Tesla

On Thursday night in Texas, Tesla unveiled the long-awaited, production-intent second-generation of its Roadster electric sports car, showcasing a wild array of unbelievable party tricks, including driving upside down, performing aerial barrel rolls and hopping over other cars with the aid of SpaceX thruster and suction technology. Surprisingly, the angular…

Nine years after first trying to resurrect the Roadster, Tesla is apparently trying again. CEO Elon Musk might have relocated its HQ to Texas, but yet again he has returned to California’s showbiz industry to hawk his wares; last time it was a Hollywood back lot for the remote-controlled Cybercab…

Elon Musk Unveils ‘Flying’ Tesla Roadster With Thrusters, Targets 2028 Production Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a new Roadster sports car equipped with thrusters, describing the vehicle as a potential flying car during a livestreamed event at SpaceX’s facility in Texas. The demonstration took place on Thursday at a…

Elon Musk’s long-delayed hypercar, the Tesla Roadster, is finally here, with rocket thrusters, a 0-60mph time of 0.81 seconds and a party trick that involves jumping over a Tesla Semi. Elon Musk has been promising a flying Roadster for years. On Thursday night, at SpaceX’s rocket test facility in Texas,…

Elon Musk has unveiled Tesla’s new Roadster, featuring air-jet technology designed to allow the sports car to briefly leap into the air. During a demonstration at a SpaceX facility in Texas, the vehicle performed aerial stunts, including jumping over a row of parked Tesla cars. The demonstration highlighted the Roadster’s…

It will go beyond the Limits of Physics. The multi-mode fan and ground sealing system acts as a downforce generator, pulling air out from beneath the vehicle. This provides enough suction to hold the vehicle upside down, even when stationary. Powered fans and active wings maximize traction and cornering speeds in all conditions, achieving massive downforce…

Tesla showed off its long-delayed next-generation Roadster on Thursday, almost a decade after Elon Musk's company started taking deposits for the electric sports car. The event was livestreamed from a SpaceX test site in McGregor, Texas, near Waco, starting at 7:55 p.m. local time, or 8:55 p.m. ET. In attendance…

After years of build up, Tesla is finally ready to reveal its next-generation Roadster. This moment has been a long time coming: after discontinuing the original Roadster (which also served Tesla's first production car) way back in 2012, the company announced a follow up in 2017, with plans to start…

I used to go kick tires with my dad at local car dealerships. I was the kid quizzing the sales guys on horsepower and 0-60 times, while Dad wandered around undisturbed. When the salesmen finally cornered him, I'd grab as much of the glossy product literature as I could carry.…

For a car that’s supposed to be one of the fastest ever made, the new Tesla Roadster certainly took its sweet-ass time getting here. It’s been nearly a decade since Elon Musk made the surprise announcement about plans to build a next-gen Roadster. Now, the Tesla Roadster is finally making…