Tesla's next-gen Roadster demoed upside-down driving, flips and thruster hover
tetsuoai · x · 2026-10-16
Tesla demoed the next-gen Roadster live: the car drove upside down via a bottom fan-suction system producing up to 2 gs of downforce, flipped using cold gas thrusters, jumped over a Semi, and hovered on thrusters — several times in one night.
- Claimed top speed 380+ mph (half the speed of sound); MKBHD and others joked it must be a prank
- Tesla says the design is inspired by the SR-71 and F-35; shipping targeted for 2028
Related event: Tesla's new Roadster takes flight at launch event, hits 0-60 mph in 0.81s(31 posts)→
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