Tesla to Build Looping Track for Roadster Owners
Elon Musk said on X that Tesla will build a looping track ‘crazier even than Hot Wheels’ at its Texas headquarters, where Roadster owners can test their cars. The track would expand on the reveal event demos, in which the Roadster drove up a ramp, stuck to it upside down using suction of up to 2 Gs, and then flipped upright with cold-gas thrusters. Musk gave no timeline and did not say which trims can use the track. According to the source, the Performance trim has no thrusters, and the base Roadster lacks the ground-effect downforce technology needed to drive upside down.…
- Musk announced a looping track at Tesla’s Texas HQ, with no timeline.
- The base Roadster lacks the ground-effect downforce needed to drive upside down.
- Roadster production is slated to start in 2028; Performance trim has no thrusters.
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