New Tesla Roadster demo hits 0-100 km/h in 0.81s, backflips over a Semi truck
mitchdeg · x · 2026-10-16
The new Tesla Roadster's demo went viral: driving in reverse, flipping in the air, and jumping over a Semi truck, with a claimed 0-100 km/h time of just 0.81 seconds.
A widely shared French thread defends the stunt: Elon didn't "break" the laws of physics — he simply used them to the limit, in the tradition of the Bugatti Type 35, Porsche 917, McLaren F1, and Rimac Nevera. Critics rolled out the usual "it's just spectacle," but the numbers speak for themselves.
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