Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast Road Test Review: Just Shoot Me | Car and Driver
"Is that real?" A woman standing next to the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck outside a hotel in Venice, California, is pretty certain she's looking at an escaped movie prop. "Like, is there a car underneath that?" she asks. We inform her that yes, it is real, but if any vehicle will cause you to question objective reality, it's this one. To those of us who are into cars, it seems like the Cybertruck has been around forever-it was announced in November 2019 and has been in the news seemingly every day since. But for a sizable segment of the population, this may as well be an alien lander or an escaped military project. It looks like it drove out of the Home Depot Andromeda in the year 3000 carrying a pallet of nano armor for the ol' fusion recombiner back at the Demogorgon Ranch. When the door opens, you half expect to see the driver's seat occupied by a hologram. The Cybertruck is the craziest production car of the century, and second place isn't even close.
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Our road test process
01:26 Cyberbeast configuration
01:38 Performance test results
02:35 Why does it look like that?
03:24 Stainless steel cleaning and toughness
04:50 What's the stainless steel made of?
05:35 Is it really bulletproof?
06:28 Aerodynamics and why a spare tire is an accessory
08:08 Our range test results
09:16 Aerodynamic effects of tonneau and wheel covers
09:44 Steer-by-wire overview
11:05 Electrical architecture and weight
12:01 Driving experience
17:29 Front seats
19:29 Rear seats
20:01 Bed time
21:31 Final thoughts
It's like it fell out of an Ugly Tree and hit every branch on the way down.
You know what a truck needs? A gable roof. Pure genius.
@@Dwigt_Rortugal and a bed smaller than a kei truck
Why don't you run it through a carwash
Reviewer‘s and influencers have learned that if they talk badly about the product. They don’t get the vehicles to pretend that they’re being honest reviewing
Hope they don't have birds where they live
Drive it offroad on a easy trail, or on a beach, or God forbid. A worksite with ruts, mud, sand, etc.
@@Inpreesme Which would explain why you hardly see Tesla reviews where the quality control, or build quality is crap.
Yeah, this is just another shill video.
Lol, the dual steer motor quip about airplane reminds me of an old saw about twin engine aircraft: Don't worry, if one engine fails, the second has more than enough power to get you to your crash site.
Good one.
I love that the biggest, heaviest vehicles are the ones that don't have to report their stats.
I guess it's assumed anyone buying one of those isn't prioritizing efficiency anyway lol
Thank Republicans for rejecting regulations because they might hurt big business.
@@billg.7909 It was the Democrats that wrote the CAFE standards that exempted pickups from MPG standards.
@@Species-lj8wh oh, come on… the industry wrote those standards and had them implemented by the government of the day.
“It’s a pickup truck; it’s not made for two-lane roads.” I dunno, two-lane roads are just about everyone in the American west. A visibility problem on two-lane roads is a big problem if you are doing normal truck things.
Yeh, it's a city driving truck. Not a workpersons' truck.
@@tianikane3312 They why is it so big? You'd think a "city truck" should be smaller. Regardless every car should reasonably be able to drive on a normal road.
@@browneyeofsauron1244 Yeah unfortunately most trucks in America are like that at the moment, and most people buying them don't even use them for towing or anything truck related 😂
what he meant was it's not made for doing high speed aggressive driving on twisty 2 lanes- not driving normally on 2 lanes.
A vehicle that's not for two-lane roads. Yup, Tesla is officially a cult.
The loose bolt is an easter egg, congratulations on finding it.
😂😂😂😂😂
What's the prize?
Apparently the wheel covers have been recalled because the covers were cutting into the sidewall of the tire. And speaking of tires, will an owner have to buy the funky tires from Tesla? What will the cost be for a set of new shoes for the truck?
They'll be disposed of in 10 years.
Minecraft called and doesn't want its truck back.
I'll rent one next time I visit Gotham City.
_Same BAT Time, same BAT Channel_
I will transfer Gotham Citiy to my home. When i am allowed to. Sadly the UN/ECE geezers are afraid of their own shadow.
Say hello to Batman, Alfred and Robin for me. Oh yeah and Bruce Wayne
None of these are in Pittsburgh. As soon as they start pouring salt on the roads here these things will shrivel up and die.
