Tesla Cybertruck

reg114 · 22-11-2019 2:54pm

I think you are seeing a very very rough prototype compared to how the finished article will look. Ultimately aesthetics are a prized characteristic of all tesla products and I do think their philosophy in this regard will change because this is a heavy duty vehicle. Musk trolls for a living and I believe he is doing that once more for maximum hype, he's very clever.

jusmeig · 22-11-2019 3:01pm

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I think it looks very unique, it's a bit like a Mars Rover , looks like it belongs on another planet. That is nailing the whole point of it's styling, suppose to look like it should be on another planet

But is their a market for it...on this other planet?

22-11-2019 3:03pm

jusmeig wrote: »

But is their a market for it...on this other planet?

...for time being at least.

Rhys Essien · 22-11-2019 3:08pm

This has to be a pisstake. He can’t possibly be serious with this.

ted1 · 22-11-2019 3:09pm

Old diesel wrote: »

Disappointing.

Tesla have shown they can do MUCH better then this styling wise.

Open goal for VW to develop something nicer then this in my opinion.

I like it.

Ryath · 22-11-2019 3:10pm

Really thought it was a prank at first. But part of me likes it. It will sell in America but it’s not really suited to European roads it’s massive 5.9 m long and 2.04 wide it’s about the size of a medium wheelbase Ford Transit for comparison.

cnocbui · 22-11-2019 3:14pm

PaulRyan97 wrote: »

https://ww.electrek.co/2019/11/22/tesla-cybertruck-vs-rivian-r1t-electric-pickup-comparison/

Damn, this could deal a hammer blow to Rivian. That price difference is something else.

You're not taking the supposed price seriously, are you?

Markcheese · 22-11-2019 3:17pm

The usual medium and large truck buyers are buying something costly and not very fuel efficient.. The core product is fairly Conservative, (although there is a huge market for aggressive styling add ons, wheels lighting Ect..),
So they're not really the market for this truck...

Tesla may be just using this cyber truck to set the stage.. Selling them as tough and agressive off road vehicles to give cred to SUV s that are to follow. You can't miss this thing, (like a hummer, it's daft but people love em)

I Am The Law · 22-11-2019 3:17pm

Musk said he was inspired by the Lotus Esprit, it's a pity he didn't actually look at one of them first.

rivegauche · 22-11-2019 3:19pm

Markcheese wrote: »

The usual medium and large truck buyers are buying something costly and not very fuel efficient.. The core product is fairly Conservative, (although there is a huge market for aggressive styling add ons, wheels lighting Ect..),
So they're not really the market for this truck...

Tesla may be just using this cyber truck to set the stage.. Selling them as tough and agressive off road vehicles to give cred to SUV s that are to follow. You can't miss this thing, (like a hummer, it's daft but people love em)

If they want a hummer they can get a hummer. GM are supposed to be bringing it back with an electric drive.

cnocbui · 22-11-2019 3:19pm

I Am The Law wrote: »

Musk said he was inspired by the Lotus Esprit, it's a pity he didn't actually look at one of them first.

As usual, he's lying:

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TheBoyConor · 22-11-2019 3:25pm

Look at all that flat, plate-iron like the bodywork. Looks like they had the a designer from ISIS design the body of it, getting inspiration from ISIS's improvised suicide fighting vehicles in Syria.
I wonder do you get welded into it when you get in?

cnocbui · 22-11-2019 3:25pm

Markcheese wrote: »

The usual medium and large truck buyers are buying something costly and not very fuel efficient.. The core product is fairly Conservative, (although there is a huge market for aggressive styling add ons, wheels lighting Ect..),
So they're not really the market for this truck...

Tesla may be just using this cyber truck to set the stage.. Selling them as tough and agressive off road vehicles to give cred to SUV s that are to follow. You can't miss this thing, (like a hummer, it's daft but people love em)

Careful with that comparison. The Hummer was so well loved they sold an incredible 325 of them in 2009.

22-11-2019 3:26pm

cnocbui wrote: »

As usual, he's lying:

The resemblance is actually striking.

Mickeroo · 22-11-2019 3:28pm

The side profile of the truck is pretty similar to an S2 now you mention it. Class.

rivegauche · 22-11-2019 3:28pm

it looks like something BA Baracus would have cooked up at short notice out of Boiler Plate and scrap at the behest of Hannibal.

cnocbui · 22-11-2019 3:32pm

This is probably what Musk had in mind when giving the design brief:

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Then he took his eye off the ball and by the time he asked what they for him, it was too late.

