between two buildings in Abu Dhabi.) Peisert says that powering this Roadster 2.0 is the dual motors from Tesla’s fastest model the P100D. That’s the Tesla that can hit 60 MPH in a mere 2.3 seconds.
Overall we love the design of this Tesla Roadster reimagined. It’s not that far of a stretch for Tesla to take the underpinnings of its Model S and re-engineer it to work for a Tesla roadster. Modular design allows Tesla to take its Model X body and place it on the framework of the Tesla Model S. We’re sure the same principles can be applied to a roadster.
It’s hard to believe that it’s just been a little over a decade since Tesla unveiled its first model, the Tesla Roadster, to the world. With over 220 miles of range, it was a proof of concept and a handshake to the world of motoring free of the gas pump. Fitting that Peisert Design used the Toyota FT1 as a foundation for its rendered roadster as the original Roadster tapped Lotus for its own framework.
We hope someone tweets this Musk’s way. Perhaps it might nudge him that much closer on setting aside some resources to revive the car that started it all, Tesla Roadster.