The Tesla Roadster 2 Is Here—and It Flies
On Thursday night, Tesla and CEO Elon Musk unveiled what’s been billed as the company’s last human-driven car. The Roadster 2 is the long-awaited followup to the electric automaker’s first vehicle, the Roadster.
At a demonstration event McGregor, Texas—at SpaceX’s rocket development and testing facility—the new car did what Musk has long promised: With a herky-jerky burst of steam, it flew into the air. At one point, the car flipped over the automaker’s entire line-up, floating several feet over its electric semi-truck. Tesla executives said the vehicle could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 1 second.
“This is not necessarily a safety-optimized car,” Musk said.
Tesla fans have waited a long time for the vehicle. The Roadster 2 was first announced in 2017, and at the time Tesla said the new sports car would be the fastest production vehicle in the world.
The “flying” technology is enabled by four...
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