Arnold Schwarzenegger Once Openly Called Out Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla Handling Capabilities: “He Doesn’t Even Come Out With..”

People all around the globe we amazed by the cars Tesla produces. The all-electric vehicles have become the pinnacle of the EV industry. Tesla CEO Elon Musk became the world’s richest person, owing to the success of both his ventures- SpaceX and Tesla Cars. One problem with the production of near-perfect cars is the time delay. People often wonder why the production takes so long, and the actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is one of them.

While in Austin, Texas, Arnold engaged in a friendly conversation with an interviewer and spoke a piece of his mind on Tesla.

Arnold Schwarzenegger questions Musk’s approach

Tesla is a clean energy automotive company based in Austin, Texas. In 2004, Elon Musk became Tesla’s biggest shareholder with a $6.5 million investment. The company has been making some of the most battery-efficient and accident-safe cars in the world.

When Tesla announced the Model 3, the heads across the planet turned once more. It was a compact, fastback sedan that boasted a range of 272 miles. The official unveiling of the car took place in 2016, and within a week, Tesla revealed they received over 3,25,000 reservations for it. But, nearly a year later, many people were still waiting for their cars to arrive.

While in Austin, Arnold Schwarzenegger was giving autographs to his fans when an interviewer asked him if he would ever volunteer for Elon’s Mars trip the following year. Schwarzenegger smartly replied, “No, but I volunteer to go be a salesman for his Model 3 if it ever comes out.” The people chuckled at this remark as the interviewer followed up with a second question. He asked the actor if he knew what was going on. Schwarzenegger came back with another witty reply as he said, “I have no idea what is going on because he is so good he doesn’t even come out with his car.”

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The Model 3 did eventually roll out to customers in 2017 and 2018, they increased the production to 6,000 vehicles per week. Tesla issued $2 billion in new shares to the stock market to finance its new strategy.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s crazy car collection

Once a regular bodybuilder, Arnold quickly rose to fame with multiple Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia titles. He turned into one of Hollywood’s most iconic action heroes and built a fortune for himself. Before his recently finalized divorce, his net worth stood at a whopping $400million. This kind of money comes with a lavish lifestyle and expensive cars. And Schwarzenegger has a lot of cars!

• Tesla Roadster: Before coming out with the Model S, Tesla had the Roadster. Although the original car was a massive flop, Arnold still paid $100,000 for the car.
• Excalibur: The actor has a fair no. of classic cars in his garage, and one of them is the Excalibur. The rare car choice has a strong vintage look and costs around $89,000.

• Mercedes-Benz Unimog: A big car for a big man. The 4WD truck with 320 horsepower runs on massive 45-inch wheels. Sadly, he sold it in 2016. These are just some cars in an enormous collection Arnold Schwarzenegger owns!

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