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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) demonstrated its next-generation Roadster performing aerial stunts, including an upside-down ramp maneuver and midair rotations using onboard thrusters, at a SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) test site in McGregor.
Tesla's next Roadster remains scheduled for 2028, but the company is already accepting reservations for its performance version. The online offer requires a refundable $5,000 deposit followed by a $45,000 payment within 10 days.
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Elon Musk discussed the vehicle at a Thursday gathering at SpaceX's McGregor, Texas, site, according to a event presentation.
The prototype clocked 60 mph in 0.81 seconds during a live test. Musk set a longer-term target of 0.5 Mach, approximately 383 mph, a speed the demonstration did not establish.
Instead, the event highlighted equipment built for unusual maneuvers. Compressed air feeds thrusters that helped the car rotate in midair, while a suction system kept it attached to an inclined ramp. The vehicle also made a leap over a Tesla Semi.
Musk framed the project as a blend of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s electric-car work and SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX)'s rocket technology. He also suggested the Roadster could become Tesla's only model designed for direct human driving.
Tesla's first Roadster appeared in 2006 and entered production in 2008. The new model's promised acceleration and flight-like stunts now sit alongside a lengthy wait before planned production begins.