I absolutely love the Reventon, which is why the Cyber duck makes me want to throw up.

Mickeroo · 22-11-2019 3:34pm

More likely this because it actually looks like it to some degree, as does the dustbuster too to be fair

GooglePlus · 22-11-2019 3:43pm

Seeing this video all over the news this afternoon and on social media.

We love to see people fail, don't we

Windows aside, i'm very surprised at the design. Nowhere near as aesthecically pleasing as the other car models.

I'd advise him to blast it into the abyss, but i'd be afraid it might found by another life form and they'd judge us based on that.

josip · 22-11-2019 3:45pm

Pre-release versions of the Cybertruck can already be purchased

zilog_jones · 22-11-2019 3:54pm

Looks like something he knocked up in his shed.

22-11-2019 3:55pm

I love it, I would absolutely buy one if I had the money.

embraer170 · 22-11-2019 4:11pm

I wonder what the headroom will be like in the rear seats?

btkm8unsl0w5r4 · 22-11-2019 4:24pm

You can dress it up all you want as "interesting", "challenging" "subverting expectations", "brave", "futuristic" or whatever but its bloody awful, a ugly delorian on stilts withe the model 3 interior.

The Chai Latee, glasses and polo necks types wont want this, the the testosterone soaked usual pickup truck driver wont want this crap.

Just when Tesla are starting to get taken seriously....shame on you Elon.

Padre_Pio · 22-11-2019 4:25pm

samih wrote: »

I did point out that the pickup trucks are not typically safe for pedestrians. The bonnet can be made soft with the right thickness of materials and by not having an engine with ancillaries to stop the deflection happening. Also the steeply raked windscreen is kind to pedestrians compared to typical windscreen. Finally the autopilot should ensure that most of the contacts can be avoided by the time this launches.

Lot of assumptions. We'll have to wait and see.

macnab · 22-11-2019 4:26pm

Deposit paid!

Drops the Mic.....

btkm8unsl0w5r4 · 22-11-2019 4:29pm

macnab wrote: »

Deposit paid!

Drops the Mic.....

Wow...you have a spare 100 euro...better spent on an eye test. Remember when you pick up the mic to bend with your knees.

jusmeig · 22-11-2019 4:37pm

macnab wrote: »

Deposit paid!

Drops the Mic.....

U might get your space truck before we get our Model 3's

22-11-2019 4:39pm

That has to be a prank, or something put together at very short notice. It looks like a prop from a school play.

ednwireland · 22-11-2019 4:42pm

armoured glass lol

Idbatterim · 22-11-2019 4:45pm

This will certainly have the haters on the roads here out in force. Worth buying for that reason alone !!!

handlemaster · 22-11-2019 4:49pm

the ball throwing at the windows was one major cock up . This was obviously not tested in place before hand. Perhaps a rush job to get in on the potium to grab some headlines. Safety should not be rushed. The design is awful.

Shefwedfan · 22-11-2019 4:51pm

So this is 39k

The model 3 was 35k and ended up here at 50k wasn’t it?

So expect on the road for about 60k?

macnab · 22-11-2019 5:05pm

Daxton Old-fashioned Nectar wrote: »

Wow...you have a spare 100 euro...better spent on an eye test. Remember when you pick you the mic to bend with your knees.

Maybe you should get an eye test also, or spell check your posts. ðŸ˜‰

Markcheese · 22-11-2019 5:08pm

cnocbui wrote: »

Careful with that comparison. The Hummer was so well loved they sold an incredible 325 of them in 2009.

True, but how many did it sell in the 90s and 2000s

ted1 · 22-11-2019 5:11pm

handlemaster wrote: »

the ball throwing at the windows was one major cock up . This was obviously not tested in place before hand. Perhaps a rush job to get in on the potium to grab some headlines. Safety should not be rushed. The design is awful.

When I saw them drop the ball from a height I noticed how much the glass bounced as it wasn’t clamped down. I thought it would be interesting to see what happens when it is clamped.

ted1 · 22-11-2019 5:12pm

ednwireland wrote: »

armoured glass lol

I’d say it’s the same tech they are using for their solar roof.

