Tesla Cyber Truck (Most Hideous Truck/Tank Ever)

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by wbradley

The goal is to sell pickup trucks at the higher prices points which are now quite logically crossing the six figure level from multiple suppliers. They see a market to be had and are pursuing it.

Using the GMFAMILYFIRST website (built for GM Employees but allows anyone to see local inventory) I see 30 Colorado WT trucks available within 100 miles of me, between $28K and $32K US. It ranges 50/50 between "In Transit" to on site at the dealers.

Same range, there are 42 Silverado WT between $35K and $42K. The split is more towards in stock on these but still about 50/50.

Of course if this is to be a family hauler and not a work truck none of these are going to survive first look unless you really can live with a base truck. The first 5 are single cab trucks by the way.

But, as you say, the average truck transaction is well north of these.

[wbradley]

I see lots full of highly optioned pickup trucks in my area.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by wbradley

I see lots full of highly optioned pickup trucks in my area.

Oh yea, I was only looking at the lower end. There's probably 4x that number of high end trucks. I was just showing that one the lower end, there was some availability.

[wbradley]

I'd be willing to bet you would find the same stock situation there. Apparently, dealers are inundated with optioned up pickup inventory. They will offer incentives. The average vehicle sold in 2023 was around $60K. It seems shocking but not when you factor in most large pickup trucks and SUVs.

[Irace86.2.0]

[Irace86.2.0]

The bumpers seem to be plastic, which isn't very truck like. Seems like stepping on the rear bumper to sort out the stuff in the bed isn't going to happen.

[Irace86.2.0]

Cyber-SUV


T-Mad ...did the Cybertruck open the door for weird shaped trucks and cars?


Custom ...expect some interesting aftermarket designs.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Cyber-SUV

Don't hate the SUV. The nose is just too long though.

[alex87f]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Yeah that'll do wonders when hitting pedestrians. At 20mph, those edges are pretty much a knife.

[FR-S2GT86]

Oops!

[Dadhawk]

Didn't watch all of it, but here's some more detail

[Irace86.2.0]

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Tesla sandbags the drag race...

I'm shocked....oh wait, no I'm not.

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I'm shocked....oh wait, no I'm not.

The 911 could have been spinning the wheels for two minutes and still could finish the quarter mile with a faster ET, yet lose the race. That is how drag racing works, right? The faster car isn't always the winner, which is why this scenario is kind of silly.

This was simulating a scenario under very specific circumstances (as a marketing gimmick), which was trying to prove a point that the Cyberbeast is fast, even when towing. It is. They just needed to set some parameters to make it look fast against the 911 because beating a 911 would be good for advertising:

--Slowest 911 (Base 7 speed manual).
--Slowest shifting driver.
--No launch control or clutch dumps at 5k rpms.
--Real race, and not just comparing times after rollout.
--Lightest trailer ever, carrying a light/base Porsche.
--Full battery.

The Plaid keeps pulling on a Turbo S in the quarter mile, so I don't think the Cyberbeast would trail off too much up top, where the 911 would real it in, but it is possible that the Cyberbeast is set up for more low end torque over top end horsepower, which is why it has less horsepower than the Plaid, even though it has a larger battery and three motors. I think a photo finish of the 911 beating the Cybertruck by a few feat would have still been impressive, but it wouldn't have been as cool.

FWIW, it was Musk who said the Cyberbeast was faster than a 911 in a quarter mile while towing a 911; it wasn't the video. The video only showed an eighth mile race, and then it posted a quarter mile time and 0-60 time, which was obviously without towing. Elon will probably say he just meant eighth mile and had a slip of the tongue, or he will say his claim was true, that he never said towing a 911 on a trailer (minus the trailer weight, it could theoretically do it), or he may give some other politician answer.