I would agree you with ... until the new Roadster drops.
I figure there are three main markets for two seaters: 1) Sportscars --
'fun' cars to tool around in on the weekend or use as daily drivers; 2) Supercars -- extremely fun cars that are great in the Street Light Grand Prix and on mountain passes; 3) Hypercars -- ridiculously expensive limited edition vehicles that seek to bring the thrill of ultimate performance from the Track to the Road in a street legal fashion
(if only just barely). Of these, only the third might need to be
'exclusive' in terms of having only a very few of them sold per year. At most, around 300... Perhaps only three dozen... Possibly less than ten. That is the Hypercar, at least, from a traditional automotive perspective.
Tesla has already said that the Model Y will be the last car to use the
'Model' designation. So, there will not be a
'Model R' (Supercar) or
'Model Z' (Hypercar) at all. But I had imagined the Model R to be something to compete with everything from a Chevrolet Corvette through a Porsche 911, while being priced to compete with everything from a Mazda Miata to an Alfa Romeo 4C. Similarly, the Model Z would have been a bargain, blowing the doors off cars that sell in the $1,000,000 to $10,000,000 range, while costing in the $200,000 to $300,000 range. And Tesla would sell as many of them as people wanted to buy with no limits on maximum numbering and no catering to collectors.
Tesla has already said they will not be building a car to offer below the Model ☰. I had hoped that would be something that was sort of a modern day analog to the Honda CR-X. Small, inexpensive, and extremely fun to drive, while being a fully electric two-seater. I would have priced such a car at around $25,000 and given it all the spunk necessary to frighten every Mini, Focus RS, and Cayman at Willow Springs. It would not be a slow car, but it would be something you wouldn't mind driving with the top open on a sunny day through the twisties on your favorite mountain road.
But unfortunately, the story is that people don't buy coupes, or two-seaters, because they don't want them. I think they could be made to want them, despite the arguments in favor of more
'ordinary' cars, if they were fully electric, and had a Tesla badge on them. I believe the world would be much more receptive of a new CR-X type vehicle than the Crossover/SUV crazy public would lead them to believe. Especially once gasoline hits
"Six bucks a gallon! Please pay before you pump!"