@@nitehawk86 "shrivel up and die" Yes. Clearly a nutcase. Literally.
The Delorean & Pontiac Aztec had a baby and named it Cybertruck
Exterior design by Stevie Wonder.
Hey, don't knock the Aztec, I just bought one for $450. At that price, I figure it has to be a fine machine. (The ad said it just needed a few minor repairs and TLC 🤣)
@@tinkerstrade3553 Like a new windshield? Just make sure the FBI isn't after you.
@@brandall101 Oh it was stolen. Busted window and ripped ignition. Now why anybody would want to, is murky: it couldn't be as a getaway car, you'd stick out like driving an Edsel. I only bought it because of the all wheel drive. I'm building out a truck camper, and want tow the 4X4 and use it as a runabout when camped. A sort of ugly jeep.
@@tinkerstrade3553 I was referencing Breaking Bad... where it was used as a getaway car quite a few times :)
When I see somebody driving one, I just point at them and laugh 😂 😹
Having everything on the screen is absurdly annoying to me. California car guys always review these things in perfect conditions/"ideal" offroad conditions. Salt/mud gonna make that rearview camera useless real quick.
Which is true if EVery vehicle with a camera. You’d know that if you’d bought a car in the last decade…😂
The front bumper camera has a spray nozzle to keep it clean.
When CT starts to be involved in traffic accidents, you will start to see what a death trap it really is both for passengers and not least for oncoming traffic, pedestrians and cyclists, fortunate that the United States is so poorly designed that not many people walk and cycle, in now a reason why we in Europe are so lucky that we have reasonable traffic rules that make CT illegal over here in the western free world😁
@@michael-gk3ib You must have some amazing crystal ball.
@@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck That doesn't automatically give it a pass! It just means that's a sucky feature of ALL EV's!
Yes fly by wire in a plane seems and is safe in a plane. The aviation industry has standards and the planes are inspected and maintained quite vigorously. In some person's vehicle I feel after time these systems will be prone to issues from improper maintenance. Have you seen the miled out vehicles on the roads today? When the cost to maintain these systems is seen some people will be lax in upkeep of vehicles. No mechanical backup is not a good idea.
Planes are fly-by-wire for many, many reasons that won’t fit into a KZhead comment. A car with a drive-by-wire steer is terrifying at best. This is a tesla thing, creating a problem to a solution, and reinventing things that already had been invented, and doing it the most inefficient way.
i'm sure we can all trust Testa not to fail with it /s
The system has two computers and twin steering motors. It is backed up.
these comments are very ignorant. there are lots of advantages to drive by wire, (manufacturing, cost, reliability, driver experience, etc.) why would you think its a bad thing? Because its popular to hate on Tesla now?
haha.... these sorry azz tesla haters are truly pathetic ...
Did you drive it through a car wash, or tow with it ,
Who would ever do such a thing with a truck? You're just talking crazy.
@@dwcscca and you never driven in the winter months up North. Are you some Tesla owner, employee , or influencer ? That is what trucks are meant for. To get dirty , to be washed, and to tow things. Duh.
@@serafinacosta7118 lol yes. 😅😅. Those are the most basic things you would do with the truck thus my sarcastic response. We already know of one cybertruck being bricked simply by going through a regular car wash and anyone who has tried to tow anything with the cybertruck has ended up with less than 100 mi of range. It's a joke. And actually I live in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada where we typically get about 600 inches of snow per year so I know what I'm talking about with winter driving. 😉
Bring it to Alaska in December and we will talk. What a joke of a "truck!"
Tesla Cybertruck, proving the age old adage of "there is a sucker born every minute"...
Maybe 2or3
Yeah, people who still buy ICE vehicles and inhale their fumes, like two wheeled budha here. And 32 idiot who up-thumped your brainfart, go to take good long sniff of diesel tale pipe.
And you proving the age old adage ‘better to remain silent and have people think you’re stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt’!
@@Mrkevino77 you proving the age old adage ‘better to remain silent and have people think you’re stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt’! 😀
@@Mrkevino77 said to the mirror
Can you imagine a couple of ranchers driving that around covered in mud and cow manure with a 100 gallon diesel tank and a blue healer cow dog in the back? Ne neither.
