General vehicle thread

[Jer]

That damn Cybertruck is gross. I drew that exact truck when I was seven so I need to dig back through my drawings to see if Tesla owes me some royalties as it was my original design in the 80's. I kept waiting for them to bring out the real Cybertruck to push that rolling turd off of the stage. Good god that thing is hideous. I feel like Tesla felt bad for those who loved the Pontiac Aztek and DeLorean as they felt they were under-served after those vehicles were abandoned and felt they could corner that market.

It's just tragic that the specs are so amazing because it's a straight butter face. All of my farmer buddies from the Midwest starting blowing me up about how interested they were in buying one after riding in my Model S but they all said that there was no way they could be seen by their neighbors and around town in the monstrosity.

Spaceballs El Camino.

[brutal]

That damn Cybertruck is gross. I drew that exact truck when I was seven so I need to dig back through my drawings to see if Tesla owes me some royalties as it was my original design in the 80's. I kept waiting for them to bring out the real Cybertruck to push that rolling turd off of the stage. Good god that thing is hideous. I feel like Tesla felt bad for those who loved the Pontiac Aztek and DeLorean as they felt they were under-served after those vehicles were abandoned and felt they could corner that market.

It's just tragic that the specs are so amazing because it's a straight butter face. All of my farmer buddies from the Midwest starting blowing me up about how interested they were in buying one after riding in my Model S but they all said that there was no way they could be seen by their neighbors and around town in the monstrosity.

Spaceballs El Camino.

That thing isn't going to be hauling my 5th Wheel any time soon (or ever) I expect.

[newracer]

He designed it after being on Joe Rogan's podcast.

[Gman]

Kelley Blue Book publisher on Tesla CyberTruck: 'People are going to think about this truck'

The executive publisher of the famed Kelley Blue Book says Elon Musk’s new Tesla CyberTruck is a risk worth taking.

“He's doing something totally unconventional,” Karl Brauer told Yahoo Finance’s YFi AM on Friday. “And, at this point ... there's no downside to that. He's going to cause a stir, and people are going to think about this truck.”

At an event in Los Angeles on Thursday, Musk unveiled the unconventional truck — and the truck’s “armor glass” notoriously smashed during a demonstration.

Brauer recognizes that selling this new SUV won’t necessarily be easy for Musk. That’s because the target consumer may not be willing to trade in their vehicle for something more efficient made by Tesla (TSLA).

“Truck buyers are the most traditional buyers out there. They're the most loyal buyers out there. So for him to be able to come in with something this unconventional and pull traditional truck buyers out of their comfort zone, probably a big challenge.”

Having an electric vehicle could also be tricky for people who like to spend time off-roading. Brauer believes this SUV may be a better option for people in a more urban environment.

“The only thing worse then running out of energy in an electric vehicle is running out of energy in the middle of nowhere. If you're going to drive around the city, and you're going to haul a bunch of things, and you want to not burn a lot of fuel and put out a lot of emissions, something like the CyberTruck would be great.”

A quote from Karl Brauer in the video at the link above: "Uh....I was waiting for the actual truck to come out, not the sketch version of the truck."

[ray1970]

I?m thinking the unaerodynamic design is going to totally screw the gas mileage.

[FoxtArt]

We need to start a pool on the # of days elapsed from the first delivery before some Telsa fan-boi gets plugged with a 9mm demonstrating his "APC" to his buddies.

I'm betting 4.

ETA: Also if you guys didn't notice, the hammer was hilarious. Compare the white door hit with the Tesla hit, the guy was holding back as much as he could, probably 1/3 the force of the first.

I'd bet a 4.7mm BB with five pumps would punch through it.

[eddiememphis]

We need to start a pool on the # of days elapsed from the first delivery before some Telsa fan-boi gets plugged with a 9mm demonstrating his "APC" to his buddies.

I'm betting 4.

I'll take the over.

[FoxtArt]

And to stack on my observation, you'll also note it flexed with the hammer hit.

That means it is *not* hardened in any way shape or form. (Hardened would have cracked, not flexed). It doesn't matter what "alloy" it is, that's no more bullet proof than a street sign.

They claim it has no frame, that the body is the frame. Beyond the other associated issues, that shit will be totaled with every f'n fender bender if it bent that much (even temporarily) over that little of kinetic force, which of course made the crowd excited, much as the announcement it has seats, and a cup-holder, and wheels. (Common cars/trucks weigh up to 6500 lbs vs his 5 lbs sledge, and are going much faster than his hammer swing even in a parking lot)

Wish the RIVIAN front end looked normal. Maybe the electric ford has hopes :/

[MrPrena]

[iego]

They need to do several stock splits so the long haired hippies can buy in.

$330 is like a months income.

-John