Tesla Demonstrates Roadster Stunts as Delivery Target Moves to 2028

Tesla’s second-generation Roadster demonstration on Oct. 16 paired extreme stunts with a delivery target that has moved to 2028, eight years beyond the previously stated 2020 goal. The display featured the car driving upside down, performing airborne flips and reaching a shown 0-to-100 kph time of 0.81 seconds. Attendees received earplugs before the demonstrations. For the inverted run, a rear fan pulled air from beneath the car to create downforce of about twice the force of gravity. Cold-gas thrusters developed in cooperation with SpaceX powered the airborne maneuvers. The system has 10 nozzles and about 250 kilograms (roughly 550 pounds) of stored gas, which takes up the rear passenger area. A rough estimate for lifting a two-metric-ton car puts the required gas flow at about 28 kilograms per second.

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