Elon Musk unveils $200,000 flying car with SpaceX rocket thrusters (video)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the long-awaited second-generation Tesla Roadster, showcasing a sports car prototype capable of brief aerial maneuvers and record-breaking acceleration through SpaceX-developed rocket thruster technology.

 During a live demonstration at a SpaceX testing facility in Texas, an uncrewed, remote-operated Roadster prototype drove up an arched ramp before deploying high-pressure air thrusters to perform a mid-air turn and land safely. 

In a secondary demonstration, the vehicle utilized its thrusters to leap over a row of parked vehicles. According to Tesla, the vehicle achieves 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 0.81 seconds and reaches a top speed exceeding 230 mph.

 The performance is driven by 10 specialized compressed-air cold-gas nozzles powered by ultra-high-pressure tanks developed in collaboration with SpaceX. “Well, it worked. Flying cars are real,”

Musk told the audience following the demonstration, describing the project as the result of a direct engineering collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX. The interior of the two-seater vehicle features a jet-inspired cockpit and an active rear wing.

Tesla expects the production model—projected for release in 2028 with an estimated starting price of $200,000—to be fully street-legal and drivable on public roads.

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JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground.

 

The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX.

 

One of the most insane things I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/4tME4yavIh

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 16, 2026