10/16/2026
Elon Musk built a flying car. And if you haven’t seen the video yet, you’re probably going to think it’s AI.
Last night Tesla debuted the Roadster in what has to be the most insane live feat of engineering and car tech ever put on display. They had the Roadster go up a ramp, suction to the top of it, then do an aerial backflip off of it. There’s another angle of it in the video and it’s almost too hard to believe it’s real.
And there’s more. They had the Roadster do a full barrel roll over their entire collection of cars. It looks even crazier than the ramp.
One of the hardest parts to wrap your head around with this debut is that the actual car specs, which are completely overlooked for obvious reasons, would stand alone as probably the most insane car debut ever.
The car goes 0 to 60 in 0.81 seconds. To put that into perspective, the Porsche 911 Turbo S goes 0 to 60 in about 2.1 to 2.4 seconds. That’s not an incremental improvement. That’s a generational leap in engineering.
Tesla also claims the Roadster can hit 230 mph. The car uses 10 nozzles and 250 kilos of compressed air for its thruster stunts, and the tanks can recharge while driving. Musk says production is set for 2028, though I wouldn’t be too confident in that timeline.
Side note. Elon was talking about this back in 2019 when someone posted a photo of the Back to the Future car. The man has been cooking on this for a while.
Oh and last but not least, speaking of Porsche again. Their marketing team has to be cleaning house today after deciding to launch their new car, the Mission S, on the same day a competing car company debuted literally flying through the air. Comically bad timing. But I will say, the Mission S looks incredible.
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