⚡ EV Tesla Cybertruck

[FirstWorldProblems]

Yeah they're def not gonna find a half million people a year willing to pay big dollars for something this ugly. All they had to do was make an actual truck, think lightning or rivian, and it would have taken big chunks of the market share.

Instead they built something out of a 90's video game

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Did anyone at tesla ever publicly admit that they designed it this way so that they didn't have to spend time or effort worrying about stamping, complex dies etc? It has one body line and everything else is dead flat, it's awful.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

By the time it comes out it'll be ready for a mid-cycle refresh.

 

[bikrboy128]

Did anyone at tesla ever publicly admit that they designed it this way so that they didn't have to spend time or effort worrying about stamping, complex dies etc? It has one body line and everything else is dead flat, it's awful.

Careful. You'll have the tesla nut hugging white knights ride in and tell you how unique this truck is and how nothing else on the road looks like it. It's going to be the greatest truck ever

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Careful. You'll have the tesla nut hugging white knights ride in and tell you how unique this truck is and how nothing else on the road looks like it. It's going to be the greatest truck ever

The tesla crowd does have a propensity for exalting blatant cost-cutting measures as innovative, revolutionary etcetc. I'm sure the bare ugly flat panels on the cybertruck will be no different.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

By the time it comes out it'll be ready for a mid-cycle refresh.

That's what's kind of unfortunate, tesla doesn't do refreshes. So they had one shot with this truck and this is what they came up with.

 

[Stink Star]

Did anyone at tesla ever publicly admit that they designed it this way so that they didn't have to spend time or effort worrying about stamping, complex dies etc? It has one body line and everything else is dead flat, it's awful.

Yes, they flat out said this. It’s easier and cheaper to make and no paint makes the factory way cheaper

 

[Fish]

Instead they built something out of a 90's video game

If it yells "SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!" after an accident, ill be all in.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

I actually put a deposit down on one LOL.

My daughter turns 16 in less than 3 years and plan is to give her my F150. Would like another truck, but want to go electric. Will definitely depend what the updated Lightning looks like. These are ugly as shit, but they're supposed to be fast as hell, which should make it fun.

Also contemplating buying a beater and a new C8 instead....but might be too impractical for now. I have a couple years to think about it.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Did anyone at tesla ever publicly admit that they designed it this way so that they didn't have to spend time or effort worrying about stamping, complex dies etc? It has one body line and everything else is dead flat, it's awful.

I thought the stamping process was revolutionary and expensive. Because the body panels are like 1/2 in thick plates to make it bulletproof.


You know, because no consumers asked for it so Tesla had to tell them what they wanted to pay for.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

It’s a joke that went too far. Terrible. I hope they have shit crash test ratings.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

I’m kind of surprised it has not been renamed with a model number, like “420” or “69”. Maybe those are being saved for whatever is supposed to come out next.

 

[cdh027]

This thing is fugly as hell.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Especially next to a rivian

 

[Pressure Ratio]

The Rivian is small compared to a F150/1500. The Cyber truck looks even smaller. It's peak in the roof doesn't look much higher than the Tesla car next to it.


The large version of that pic

 

[Z28Camaro]

Look back at the photo of Elon standing next to the truck with the broken windows. He’s supposed to be 6’2”.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Look back at the photo of Elon standing next to the truck with the broken windows. He’s supposed to be 6’2”.

I figured it was the camera angle that made it look about his height. Even shorter at times.

vs


It seems the Rivian height with the suspension in low position is 69.5". At the off-road height it's 75.6".

 

[Pressure Ratio]

I think with the cybertruck having the wheel covers and large flat sheet metal, I thought it looked like a massive truck.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Rivians seem about the same size as f150’s in person, though I can’t say I’ve seen one directly next to one. I see them constantly though.

Normal ride height is like no fender gap which is cool though

 

[Pressure Ratio]

When I see them in close proximity, the Rivian looks a little smaller than a F150. Not much. Maybe more like the older 1990's body.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

The adjustable ride height is pretty cool. For looks, performance, and fuel savings.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

When I see them in close proximity, the Rivian looks a little smaller than a F150. Not much. Maybe more like the older 1990's body.

It’s for sure shorter. Width and height looks similar but rivian is adjustable so who knows

 

[Mook]

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Post 366 has this picture…….