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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by winternett » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:42 PM UTC

Pxtl wrote: post #639

I'm a child of the 80s. I remember StarFox and the F-117 stealth plane being the neatest stuff ever. The old lambo countache with the faceted shape that was almost starwars-y and was the coolest thing on wheels. I'm nostalgic about those things. So this polygonal look is targeting my demo. ... That is the goddamned ugliest vehicle I've ever seen.

It looks like you can drive it into a lake and then it turns into a submarine. I bet he's gonna unlock that feature a few months after people bought it, and why the windows are "unbreakable"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeBqf6bYZak

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by cattlemansgold » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:45 PM UTC

rjdagost wrote: post #648

Pxtl wrote: post #639

I'm a child of the 80s. I remember StarFox and the F-117 stealth plane being the neatest stuff ever. The old lambo countache with the faceted shape that was almost starwars-y and was the coolest thing on wheels. I'm nostalgic about those things. So this polygonal look is targeting my demo. ... That is the goddamned ugliest vehicle I've ever seen.

I've been waiting for years for something uglier than the Aztek. We have a new champion.

I believe that title has since been taken by the Nissan Juke. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Juke#/media/File:2017_N...

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by elisharobinson » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:46 PM UTC

the car would look 70% better if they remove a triangle of steel between the bowl and the end of the roof. i think i am warming up to the design after seeing more pics in better lighting.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by mrsmeds » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:47 PM UTC

Inspired by https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/porygon

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by pizzaparty2 » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:47 PM UTC

rubber_duck wrote: post #755

34679 wrote: post #738

That's a truck only if you consider a Subaru Baja a truck. If you want a real crack at the F-150's market share, it has to be usable for work. If you can't put a stack of plywood or drywall in the back and still have room for tools and a ladder, it's useless as a work truck. Will this thing even accept a ladder rack? Has a single person on the design team ever spent a single day working a blue collar job that require…

I don't know about the car market in the US enough but Tesla seems to be in the premium segment - are the trucks people buy for this kind of work in the price range of this thing ?

Have you seen the work trucks some guys have? $40,000 doesn't sound unreasonable to me.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by aglavine » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:47 PM UTC

fucking impressive

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:47 PM UTC

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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by mdorazio » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:47 PM UTC

rubber_duck wrote: post #755

34679 wrote: post #738

That's a truck only if you consider a Subaru Baja a truck. If you want a real crack at the F-150's market share, it has to be usable for work. If you can't put a stack of plywood or drywall in the back and still have room for tools and a ladder, it's useless as a work truck. Will this thing even accept a ladder rack? Has a single person on the design team ever spent a single day working a blue collar job that require…

I don't know about the car market in the US enough but Tesla seems to be in the premium segment - are the trucks people buy for this kind of work in the price range of this thing ?

100% absolutely. See [1]. People spend an absolutely stupid amount on trucks - basically no one gets the base model and the average sale price for an F150 is north of $45k. It's one of the reasons Ford is focusing on the truck segment - the margins are way higher than for mass market sedans.

[1] https://www.kbb.com/car-news/pricing-your-next-ford-f-150-it...

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by flurdy » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

Pxtl wrote: post #639

I'm a child of the 80s. I remember StarFox and the F-117 stealth plane being the neatest stuff ever. The old lambo countache with the faceted shape that was almost starwars-y and was the coolest thing on wheels. I'm nostalgic about those things. So this polygonal look is targeting my demo. ... That is the goddamned ugliest vehicle I've ever seen.

I think people are not as aware of this: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197627433970589696

"Tesla Cybertruck (pressurized edition) will be official truck of Mars"

They have designed it to drive on Mars.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by macinjosh » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

The overall feeling of this truck's design transports me back to when I was a small boy dreaming up my ideal adventure vehicle and drawing it out in my school notebooks.

It makes me want one just to satisfy my inner child. :)