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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by eo3x0 »

I know a lot of folks are walking away from the puzzling aesthetic but I think that’s the point. Existing Tesla owners with a taste for existing design cues won’t push Tesla sales any further. They’ve got to expand the demographic and this design has a chance to do this.

Think of all the wrangler, hummer, truck buyers who want a militaristic, rough, unpolished steel look and this is that flavor taken to an extreme.

Other buyers still have the S3XYs to choose from so we can all have our favorite toys from the same company. No cannibalization.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#82

Post by trca »

eigenvalue wrote: post #47

I think it looks pretty awesome. The ATV that charges in the back as the "oh, and one more thing" moment was also great. I can see this being very popular. There is something very masculine and forward looking about the design. The interior shots on the website are also impressive-- I wonder why they didn't show that tonight in the demo (probably it's just a rendering and the prototype version has a bare-bones interi…

I wonder if they cut the presentation a little short because of the glass issue . Then again, Musk isn't exactly the greatest presenter so I don't think he could play off someone talking in his ear to cut it short.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#83

Post by olefoo »

The included air compressor and security lock on the bed does mean it could be quite popular with contractors especially given the competitive price.

It does have way too much of the "in case I need to flee the mob to my private jet to flee to New Zealand" flavor to it though.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#86

Post by vvanders »

fumar wrote: post #71

I appreciate Tesla for taking the pick up truck use cases and building something from scratch. This is the first pick up truck I’ve ever thought to myself “makes sense and I want it.” The ICE trucks have needy engines and most of the time the power is unused. The air suspension seems like a natural fit and I’m surprised it’s not already common place. I would love to take the Cybertruck off-roading. I’m also excited t…

Depends on the truck, our Ram EcoDiesel gets better mileage(30mpg) than any of our Subarus ever did.

That said you see a lot of 3/4 ton daily drivers that only see a tow hitch one or two weekends out of the year.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#89

Post by leesec »

Well there's a lot of people saying they hate it so I'll just throw in my hat to say I think it's incredible.

The truck bed opening up was something out of a sci-fi movie. Looking forward to smoking F-150's off the line with this.

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