Announced 2019, too ugly to be a Cadillac, but with specs that were incredible. The look grew on me (not my wife).
~ Aristotle Sabouni
Created: 2022-04-21 |
Facts
- A truck too ugly to be a Cadillac. But the specs sound incredible.
- Elon’s claims often exceed reality (or at least his date and price numbers often do), but they are also such an overreach, that even under-delivered still exceeds expectations and the competition
- His demo of throwing a steel ball at the window ended poorly, and I’m not sure what value being handgun bullet resistant is -- yet I still want it
- If it can get near its promised 500-mile range, and is a truck w/AWD and can beat many cars in the quarter-mile? Quite impressive indeed.
So while comparing this year's hype to next year's delivery, isn’t exactly fair. And the reason Elon is doing this is he sort of has to (and likes it). He sucks the air out of the room and is seen as an innovator, even when he hasn't delivered. It gets tons of press, and makes everyone that delivers before him, look like a follower. But to keep the stock valuation up (and the money to grow).
The less exciting stuff he's doing for the truck (the batteries, the gigapress, etc), is actually some of the more impressive things.
- Ford Mustang Mach-E is a better-looking car than the Model-Y - yet I bought a Model Y because it is the better car
- VW, Chevy Bolt, Nissan, and Hyundai are coming for the Model 3 - but the 3 is outselling them, doesn't catch fire, and is far more reliable
- Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, and Volvo are all going after Models S and X, and they have better stylists, interiors, dealer networks, brands and fit and finish -- but the Model S destroys them in price performance.
- Ford, General Motors and Rivian Ford have all announced electric pickup trucks coming in 2021. Elon announced first, but there's a big question whether he can beat them to market. He hasn't, but none of the others have scaled yet, or have near his specs.
That's not to say the Tesla's are without charm or features, the big screen, the software updates, and the drivetrain are certainly competitive or value add. But it's not a one-player game -- and all the players are carving out niches. The other car makers are entering the electric market and applying pressure.
So far, Elon has done far better than industry people expected. But they have less room to operate, and better competition, every year. Thus while I hate the design language used. It does have a few functional features. Great specs, and if they can hit numbers, it has good enough economics that it can make a pretty good argument for a work truck that is reminiscent of the high design of a Pontiac Aztek or the Volkswagen Thing.
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| The CyberTruck is really more like a big Cyber-El-Camino -- it's built on a car platform, the high sides and short bed make the bed less functional (more an open-air trunk, on-demand). But then that's what 80% of the truck-buying public use their trucks for anyways. |
Renders[edit | edit source]
Frankly, renders of what people thought it would look like, were far better than the real look. And I more want a bus/van style (with a retractable roof for high loads).
I want a bus or van option
Either Bus or Van looks better, but still not great
These renders look much better, by home designers
When a home stylist can do better than your designers, something has gone wrong.
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- https://kotaku.com/the-internet-reacts-to-teslas-cybertruck-which-looks-l-1839993378
- https://jalopnik.com/how-the-tesla-cybertruck-hypothetically-measures-up-to-1839993925
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