Tesla Promises Its Flying Roadster For 2028, but MKBHD Has One Question: ‘This Is A Prank, Right?’

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. The Tesla Inc. Roadster made its debut on Thursday, sporting Space Exploration Technologies Corp.-sourced cold-gas thrusters that made the highly anticipated vehicle perform barrel rolls in the air and hover. However, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, has questioned the Elon Musk-led company's Roadster efforts, remaining skeptical about Tesla's promises about the upcoming vehicle. Marques Brownlee Thinks Tesla Pulled a Prank In a post on X on Thursday, the YouTuber quoted a post by Tesla that outlined that the Roadster's design language was inspired by fighter planes like the Lockheed Martin Corp's SR-71 jet.