I only have a 50 gallon tank in my diesel pickup bed...
Why am I watching a Tesla video brochure?
I hear you. C&D sold out a long time ago.
@@midcenturymodern9330 sold out to who? who paid them for this?
"if you're a fan of outward visibility....." every pedestrian gives a blank stare
He was like, "It's a truck it's not meant to be on a two lane highway." and I was like.....what
Its not about what other people actually think, its about what you think they think. People who drive noisy motor cycles think everyone else admires them. People who experience a noisy motorcycle going past think the owner is an annoying menace to society.
Yeah i was Carlos would have given comparison to other trucks visibility, rather than just a vague statement of A pillars blocking during corners. Like how much does that happen with a typical crew cab truck.
Lying...crushed... on the ground... flattened by this piece of $%&*@
@@andrewjazdzyk1215 That wasn't the first time he said something like that either. The translation: "The truck isn't designed to be a truck."
Jason Camissa of Hagertty, he was as impressed as Carlos I think.
I confuse those two for some reason
@@lemongavine Same here, sometimes I think they are twins.LOL
More than Carlos. Jason is more objective too.
C'mon, Hagerty was a paid campaign. It was an ad for the CT and not much else. Friends keep friends honest by telling them the truth. Hagerty did no such thing.
@@TheDirtCreatureexactly, they said so much bullsht nonsense in that video.
This is a nicely cadenced review … comprehensive and not crazy emotional or full of hyperbole, thank you C&D
Does 'nicely cadenced' in this context mean, 'soft, biased and sucky'?
Seriously…features of this truck can be dangerous. It would be no surprise if Elon set constraints on negative comments.
No discussion of the sharp edges. The only criticism was a loose bolt, and he laughed it off. No mention of water, snow, or mud causing issues... uncritical doesn't mean unbiased.
This is what Tesla paid him to do. Mild, boring, and do not mention the many faults this "thing" has!
@15:16 He said on visibility "it's a pick up truck not made for two lane roads"......
I look forward to people getting creative with stencils and lemon juice.
😁😅😂🤣🤣
The driving dong, The silver schlong, The drawn on dink, The painted on phallus.
Some people who buy these get them wrapped....
@@rvninnorthcarolina3377 my wrap would be rust and bullet holes.
Thanks for the laughs! The jump kick and lock to lock test were hilarious!
Jealous? What laughs? Kick a** truck for sure 👌🏼
Will Auto Zone have that wiper blade? Will Gort use it to pick up Klaatu?
Good one!
I think you have to go to the harbor and get one at the Ocean Liner parts store.
$165, a real bargain.
Oh, yeah, that's some stellar engineering there.
Klaatu Barakah Knickto 😂
It looks like a giant rolling doorstop. Pass.
I’ll take yours then.
@@startupdownhome You have my deepest condolences, to be seen driving that ugly monstrosity 🤮
It looks like the kind of cobbled together goofy future vehicles from bad mad Max takeoffs when I was a kid. The kind you rented from the video store that was inside of a grocery store.
haters with no life
Apparently they are recalling just under 4000 for the accelerator pedal issue; how may do they need to sell to break even on the amortized development costs? In virtually every other country with an advanced economy you would get a response that might indicate that you had lost your mind if you started talking about it being bullet proof. Likewise, if you say that it is a truck and therefore not suited to operating on a two lane road. Those points are purely academic, I admit, as in Europe it would considered to be a design optimised to injure pedestrians - so it isn't going to be on European roads, ever. And even it was, you would need a special licence to drive it.
Great Job Carlos! Always enjoy your perspective!
MT lost a legend when Carlos left, glad to see him again here!
I'm not a fan of Tesla by any means and actually used to work on the battery enclosures for this truck. But I think they did a great job. Everyone hates it now, but years later, I think people will respect it, especially in regards to the polarizing design. They took a huge risk and didn't play it safe
Totally agree. Once a long while do we see big companies taking big risk, breakthrough in products (eg. iPhone and cybertruck). It's big steps like these that eventually changes the market and enhance lives. People can complain all they want, but there is no denying cybertruck is packed with technology, other car makers never even dreamed about.
