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ROADSTER

Tesla's car that leaves the road

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15 October 2026 · Waco, Texas

The night a car
left the road.

Outside Waco, Tesla finally revealed the Roadster it first promised in 2017. Using thrusters and high powered fans, the car drove up a ramp, spun, lifted over a Cybercab, a Cybertruck, a Tesla Semi, a Model Y and a Model 3, and landed back on its wheels. Tesla engineers built it with colleagues from SpaceX.

"The best of the last of the human driven cars."
Elon Musk, at the reveal
Three Roadsters

Road ready. Race ready.
Air ready.

Performance
Road ready
TwoSeats
$50,000Reservation
300 miRange
230+ mphTop speed

Active aerodynamics for the road.

Under the skin

Built with rocket engineers.

  • Ten cold gas thrustersThrusters fed by compressed air lift the car and spin it in the air.
  • 600 litres of compressed airStored in carbon fibre overwrapped pressure vessels that fill every usable space in the car. The air tank can be recharged.
  • Tesla and SpaceX, togetherEngineers from both companies worked on the car, Musk said at the reveal.
The long road up

From a sports car
to a flying one.

2008

The original Roadster, Tesla's first car.

2017

A new Roadster is promised.

2020

The first of several delays to the reveal.

2026

15 October: the Roadster flies near Waco.

2028

Tesla's stated target to begin production.

What we know

The facts, and
what is still to come.

Confirmed at the reveal

  • A two seat Roadster was revealed on 15 October 2026.
  • The demonstration car launched from a ramp, flew and landed on its wheels.
  • It used ten thrusters and high pressure air tanks.
  • Tesla showed 0 to 60 mph in one second.
  • Reservations are open on Tesla's website. The Rocket is by invitation only.

Still to be proven

  • No final price has been announced.
  • The demonstration car had no one on board and made a brief hop.
  • Sustained flight, road approval and public access to the flying mode have not been shown.
  • Production is targeted for 2028, after several delays.
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