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Didn't have enough time to count 10 million pennies before the original [Tesla Roadster](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Tesla+Roadster) went [out of production](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/23/tesla-roadster-being-discontinued/)? Well you're in luck, because there'll be a successor. Space cadet and entrepreneur extraordinaire, Elon Musk, confirmed to *Autocar* that a new Roadster would return in 2014. Unlike its Lotus-based predecessor, the redux will apparently be based on Tesla's third-generation platform, which the automag muses will likely be built on a"shortened version of ... the Model S." Musk also noted that the platform will be more "mass-market," giving rise to more *pedestrian* cars "like BMW's 3 Series" -- his words, not ours. With the [Model S](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/06/tesla-model-s-test-ride-and-factory-tour-video/) sedan on its way, and the [Model X](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/05/tesla-model-x-suv-to-launch-in-december-will-be-gliding-quietly/) after that, the company certainly has its work cut out for it. But, if either are as delightful as prior [Teslas](http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/01/tesla-roadster-2-5-sport-review/), that'll be reason to cheer.
Telsa Roadster to return in 2014, 3-Series fighter in the works originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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