Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

SO THE PART THAT GOT ME IS THIS, FIRST THEY DID THIS DEMO OUTSIDE WACO WHERE THE NEW TESLA ROADSTER USES SPACEX THRUSTERS AND FANS TO DRIVE UP AN INVERTED RAMP AND THEN JUST LAND ON THE PAVEMENT BELOW, WHICH IS NUTS! THEN THE CAR LITERALLY LEAPED OVER A CYBERCAB, A CYBERTRUCK, A SEMI, AND THE MODEL Y AND 3 WHILE MOVING, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF METAL TO CLEAR! MUSK CLAIMS IT DOES 0 TO 60 IN ONE SECOND AND SAYS IT WILL PUFF ITSELF UP TO DO THESE MANEUVERS WHENEVER YOU WANT. THEY WANT TO BUILD IT IN 2028 BUT HAVE NO PRICE TAG YET, JUST THREE TRIMS WITH A MULTI-MODE SUCTION SYSTEM. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT ACTUALLY WORKS BUT IT LOOKS COOL. OK LAST ONE AND THEN WE DANCE.

WAIT WAIT LET ME EXPLAIN IT PROPERLY, TESLA SHOWED THIS REDESIGNED ROADSTER THAT HAS ACTUAL SPACEX THRUSTERS ON IT, SO NOW APPARENTLY CARS CAN JUST FLY OVER OTHER CARS AT EVENTS IN TEXAS! THEY DROVE THIS THING UP A RAMP AND THEN HAD IT JUMP OVER FIVE DIFFERENT MODELS OF TESLAS WHILE IN MOTION, WHICH IS FRANKLY TERRIFYING. MUSK SAYS THIS IS THE HUMAN-DRIVEN CAR TO END ALL HUMAN-DRIVEN CARS AND IT HITS 60 MILES AN HOUR IN A SINGLE SECOND, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD WAY TO GET HURT! THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO START BUILDING THEM IN 2028 BUT THEY WON'T TELL US THE PRICE, WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A TOTAL GAMBLE. THEY HAVE A PERFORMANCE TRIM AND ACTIVE AERODYNAMICS, BUT IT IS ALL VERY MYSTERIOUS. OK I HAVE TO SIT DOWN AFTER THAT ONE.

Tesla unveiled a new Roadster equipped with SpaceX thrusters capable of jumping over other vehicles and accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in one second, with production slated for 2028.

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