Tesla Roadster Simulator: What If the Roadster Could Really Fly?

The new Roadster was teased with SpaceX-style cold-gas thrusters, and Elon Musk has joked that it might "fly". Fly, Roadster! is a free, fan-made Tesla Roadster simulator that takes the idea literally: a 3D sports car that accelerates on its own, fires air thrusters to lift off and races over a jammed neon city all the way to Mars.

The flight model

• Air thrusters (FLY): holding FLY pushes the car upward with more than gravity. A full tank gives about 4.5 seconds of thrust and refills on the ground in a few seconds.
• Momentum in the air: there is no air drag once you are airborne, so speed you build on the road is kept while you fly. Steering in the air slides the car sideways instead of turning it.
• Automatic stunts: climb above 6 m and the Roadster does a barrel roll on its own; above 12 m it rolls again the other way, like the thruster demo videos.
• Ramps: solid wedges throw the car into the air along a real ballistic arc. The big red ramps launch you up to 20 m or more at full speed.

Speed and turbo

Turbo adds about 50 km/h to the speed limit and 70% more acceleration. You earn it from Elon heads, ramps and stomping car roofs, and it stacks up to 4 seconds.

Traffic and crashes

The city is full of cars, SUVs, trucks, buses and pedestrians, all simulated. Hit a car from the side and it flies away with real momentum — but you lose speed. Drop onto a roof from above and you crush it and bounce up. Heavier vehicles slow you down more, and every accident raises your police heat.

Physics-based endings

At 3 km the Mars launch pad turns every Elon head you collected into a booster. With enough boosters the Roadster reaches space and lands on Mars; with too few it splashes into the ocean, drifts in orbit or falls back to Earth.

New to the game? Start with the Tesla Roadster game guide for controls and tips.

FAQ

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