Tesla's Roadster reveal has viewers thinking of Rocket League

Business Insider's stunt-filled Short passed a million views, with a separate follow-up asking what the fine print says.

Channel: Business Insider Story of October 17, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 968,796 views a day, 172 times a normal first day on this channel (5,619).

#Tesla reveals #Roadster able to drive upside down, launch in air, hit 60 mph in less than 1 second

Some viewers have a practical question for the car shown launching into the air: will it have cup holders?

Business Insider's Roadster Short has passed a million views, far beyond its usual first-day audience for the format. The footage has also given the comments section a distinctly video-game flavor, with viewers comparing the airborne maneuvers to Rocket League and Asphalt 9.

The Short is a compilation of Tesla-sourced reveal footage, counting down three moments. First comes a thruster-assisted vertical launch and spin, labeled "The 'Tony Hawk'." Then the Roadster is shown jumping over a line of Tesla vehicles, including a Semi and a Cybertruck. The final sequence shows it climbing a curved track and continuing upside down, before a brief appearance by Elon Musk onstage.

Those are the scenes presented in the reveal, rather than an independent road test by Business Insider. Alongside the gaming references, commenters raise practical questions about the setup: one much-discussed thread asks how debris might affect the car's vacuum system. Others reach for James Bond comparisons or imagine roads built for upside-down driving.

Business Insider has paired the spectacle with another Short, "Tesla's new flying #Roadster got people talking. But what does the fine print say? #electricvehicles". That follow-up is also drawing an unusually large audience for the channel's Shorts, putting a question about the details beside the airborne highlights.

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The numbers

The reveal compilation drew a much larger first-day audience than Business Insider's usual Short. Its comment section was also far busier than usual.

the video's first day

usual first day here

5,619

this video

968,796

subscribers

10,600,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

6,746,576,530

views per day

1,943,914

typical day: 2,001,548

the video

views

1,001,421

likes

9,323

comments

866

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Business Insider

10,600,000

Mark Tilbury

9,230,000

Graham Stephan

5,180,000

Bloomberg Originals

5,170,000

Max Klymenko

4,620,000

CNBC

4,170,000

As of October 17, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.