Tesla Unveils Second-Generation Roadster at Texas SpaceX Facility

Biloxi Gulfport, MS, October 18, 2026 —

Tesla unveiled its second-generation Roadster sports car at a SpaceX facility in Texas, presenting a vehicle equipped with cold gas thrusters that allow it to thrust itself into the air.

The car is not expected to be available to consumers until 2028. The stated reasons for the delay are engineering and regulatory considerations. The information provided does not specify what engineering work remains or which regulatory matters are involved.

The announcement combines a sports car with a propulsion feature described as enabling the vehicle to lift itself into the air. No further technical details were provided about how the thrusters operate, how high or for how long the car can rise, or under what conditions the feature could be used. The unveiling location was identified as a SpaceX facility in Texas, but the specific facility was not named.

Details about pricing, production plans, performance specifications and consumer availability beyond the 2028 expectation were not provided. The summary also does not state whether the car shown at the unveiling was a production-ready vehicle or a concept. Those details remain unspecified in the information available about the announcement.

For now, the key points are the vehicle’s unveiling, its cold gas thrusters and the expected 2028 consumer availability date. That timing is presented as an expectation, with engineering and regulatory considerations cited as factors, rather than as a confirmed delivery schedule.

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