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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by kumarvvr »

eo3x0 wrote: post #81

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. O…

I explore, study, read and think about design a lot. This truck is giving me mixed feelings.

In static images, it looks ugly, but in videos, it looks awesome.

Maybe it's because of the extremely minimal design, and as someone said in these comments, it lacks any features at all.

One thing though, you have to give Elon the credit to travel down the road less traveled.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by danpalmer »

iddqd wrote: post #386
Danieru wrote: post #62

Does the US not have pedestrian safety standards? An all metal front grill must be horrible on any safety tests. I can only assume this is a joke and in a few hours Elon will do a "one more thing" before showing the real Tesla Pickup. This take on a pickup looks like some engineer accidentally left their Halo fan-art on the shared CAD file server.

I would love to see the frowns of the EU regulators when they wake up and see this.

I guess it’s a good thing that trucks like this aren’t really a thing in the EU.

They exist, but I don’t know anyone who has ever owned or rented one. They’re hard to find, dealerships don’t tend to have them so you’d have to find a specialist importer I reckon.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by tiglionabbit »

GhettoChild wrote: post #492
sytelus wrote: post #484

Stupid question: what’s up with trucks in urban areas? I understand the utility of a truck in rural/farm setting but never figured why folks want to lug around that pointless empty half while living in cities. Two of the folks I know who owns trucks have used empty halfs probably twice in a year when bringing home some furniture but that too could have delivered free by the store. Again, as I said, stupid question.

As someone who has a truck in an urban area I have one just for the reason you listed. I dont use the bed often but when I need it I do not have to make special arrangements. While it is true that sometimes its possible to get free delivery for some larger items thats no guarantee and you have are dependent on their schedule versus being able to do it on yours. If you're going to have a vehicle the flexibility of a t…

I have a Toyota Matrix. It's a hatchback with a back seat that folds down into a flat bed. It's big enough for me to fit a bike without removing the wheels. Works for appliances and furniture as well.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by laurent123456 »

wongarsu wrote: post #500
sytelus wrote: post #484

Stupid question: what’s up with trucks in urban areas? I understand the utility of a truck in rural/farm setting but never figured why folks want to lug around that pointless empty half while living in cities. Two of the folks I know who owns trucks have used empty halfs probably twice in a year when bringing home some furniture but that too could have delivered free by the store. Again, as I said, stupid question.

Trucks in urban settings are an exclusively American thing. Because of the chicken tax [1], a 20% import duty on trucks, foreign trucks are unprofitable in the US. This lack of competition incentivizes American auto makers to create as much domestic demand for trucks as possible. 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax

I'd expect the lack of competition, especially from Japan, would make the American trucks more expensive and less reliable.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by tiglionabbit »

cgrealy wrote: post #426

I genuinely had to double check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st. I love the fact that Tesla are moving away from the boring, middle of the road designs of their previous models. But this.... this is just hideous. It doesn’t look tough or futuristic; it looks like something a 10 year old designed, and no, that’s not a good thing.

> I love the fact that Tesla are moving away from the boring

Yeah that's for Elon's other company.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by koffiezet »

iddqd wrote: post #386
Danieru wrote: post #62

Does the US not have pedestrian safety standards? An all metal front grill must be horrible on any safety tests. I can only assume this is a joke and in a few hours Elon will do a "one more thing" before showing the real Tesla Pickup. This take on a pickup looks like some engineer accidentally left their Halo fan-art on the shared CAD file server.

I would love to see the frowns of the EU regulators when they wake up and see this.

Doubt they're even going to try to introduce it on the EU market, there's very little demand for pickup trucks here...

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by patrec »

All those sharp edges must make running over pedestrians even more fun than with a plain SUV or truck. Looks easy to clean, too.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by Al-Khwarizmi »

So, from the comments here and elsewhere, it's a Marmite thing. A majority seem to hate the design but a significant minority absolutely loves it.

That doesn't look bad for sales. I'd rather have a group of enthusiasts that love the product, and a group of haters, than have everyone going "meh". Firstly because many of the enthusiasts will probably buy the product, and secondly because controversy is free advertising.

Personally I do like the aesthetics, although I'm not in the demographic that buys trucks.

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