Musk's Fake Flying Car and 'CEO Said a Thing ' Journalism

HotGarbage 19 points 13 comments October 20, 2026
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kooi

Gezz so much vitriol. > Freeze frame photos show what appears to be a lightweight hollowed out car shell prop, likely using magnets, suction, and compressed gas to help the country's richest nazi once again lie to the gullible American public and boost the valuation of a car company that stopped being innovative more than a decade ago. It's obviously a stunt. But IMO it's a real stunt probably developed by the controls engineers at SpaceX to show off some pretty crazy control capabilities. This is NASA SkyCrane on steroids.

MegaDeKay

It doesn't fly, but the 2000 lbs of downforce on the McMurtry Spéirling Electric Hypercar means it can drive upside down. Sort of. A bit. [0] Top Gear took the car for a spin around the track in a very entertaining video, where a jaded car reviewer is in disbelief about the cars performance pretty much the whole time [1]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6LYcgaQ46c [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZxcfglU2Q

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