22-11-2019 5:27pm

If you compare this to say Chevy Silverado 2020 I know which one I'd be embarrassed to seen in. And it's not the Cybertruck. Overnight the Chevy just looks like from a different era.

Silverado HD

josip · 22-11-2019 5:32pm

Fcuking hell. My mother is more aerodynamic than that abomination.

ELM327 · 22-11-2019 5:36pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

So this is 39k

The model 3 was 35k and ended up here at 50k wasn’t it?

So expect on the road for about 60k?

would expect 50/60/70 for the three variants here.
Model 3 was 35k but the version that landed here was SR+ with AP which was never 35 but was 38-39k... that was 48k here.

22-11-2019 5:36pm

Chevy really does look like Canyonero on steroids or the Homer Simpson car after a crash through Halfords. Actually it's funny how much better the Tesla looks. Give it a few days to sink in folks. After the initial WTF moment this morning the Cybertruck looks better and better all the time.

ELM327 · 22-11-2019 5:37pm

samih wrote: »

Chevy really does look like Canyonero on steroids or the Homer Simpson car after a crash through Halfords. Actually it's funny how much better the Tesla looks. Give it a few days to sink in folks. After the initial WTF moment this morning the Cybertruck looks better and better all the time.

I agree,
I have it as my laptop background in work since this morning and it's grown on me enough to reserve it!

deegs · 22-11-2019 5:38pm

I absolutely love it, in 3-4 years time most of the new cars will be autonomous with human interaction optional - this will of course affect styling... just look at the styling elements of electrics vs ICE today.
I'm not sure if tesla got the "actual" design correct... but I am positive they are absolutely correct that there is a massive shift in car design coming soon.
I put down a deposit on the single motor. not sure you will need more in Ireland!

Also, as a designer myself, I can totally see the delorean (which was basically based on the lotus esprit) and lotus design language in general... I do hope this is more of a concept car and the styling will be more refined... not conventional!

Lumen · 22-11-2019 5:46pm

deegs wrote: »

I absolutely love it, in 3-4 years time most of the new cars will be autonomous with human interaction optional

That's exactly the level of hopeless optimism I'd expect from a designer :pac:

If you're suggesting that you could buy a car in 4 years that will transport you around as a blind passenger without a driver's licence, I'd like some of what you're smoking.

PaulRyan97 · 22-11-2019 6:02pm

ELM327 wrote: »

would expect 50/60/70 for the three variants here.
Model 3 was 35k but the version that landed here was SR+ with AP which was never 35 but was 38-39k... that was 48k here.

It depends on where it's being produced. If it's only in the US then yes I would expect it to be a 50/60/70 split.

If it's being produced in Gigafactory 4 in Germany than it avoids the 10% import fees and could be 45/55/65. I would doubt it would be produced in Europe though, market for those types of trucks is too small. It's also absolutely gigantic, too big for most roads here.

slave1 · 22-11-2019 6:12pm

Lol, is he for real!!!

deegs · 22-11-2019 6:13pm

Lumen wrote: »

That's exactly the level of hopeless optimism I'd expect from a designer :pac:

If you're suggesting that you could buy a car in 4 years that will transport you around as a blind passenger without a driver's licence, I'd like some of what you're smoking.

Dont believe I said any of that...
The Ioniq I bought last year does most of my 240km commute keeping me between lanes and slowing and speeding up without any involvement from me.

Consider also new forms of passenger transport such as Next who have been running trials in Dubai for a few years https://www.next-future-mobility.com/

And, there are many kinds of designers, I'm not really the hopelessly optimistic type nor alluded to it! I can most definitely interpret the design language, system and influence a bit better than a non designer; perhaps like yourself?

Silent Running · 22-11-2019 6:14pm

Every time I see the name I read it as Clusterfuck

btkm8unsl0w5r4 · 22-11-2019 6:19pm

macnab wrote: »

Maybe you should get an eye test also, or spell check your posts. ��

At least you recognise you need an eye test, I dont know how a spell check would have helped with that typing error, but well done you, for spotting it. You know your winning on the internet when you are nit picking grammar and spelling.

Anyway off to get a Jonnycab...makes me wish I had 3 hands.

...Ghost... · 22-11-2019 6:45pm

Once they paint it red, all the pyjama mums will be dropping their precious sprogs to school in them.

I drive a Leaf....so I kind of like the pick-up styling of this. I think...

Tesla Cybertruck

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