Deletion of Tesla Roadster (2020)

Comment: This is an '''announced''' vehicle.  The standard for automotive models is that such articles don't pass muster ''until it has been formally announced'', but that threshold has been more than passed and then some.  This has numerous reliable sources that easily passes  and a physical prototype that can be touched and operated.  This is not a mere concept but something going into formal production and orders are being taken.  If this was speculation about a vehicle that was just rumors or an off-hand remark by a senior executive at the company, I'd completely support the deletion of this article.  At it stands though, a formal reveal of the vehicle has happened, reporters from multiple organizations and even private individuals have actually driven in this car, and it is very notable.  It sounds as though the proposer for this AfD wants a much higher standard for inclusion in Wikipedia.... like perhaps multiple peer-reviewed academic journal articles about this vehicle first or perhaps something even more substantial than that.  I really don't know the extreme to which they are looking, but the standard for any other automobile model announced by any other manufacturer ought to be the case here rather than trying to dump on Tesla as this appears to be right now
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NOTE)

Comment: This is a new vehicle type that has been formally announced, debuted as a working prototype, and received substantial coverage in numerous secondary sources. Working manufacturer prototypes '''by themselves''' can be sufficiently notable to warrant their own page, even if the vehicle never reaches production status. Nothing about this article/subject represents the kind of future event, speculation or rumor that  cautions against. The second-gen Tesla Roadster now exists in prototype form and the event of its announcement has already occurred. It doesn't take a crystal ball to see its encyclopedic notability at this point, regardless of whether it enters production or not. I suggest, constructively and respectfully, that the AfD nominator re-read and try to better understand  before declaring topics like this a clear violation of it
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:CRYSTAL||WP:CRYSTAL)

Comment: keep''' we have articles on concept cars, which are paper products. The specs for the concept cars are pure dream material. However, the Roadster 2 is a real prototype car, which actually drives around. So, these cars exist already, and the concept of the Roadster 2 meets  with widespread coverage in the press over several years. The article has several years worth of references. The physical cars were revealed recently, but the news coverage about the car has been going on for many years. The multiple years worth of coverage, prior to its unveiling shows enduring notability, found in multiple reliable sources. -- Special:Contributions/70.51.45.76|70.51.45.76
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)