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The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second

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The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second

Elon Musk promised a flying car.

So the Tesla Roadster did exactly that.

Tesla demonstrated its next-generation Roadster at an event in Waco, Texas, where the electric supercar drove upside down, briefly flew, and accelerated to 60mph in under a second.

It was an impressive demonstration of a car that won't go into production until 2028.

The next-gen Roadster certainly took the scenic route in getting here.

A prototype version was announced as a "one more thing" style surprise during the 2017 Tesla Semi event .

The specs sounded ludicrous even back then: 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, a top speed over 250 mph, a 200 kWh battery delivering up to … Read the full story at The Verge.

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