Tesla's new Roadster jumps over cars and sticks to walls, 0-60 mph in as low as 0.59s
赛博禅心 · wechat · 2026-10-16
Tesla unveiled the new Roadster at a SpaceX rocket test site, with live demos of the car driving up a C-shaped wall inverted, flipping mid-air, and leaping over an entire Tesla fleet — with autonomous driving shown too. Footage confirmed from the livestream and official videos, not AI-generated.
Key specs (per Electrek/Teslarati): 0-97 km/h in 0.9s (Performance), 0.81s measured and as low as 0.59s (Thrust); compressed-air thrusters with two 600L carbon tanks (250kg air), 10 nozzles, four rear thrusters exceeding 80 kN; fan-based downforce up to 2G (vs 1.26G for normal tires); 2 seats, 480+ km range, 370+ km/h top speed, gullwing doors. Reservations from $50,000 ($250,000 invitation-only for Thrust), production slated for 2028; the Thrust version isn't street legal.
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