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2026 unveil

The 15 October 2026 demonstration at McGregor and the reservations that reopened.

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The Roadster at the top of an inverted ramp during the reveal demonstration.Image: Tesla, Inc.
Photograph Tesla posted of the car at the top of the inverted ramp.

Key facts

When
15 October 2026, 7:55pm Central
Where
SpaceX McGregor, near Waco
Live 0–60
0.81 s
Banana timer
Analog stopwatch

A laser dropped it when the tires started to roll. It was hung for a 1-second 0–60, and it hit the ground in the same frame the car reached the laser wall.

The demonstration

The car was unveiled at McGregor at 7:55pm Central. Coverage describes an inverted ramp, a kickflip over a Semi, and a live 0–60 mph timing of 0.81 seconds. Reservations reopened the same night.

Zack Pittman, who worked the timing rig, said the banana at the reveal was an analog stopwatch. A laser dropped it the instant the tires started to roll. It was hung for the car's 0–60 time, which he put at 1 second. The banana hit the ground in the same frame the car hit the laser wall.

Rear studio view of the second-generation Tesla Roadster, with a full-width light bar and four round nozzles above the diffuser. The plate reads RDSTR.
Rear studio photograph Tesla published with the 2026 Roadster page. The light bar runs across the tail, and four nozzles sit above the diffuser.Image: Tesla, Inc.
The white Roadster fully inverted, wheels toward the sky, above a Semi and other Tesla vehicles. A red light strip runs along the ground.
Photograph Tesla posted from the reveal, with the car upside down above a line of Tesla vehicles.Image: Tesla, Inc.
Rear view of the Roadster hovering, with the wing raised and white vapour streaming down from the nozzles. The plate reads RDSTR.
Photograph Tesla posted from the reveal, with vapour streaming from the rear nozzles.Image: Tesla, Inc.
Overhead view of the white Roadster inverted just beyond the end of a ramp, with blue vapour trailing from the car.
Photograph Tesla posted of the car leaving the ramp, seen from above.Image: Tesla, Inc.
Overhead view of the white Roadster on a curved ramp with a red outer edge and white lane markings.
Photograph Tesla posted of the car on the curved ramp, seen from above.Image: Tesla, Inc.

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