@@IronCan88 Well said Sir!
I actually disagree. I think it draws attention now, it is futuristic looking, but still has the image of a concept vehicle. Once the hype wears off, there are thousands more on the road and people don't snap their necks off gawking at it, other car makers become a bit more imaginative and innovative in their design, the looks will be more of a detriment than anything else. It's good looking from the front, but from some other angles it's really..... ugly, perhaps it will eventually end up more refined in future.
@@kissoffire1 It's futuristic looking? At best it's what a 5 year old kid would draw if they were asked to depict a truck from the future.
I've been driving Cybertruck for almost two months and the worst two points of the experience is the amount of people that wants to interact and lack of autopilot features.
You don't have the option to buy it?
Completely agree. I'm so sick of poor people coming up to me asking questions. Just get your own Cybertruck is what I tell em.
@@MidnightBenz FSD is included in the foundation package, but Tesla is probably still doing testing, so they have not turned on the functionality of autopilot and FSD yet. They will eventually.
@@IronCan88 good to know. I have to place an order on mine and I was offered the foundation series. Though I'm kind of rethinking the entire thing due to the range. The range extender really doesn't cut it due to space lost and also additional cost on top of all.
What about noseprints from kiddies?
hats off that was the best review I have seen so far. NOW I WANT ONE!!!
A few years ago, I did volunteer work in the Crawford Museum’s shop. There was a Delorean DMC-12 in the collection. A light touch with Scotch Brite pad did a good job of cleaning up the stainless steel skin as needed. The DMC-12 panels were SS303, not that different from the Cybertruck “30X.” The difference was that the DMC-12 steel panels were a skin and not so structural as in the Cybertruck. The high sides on the Cybertruck seem to be a necessity owing to the unit body design more than aerodynamic benefit. The Ridgeline, Santa Cruze and Brat are all like that. The Maverick has not so high bed sides, but it is quite a bit smaller.
You should not have to use the word "considering" that many times when discussing a vehicle that expensive.
Finally, a level-headed, useful review. Dope.
? There have been several.... I would say "numerous".
"I can't see out the front but we have lots of cameras, so that's OK." I hope he was joking.
Thank you Carlos for reviewing the Cybertruck and not reviewing Elon musk Not too many journalists seem to be able to do that
This video shows why Carlos is still one of the GOATs in the car review game.
One of the best reviews on the cybertruck that I've seen, Thank you!👌🏼
I couldn't help but notice you didn't include the weight of this hideous gargantuan blubbermill in your specs at the beginning. They don't like you talking about that.
Crazy that it has a full 6 foot bed, is the fastest truck, bulletproof, air suspension, is lighter than a rivian. Wtf
It's an awesome beast!
It's a marvel of engineering
...too bad it is ugly.
And the sound system is amazing
FTW!
Love the honest opinion. The good and the bad.
Puff piece.
@@kentstallard6512 seriously. Reviewers of all things sold out 15 years ago. Ever since, they haven't given honest reviews of anything. All this made in China garbage is the perfect example. None of it lasts or is of good quality, yet they all get rave reviews from the "reputable" reviewers.
Why didn't they tow anything or take it on a dirt road? Its a truck, but they are reviewing it mostly as a city car. 'Its a truck... Not for two lane' what?!
He said “ship, Christmas!” Ha! Thanks for the balanced and entertaining review. If I had the money (and once they work out all the bugs) I would for sure get one, and I am not a huge fan of trucks. Thanks again!
Good review, but you forget to mention the stereo. I have a Cybertruck and it has the best stereo I have ever heard. If you ever have a change to talk to an owner who seems to want to show it off ask to hear the stereo.
Yes, and when you have to wait in your car watching your favorite band on KZhead with the sound system is not to be underestimated. Great experience.
I have a great sound system in my ZJ. So what.
I agree, the sound system is amazing, we love watching movies when we're in the car waiting for something. Also the speaker placement seems really good. I like to listen to audiobooks while I'm driving, and between the quietness of the vehicle and the excellent sound system, I feel like I don't have to turn up the volume that loud to easily hear the audio, even at highway speeds.
