The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Tesla" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/HUtthGyaMAEkD-g.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Elon Musk promised a flying car. So the Tesla Roadster did exactly that. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tesla demonstrated its next-generation Roadster at an event in Waco, Texas, where the electric supercar drove upside down, briefly flew, and accelerated to 60mph in under a second. It was an impressive demonstration of a car that won't go into production until 2028. </p> <div class="youtube-embed"><iframe title="Tesla announces the new Roadster" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u0oM6hIg0bk?rel=0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"></iframe></div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The next-gen Roadster certainly took the scenic route in getting here. A prototype version was announced as a "one more thing" style surprise <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/17/16669024/tesla-roadster-2017-fastest-car-world">during the 2017 Tesla Semi event</a>. The specs sounded ludicrous even back then: 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, a top speed over 250 mph, a 200 kWh battery delivering up to …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1012552/tesla-roadster-next-gen-reveal-elon-musk">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>