{"id":374544,"date":"2026-10-16T05:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374544\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:18:51","slug":"teslas-new-roadster-makes-a-flying-debut-hitting-60-mph-in-under-a-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374544\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla\u2019s new Roadster makes a flying debut, hitting 60 MPH in under a second"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/21\/business\/tesla-reopens-roadster-reservations-but-youll-need-50k\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled its long-anticipated Roadster<\/a> on Thursday during a dramatic event in which the vehicle used compressed-air thrusters to fly off a ramp and perform a midair maneuver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/02\/28\/business\/elon-musk-vows-tesla-will-ship-long-delayed-roadster-next-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The vehicle<\/a> was seen flying, doing flips and reaching 60 mph in under a second.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla unveiled its redesigned $200,000 Roadster on Thursday after years of delays, featuring technology built in collaboration with SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the Roadster\u2019s impact will not affect the company\u2019s finances, claiming it\u2019s a \u201csmall potato situation.\u201d SHAWN THEW\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>The newly designed Roadster was seen flying in a video posted to Tesla\u2019s X account. via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>The car was able to reach 60 mph in less than a second. via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>The jaw-dropping event showed the Roadster accelerating at a massive speed going up on a curved ramp before it made a complete flip using integrated cold-gas thrusters to fly off and then land safely back on the ground. via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Tesla also said on X after the event, \u201cToday, Roadster presents a new moment in history \u2013 the best of the last human-driven cars.\u201d via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>The jaw-dropping showcase featured the new Roadster accelerating up a massive curved ramp until it was completely upside down before using integrated cold-gas thrusters developed in collaboration with SpaceX, to fly off the ramp, flip in midair and land safely back on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, Roadster presents a new moment in history \u2013 the best of the last human-driven cars,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tesla\/status\/2110899607396081720?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tesla wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tesla unveiled its long-anticipated Roadster on Thursday during a dramatic event in which the vehicle used compressed-air thrusters&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[288,2411,9,11,10,56699,1601,27699],"class_list":["post-374544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-business","tag-elon-musk","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-spacex","tag-tech","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}