Tesla Roadster flies, flips and hits 60mph in under a second — but Musk admits it may NOT be road-legal
A Tesla Roadster prototype, which the company first showed in 2017 after promising deliveries by 2020 — a launch that never came.
Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Roadster 2 at SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, using rocket thrusters and a suction fan system to drive upside down on a ramp, flip mid-air and land safely. Musk said the car can reach 60mph in under a second and will 'crush every track record that has ever existed', calling it a collaboration between 'the world's best car company and the world's best rocket company'. Production is pencilled in for 2028 at a price exceeding $200,000, but Tesla's own website already states the flying version is 'not approved for public road use'.
Musk admitted the Roadster is 'not necessarily a safety-optimised car' but said it 'takes the fun meter to 11'.
The car was driven remotely throughout the demonstration because Musk said he didn't want to 'kill anyone'.
One analyst called it 'an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers'.
