Really fudges the whole demonstration, as no one could pretend they couldn't see the broken windows after that.
Nice tug of war win over the F150, and spanking the Porsche 911 in a drag race.
Best part might be the price starting at 40k, but the version you'll actually want is 70k, for the Tri Motor All-Wheel-Drive, which will be able to carry 3,500 pounds, tow up to 14,000 pounds and go from zero to 60 in 2.9 seconds. It will also be able to drive up to 500 miles on a full charge. Base models will have a range of 250 miles.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/cars/tesla-cybertruck-electric-pickup-truck/index.html
Tesla is a company I definitely want to see succeed, and I've never tried to build a fully electric pickup before, so I'm hesitant to criticize. But that thing better perform like a M-F, because damn, the rest of it is lame. This is what we thought cars in 2020 would look like in 1978. The wedge look came and went with mullets, members only jackets, leg warmers and Bonnie Tyler. It doesn't cause one to think 'wow what an innovative and forward thinking company' but more like 'wow, John Delorean's wet dream.'
ReplyDelete😆 Couldn't agree with you more Al, This thing is the worst of the 80's design and is just an abortion of a truck. It's like something from "Total Recall" or Logan's Run. God what a monstrosity. As for Musk's company, he keeps producing crap like this and his floundering (government subsidised?) business is done.
DeleteI agree..it looks like it's been styled by a 5 year old with a pile of Lego bricks.
DeleteThis is where its really good to be Elon Musk. If any of the top manufacturers, i.e., Ford, GM, Toyota, BMW< Beznz, or VW group rolled out something looking like this at a major auto show they'd have been laughed to shame, and rightly so.
DeleteCouldn't agree more Al what an ugly piece of shit
ReplyDeleteShape is what it is, I'm more interested how this will work on dirt road. Test it, drive it, smudge in the mud it. Stig it on track. Do many "it" something. Maybe under that DeLorean pickup from 80's is pretty solid car.
ReplyDeleteCould be. There's just so much of it that doesn't make sense. He's saying that it's shaped that way because of the hardness of the steel used, which makes it difficult to form. Okay, sure, but then how does this vehicle which is presumably going to be used on the highways and byways of the US pass Federal crash safety regulations? How do you protect your passengers in a vehicle that was deliberately built with no crumple zones? Or better yet, how do you sell a vehicle that will inevitably be labeled as unsafe by the NTSB?
DeleteThey were inspired by the design of the old Gurgel Formigão :D
ReplyDeleteOr the Aston Martin Bulldog.
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