This Time It Can Fly! Tesla's Second-Generation Roadster Makes Official Debut

IT Home On October 16th, a message stated that during today's (16th) morning special event, the second-generation Tesla Roadster was officially unveiled, with the official title being “The Last of the Best Driving Cars”.

According to the introduction, the 2008 Roadster had only one goal: to prove that electric vehicles could be fast, sexy, and highly anticipated. Today's release of the second-generation Roadster, however, marks a new moment in history: The final few outstanding cars among human-driven vehicles.

The new car is equipped with attitude control thrusters and a main tail thruster, which can not only lift off the ground like a rocket, but also perform mid-air flips.

According to IT Home, the core highlight of the second-generation Roadster is the installation of the Cold Gas Thruster System jointly developed by Tesla and SpaceX, with an internal designation of A71. This system consists of multiple high-pressure gas nozzles, and does not require fuel combustion. It can assist in enhancing acceleration performance, optimize cornering capabilities, and even potentially realize the brief lift-off of the body concept.

Tesla has developed a fan adhesion system for the new car, using the suction force generated by the fans to press the body against the road surface. Tesla claims that this system can significantly improve grip, allowing the Roadster to achieve a maximum lateral acceleration of 2g.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his team demonstrated the new car at the SpaceX test site in McGregor, Texas, and performed a series of thrilling maneuvers.

The Roadster first drove up a C-shaped ramp, then stopped in the middle of the vertical slope, hanging upside down in the air. Then, the car drove up the ramp again, leaping from the top and flipping mid-air, using the thrusters to hover and descend, finally landing safely.

After opening the doors, people found an Optimus humanoid robot sitting in the driver's seat. However, the robot was just part of the performance, and the car's stunts were actually controlled by pre-set programs.

Tesla's team then explained that the Roadster's ability to hang upside down on the ramp was due to the underbody adhesion system. According to the introduction, multi-mode fans, combined with the underbody sealing system, suck out the air underneath the car, using the generated downforce to adhere the body to the road surface. Even when the vehicle is completely stationary, the suction force is sufficient to keep it upside down.

Tesla stated that the Roadster's cornering capability will be so strong that it feels like it defies the laws of physics. The company also hopes to use the new car to break track records The development goal is to 'break through the performance limits of existing supercars'.

At the press conference, Musk said the new car will start production in 2028.

According to the introduction, the new car features an active aerodynamics system, multi-mode adhesion system, and cold gas thrusters, making it a “The real pilot's aircraft Its design features hidden headlights, a continuous taillight, and a smooth body surface, creating a minimalist and tech-savvy appearance.

The ultra-lightweight wheel rim adopts a slender spoke design, while ensuring structural strength of the vehicle when driving on the ground; Ano White paint uses surface treatment technology derived from the aerospace field, featuring UV resistance, extreme low-temperature tolerance, electrostatic dissipation, and corrosion resistance.

The vehicle is equipped with Gold Glazed tinted glass, mimicking the copper-coated visor of an astronaut's helmet, and paired with subdued titanium metal accents.

The new car adopts a pure white interior, paired with gray ultra-fine fiber suede trim, with seat side wing designs that enhance the restraint of the occupant's body. At the same time, manual control mechanisms and fixed seat designs help reduce the overall vehicle weight. The entire vehicle extensively uses lightweight high-strength materials such as magnesium, titanium, and carbon fiber, further reducing the vehicle weight.

The new car also features configurations that “break the physical limits”:

• Multi-mode fans and underbody sealing system generate strong suction by removing air from under the vehicle, sufficient to keep the vehicle suspended upside down without falling when stationary.

• Power fans combined with active spoilers can maximize grip and cornering speed under various conditions, generating significant downforce even when the vehicle is stationary.

• Advanced cold-gas thrusters combined with fully electric actuators can complete fine adjustments within fractions of a second, ensuring stability during flight.

Vehicle characteristics vary as follows:

• Performance (Performance Edition): Road driving, two-seater, equipped with active aerodynamics system and multi-mode fan adhesion system, offering enhanced performance on both roads and tracks.

• Thrust (Thrust Edition): Track driving, two-seater, multi-mode fan adhesion system paired with tail cold-gas thrusters, with 0–97 km/h acceleration time under one second.

• Rocket (Rocket Version): ``Flight'' mode, single seat, multi-mode fan attachment system combined with cold gas thrusters distributed around the body, enabling forward, upward acceleration and lateral rotation movements.

The vehicle's range exceeds 483km, with the Rocket version achieving a top speed exceeding 370km/h, and the 0-97km/h acceleration time is as follows:

• Performance: less than 1.6 seconds

• Thrust: less than 0.9 seconds

• Rocket: less than 0.59 seconds

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