It seems the Porsche CEO wasn't too keen on Tesla's "flying roadster" presentation.

BloombergAccording to reports, at a conference held in Berlin on November 11, 2026, Porsche CEO Michael Leiters said

"We want to completely distance ourselves from any kind of effects or shows."

That's what he reportedly said.

This is said to refer to things like the "flip-through" of the Tesla Roadster, which was announced on October 15, 2026, the same day as the unveiling of the Porsche Mission S.

According to Michael Leiters, it was said that the two cars announced on the same day, the Porsche Mission S and the Tesla Roadster, were targeting different customer segments.

Well, that's true, isn't it?

Porsche's supercar concept and a Tesla Roadster equipped with thrusters.

Approximately nine years have passed since Tesla unveiled its prototype in 2017, and the next-generation Roadster was finally revealed in October 2026.

The car's unveiling was undoubtedly a major surprise for everyone, especially the "stunt driving using thrusters that spray compressed air."

The Roadster goes up the jump ramp, and just as you're thinking "Huh? What?", it takes off (or jumps?), spins around in mid-air, and then lands on the ground with its tires.

I wasn't there to watch the announcement in real time, so when I saw the video of the announcement later on social media, I initially thought it was some kind of CG or AI-generated video someone had made as a joke about the Tesla Roadster announcement.

But to learn that it was actually real and really happened, I'm truly shocked. Elon Musk is beyond people's imagination, he's just too funny ^^

If they had released a Roadster that was within the realm of what people can imagine, without making it fly, I think it would have quickly become quite popular and there would have been a huge demand for it!

However, I imagine many people were taken aback after actually flying it, thinking, "Huh, this isn't what I expected!" (laughs).

Regardless of whether it's good from a business perspective, I believe that it's because there are people who make things like this happen that a future that leads to the next generation is created, and I was just really impressed, as it goes beyond the realm of car sales and such.

Apparently, this Roadster comes in three different specifications.

According to Tesla's published figures, the "Performance" mode, which uses fans to suction the car to the road surface, can accelerate from a standstill to 60 mph (approximately 97 km/h) in less than 1.6 seconds.

With the addition of cold gas thrusters at the rear, the "Thrust" version achieves the same acceleration in under 0.9 seconds.

And then there's the single-seater "Rocket," which has thrusters all over its body and is apparently not street legal. Well, that makes sense...

There has been no announcement regarding the price or production start date of this Roadster, only a single comment from Elon Musk: "2028, actually."

The Mission S, also announced by Porsche on the same day, is a mid-engined sports car positioned above the 911 in Porsche's lineup, and is said to be priced significantly higher than the 911.

In this case, not only is the production start date still undecided, but even the possibility of commercialization itself hasn't been officially determined yet.

Two cars, announced on the same day by Porsche and Tesla, whose production start dates have not yet been decided.

Porsche seems to be more interested in announcing the specific technological innovations they've achieved, and not so much in competing with Tesla in terms of show spectacle...and I think that's fine.

I hope Tesla continues on its own path, but I don't think Porsche needs to be influenced by it at all, and as the Porsche CEO has said, their customer bases are different.

That's right, even when we saw the unveiling of the same Roadster,Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna's opinion was different, however.Apparently, he gave both the technology of the Tesla Roadster and the unveiling presentation a perfect score of 10 out of 10.

I also think it's truly amazing to take on a challenge that's never been done before and actually make it happen!

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