During a CNBC interview with Tesla's Chief Designer, Franz von Holzhausen, the reporter asked if he had a favorite design from the Tesla vehicles. He then answered briefly with "a favorite one is the one that's coming" and ended with "that I can't talk about." Now let's put on our tinfoil hats and dissect what his words could mean.
First, let's cross the obvious off the list. The fact that, after the potential slip-up, Franz von Holzhausen immediately started chatting about the Cybertruck would make it pretty safe to assume that this isn't the model he might have been referring to.
Next up on the "usual suspects" list, we have the 2023 Tesla Roadster. Supposedly, it will cost $200,000 for the base model and $250,000 for the Founders Series. According to Tesla, it can get from 0-60 mph (97 kph) in just 1.9 seconds, with a top speed of more than 250 mph (402 kph).
All that, with a range of 620 miles (998 km). While we don't have the full picture of the Roadster yet, logic would dictate that this wouldn't be the "favorite" he was referring to either.
In a later part of the interview, Franz von Holzhausen said that his favorite car in the world was the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. He called it "quintessential." However, he then admitted to also being a fan of the early Lamborghini Countachs.
This information obviously isn't a lot to go on. And while such an announcement would shock anyone mildly interested in driving anything with four wheels other than a carriage, there's no way of knowing for sure. This being said, nothing is 100% certain, and it would certainly be amazing to one day witness such an unveiling, with this potential slip-up as its foreshadowing. After all, he did say he couldn't talk about it...
Codrin just loves American classics, from the 1940s and ‘50s, all the way to the muscle cars of the '60s and '70s. In his perfect world, we'll still see Hudsons and Road Runners roaming the streets for years to come (even in EV form, if that's what it takes to keep the aesthetic alive). Full profile
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