India, Oct. 16 -- Elon Musk had promised a flying car. He delivered on the promise by debuting the Roadster 2 on Thursday. Almost a decade in development, the Roadster 2 can do what was so far the stuff of science fiction - it can fly.

During a demonstration event at SpaceX's rocket development and testing facility in Texas, the electric supercar drove upside-down on a huge curved ramp, flipped, remained airborne for a few seconds, and then landed safely on the ground.

"Well, it worked," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said after it successfully landed.

"Flying cars are real," added Lars Moravy, Tesla's VP of vehicle engineering.

Also during the demonstration event: The Tesla Roadster flipped over the company's entire lineup, floating above the C...