The flying Tesla Roadster is a gimmick — but the tech flex behind it isn't
aronchick · x · 2026-10-17
- Dave G argues the briefly-flying Tesla Roadster is indeed a gimmick, but that misses the point: the tech flex behind it is what matters.
- Tesla's core business spans EVs to self-driving, yet it chose to build the most ridiculous manual-drive supercar — and supercars are almost by definition gimmick machines.
- The tech that can make the car fly, briefly, is the same tech that lets it corner better than any Lamborghini, Ferrari or McLaren and accelerate like a dragster. It's not about sustained flight; it's about outperforming rivals with technology they can't replicate without Tesla's accumulated experience.
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