On 15 October 2026, Tesla revealed its next-generation Roadster in a live show from SpaceX's test site in McGregor, Texas. Built around SpaceX cold-gas thrusters, fans that create suction under the car, and pressure vessels packed into every spare void, the two-seater raced up a curved ramp, hung upside down, flew off the top over five parked Teslas, and landed on its thrusters. A second run added a kickflip. On stage, a 0-60 mph run was timed at 0.81 seconds, and a falling banana released by a laser served as an analogue stopwatch. The stream, with telemetry and a HUD running on screen, made the case that an electric car can be the fastest thing on the road, and that people could watch it happen live instead of taking a render on trust.