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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by closetohome »

buildbuildbuild wrote: post #775
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.

The divisiveness of this design is precisely what will propel its success. It's the coolest production car I've ever seen. And I expect >50% of the population to strongly disagree, mostly people from different generations. "Appalling" designs get free viral marketing; the trick is to still appeal to enough of your target market. This truck gets attention. It's a loud status statement that looks cheap to build, costs…

This thread already has more comments than anything I've seen in months. The design is absolutely doing its job as a marketing tool.

Some people will love it, some people will hate it, a lot of people are probably just kind of confounded by it but will come to like it after they see a few in person.

Either way it's absolutely dominating a news cycle, which isn't easy to do.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by erik_seaberg »

rusk wrote: post #660
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.

> That is the goddamned ugliest vehicle If the Porsche Cayenne is anything to go by it will do well

“911 has nice lines, I guess, but I really wanted something that looks more like a Fiat.”

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by Grazester »

JaRail wrote: post #912
Grazester wrote: post #691

This thing may be ugly but there are other concerns for people using this like a real truck. -The bed is not easily accessible from the sides -It's unibody(ask Honda about that) -It's stainless steel which would make repairing difficult. You will now have to paint that raw steel after hammering out any dents after an accident just like the Delorean

Why would you paint it? It's not painted in the first place.

Do you know what is involved in "hammering" out dents in a collision and how the metal looks after? Also you may need to then fill some surface irregularities with a filler.

This is why Deloreans that got into accidents were usually painted.

Of course if you can easily replace an entire panel with a new one, this can be done. On cars the rear quarter panel cant be "replaced" like the front quarter panel which is just bolted on.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by ComputerGuru »

leesec wrote: post #932
ogre_codes wrote: post #894

Unlike any other previous Tesla, or for that matter any other previous electric car, this is a reasonable value proposition. Everyone is so busy panning the looks they are overlooking the utility of this truck. Even the Model 3 is expensive compared to its peers at $35k. This this is priced competitive with non-electric trucks, heck, it's priced extremely well versus electric trucks. A 6 seat truck with a 6.5 foot tr…

BTW, you're ignoring potentially huge cost savings with gas. Trucks are notoriously gas guzzling, many people spending 2-500 a month in gas. Cost would drop dramatically if you could plugin every night and wake up with a full 'tank'.

Trucks are gas guzzlers as compared to gas sedans. There’s no reason an electric truck of similar utility wouldn’t be similarly an electricity guzzler without making some sacrifices. The only benefit is that all-electric brings significant torque improvements even at low horsepower, but with modern turbochargers low-rpm torque has long been solved (my 2.0T sedan can tow!) and people won’t stop “horsepower shopping” just because the torque numbers are high as it’s mainly for bragging rights anyway.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by outworlder »

beefield wrote: post #759
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.

> That is the goddamned ugliest vehicle I've ever seen. Let me try to beat that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Multipla#/media/File:Fiat...

I think the S-Cargo is uglier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo

Also, it has a pun in the name.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by readhn »

leesec wrote: post #932
ogre_codes wrote: post #894

Unlike any other previous Tesla, or for that matter any other previous electric car, this is a reasonable value proposition. Everyone is so busy panning the looks they are overlooking the utility of this truck. Even the Model 3 is expensive compared to its peers at $35k. This this is priced competitive with non-electric trucks, heck, it's priced extremely well versus electric trucks. A 6 seat truck with a 6.5 foot tr…

BTW, you're ignoring potentially huge cost savings with gas. Trucks are notoriously gas guzzling, many people spending 2-500 a month in gas. Cost would drop dramatically if you could plugin every night and wake up with a full 'tank'.

12000 miles a year at 13mpg and 2.5$ gas is $2308 per year. With a 5 year ownership time you are saving only [$11500-charging electricity costs]. So mid range $57000 AWD becomes $45500. Still pricey for most people.

I'd rather them come out with totally utilitarian bare bones truck but with the range and basic capabilities for $25K or so. THAT would be a game changer in the SUV/Truck space.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by seabrookmx »

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #929
ogre_codes wrote: post #894

Unlike any other previous Tesla, or for that matter any other previous electric car, this is a reasonable value proposition. Everyone is so busy panning the looks they are overlooking the utility of this truck. Even the Model 3 is expensive compared to its peers at $35k. This this is priced competitive with non-electric trucks, heck, it's priced extremely well versus electric trucks. A 6 seat truck with a 6.5 foot tr…

> Even the Model 3 is expensive compared to its peers at $35k. I thought I read around a track, the Model 3 gives a BMW M3 (which is $60k-$80k) a run for its money.

The $35k model 3 does not.

The model 3 performance holds it's own.. for two laps until it reduces power for being too hot.

Still super impressive but if you're a track die-hard and have the money, it looks like the new Porsche EV will have a leg up there.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by ComputerGuru »

flurdy wrote: post #769
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.

That’s just a marketing stunt. It would be sheer stupidity to actually have the same design goals for both terrestrial and Martian vehicles.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by mxfh »

mxfh wrote: post #795

Nobody noticed, that besides Armour Glass they also sold a Dead blow hammer as a Sledgehammer . These are categorically opposite things in terms of impact force. How gullible must they think, their audience is? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_blow_hammer

Even worse the first trials against the conventional door were partly sideways, where the dead blow hammer just functions like a regular hammer or worse depending on area size of impact with P=F/A.
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