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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by jv22222 »

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.

If you were putting together a mood board for the Cybertruck. These cars might have been on it...

1970 Lancia Bertone Stratos http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nZhhAcyh9Qg/VQxxoTBLCeI/AA...

1979 Insomnia, Dome Zero P2 http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-g6cc2DJRJIM/VQsxHX-ND0I/AA...

Maserati Boomerang http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bkKWE1sC_dU/VQsxP3_Uk0I/AA...

1976 Alfa Romeo Navajo http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-11k8tJ20DtQ/VQsxIvr7Y1I/AA...

1980 Citroën Karin https://cdn0.wideopenroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ft...

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by tontonius »

_wzsf wrote: post #939
Reedx wrote: post #654

So many people tripping over themselves to criticize this. But hey, everyone is talking about it. $0 ad spend. It elicits strong reactions. People seem to love it or hate it. Far better than indifference. Not a truck owner, nor in the market, but I appreciate bold moves and deviation from the norm.

$0 seems a little off.

Marketing and advertisement are two different things

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by stetrain »

bonestamp2 wrote: post #255

Aesthetically speaking, it's a truck version of a DeLorean... which is growing on me the more I look at it. Also, I don't know how they think they're going to get away with that tailgate design in the US. I love it, but the government doesn't allow brakelights to be on a moveable piece of bodywork (even though they have redundant lights under it). It's the same reason the back of the Ferrari California was so ugly...…

There are brake lights inside the bed after the tailgate folds down, presumably for that purpose.

https://i.redd.it/8rpeg9pwi9041.jpg

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by stetrain »

drfrank wrote: post #329
bonestamp2 wrote: post #255

Aesthetically speaking, it's a truck version of a DeLorean... which is growing on me the more I look at it. Also, I don't know how they think they're going to get away with that tailgate design in the US. I love it, but the government doesn't allow brakelights to be on a moveable piece of bodywork (even though they have redundant lights under it). It's the same reason the back of the Ferrari California was so ugly...…

Aren't physical side mirrors also still required in the US?

There are cars going on sale in the EU market (Audi E-tron, Honda E) with cameras replacing the side view mirrors. Presumably at some point these will also be allowed in the US.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by digikata »

Mikho wrote: post #885

The design reminds in style old project Boomerang by Ital Design from 1972 https://www.italdesign.it/project/boomerang/ BTW, it is the same company that design famous Back to the Future car DeLorean DMC 12. https://www.italdesign.it/project/dmc-12/

This will date me, but it reminds me of the vehicle from "Damnation Alley"

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by bbayer »

sulZ wrote: post #940
bbayer wrote: post #852

I understand what Tesla is doing here. Outer shell manufacturing cost is very low. No paint, minimal bending process. Just laser cut the material and it is ready to be mounted. If you want to manufacture something in a low resource environment ( like Mars ) it might be the clever move.

Are you implying that this truck will be manufactured on Mars at some point?

Yes. I suspect that production line will be designed to be built on Mars. Design of the car also looks like it is built for high dust environments (non-flat rooftop). Solar charging, shell with same material with Starship also supports this thesis.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by dgzl »

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'm a child of the 90s and the Cybertruck makes me hard as diamonds. Not even kidding, I think it's wicked cool.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by dang »

globular-toast wrote: post #760
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.

The US is a very wasteful society. It makes sense that they'd want to burn twice as much fuel as necessary to get themselves around. Watch Wall-E again to see where we're heading. Those "SUVs" are quite literally obese versions of the cars of the past. Obese vehicles to carry around obese, useless bodies.

Nationalistic slurs aren't ok. Would you please stick to the rules so we don't have to keep banning you?

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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