@@mylittlepitbull3143you have an okay sound system in your ZJ, and so what is the correct response in that case. The Cybertruck has a $100k sound system that happens to also come with the world's most advanced truck.
@@GregHassler 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Like I said. So what? I don't need $100,000 sound system. And I don't need $100,000 truck. And I'm not poor so that's not the issue.
Wow! Excellent review. I’ve owned Cybertruck for a few months now and must say your opinions mostly align with mine. I applaud Car & Driver for doing an honest review.
Completely agree. I got my cybertruck about a year ago and I've had like no issues with it.
@@warrencooksey5603 no you didn't. "on November 30, 2023, Tesla delivered the first 10 or 12 production units to customers."
@@skierpage yiu just flagged a liar. So Tesla has planted a few trolls here.
This was a great review.
What a good balanced review. Clearly not a fanboy but also not a hater. Just reviewing the vehicle for what it is, which many seem incapable of doing. Would love to see a similar review of the offroad experience of the CT.
Did it start to rust as soon as you drove it?
A truck that is not for everybody, just never having to worry about Shopping Cart dings? Priceless, not to mention Police forces who order it will just have to duck beneath the glass to be PROTECTED when going thru ' hoods😂
but.. like.. DO worry about the ding leaving a mark that will become unfixable rust.
@@cwx8 Rust is from ambient iron particles from the environment not from the Steel skin of the CYBRTRK , have you everwashed your favorite SS pot? I have dozens of them that still look new, matter of fact I just came back from GOODWILL,paid $2.50 for a perfect SSteel pot, Yeah, no Fuking rust, Two Dollar &50cents.😃😂
@@cwx8On regular cars that have paint chipped off. The cybertruck has a PREN higher than 316L marine grade stainless steel, higher grade than the delorean 304 ss that have been rust free for over 40 years.
@@starshipdriver8536 It is 301-304 stainless. Watch the first 5 minutes. And 301-304 pitting resistance is lower than 316L
@@RobTeeJr The device hasn’t been updated for Tesla’s proprietary “HFS”.
Cool review ! thanks for sharing
This is a great, fair video review that covers a good amount for the casual car enthusiast or person with their mind already made up (I absolutely love it… after I hated it for a year lol). I think using it or riding in it will change a lot of minds, as will seeing it in person
I've seen a few of them, as they are made here, and it didn't change my mind personally. I still don't like it lol
I had my Cybertruck delivered three weeks ago and have been busy trying to kill it off-road. It's not complying. I did break one of the wheel fairings off because I didn't remove them before taking it off-road as recommended by Tesla. This thing off-roads so nicely, it can make a three-point turn on trails my F-150 would need a 7-point turn, or not be able to turn around at all. For its size, it's super nimble.
And the turn radius just got shorter with the patch this week..... not something other trucks can say.
This “truck” is for guys who wear faux tactical gear to go to the air soft range.
@@993mike That's one way some will use it, just like they do with more traditional trucks and SUVs. But are you saying the Cybertruck is not for people that don't wear "faux tactical gear to go to the air soft range"? I use mine for off-road travel, wood cutting, hauling a trailer and landscaping/yard tasks. And its better at all of those things than my F-150. Better driving dynamics, nimbler at positioning for loading/unloading, higher payload capacity, higher tow rating, less cost to fill up, no regular oil and filter changes, no wheel well intrusions in the bed that interfere with loading/unloading, more powerful, more bump absorption off road, more ground clearance, quieter cruising in the cabin, more comfortable seats, better sounding stereo, etc. etc. etc. It's so superior to my F-150 that it's embarrassing to the F-150 to even compare them to each other. I will never buy an F-150 again!
@@ZipZoomZip was your F150 also $100,000? Since you off road a lot , did you buy the spare wheel that takes up a good chunk of the bed for $1200?
They get stuck in sand.👎
Sorry, But just like a few dead pixels on a PC monitor draw your eye, both of those doors look like some kid has been playing with the stainless fridge and left dirty smudges on the edges.
Everything is on the display. So the driver can’t make any adjustments without taking eyes off the road. Should be outlawed in all motor vehicles.
A very nicely done video, IMHO. Clear-eyed about the innovations AND the foibles - bravo!
Very nicely balanced and paced review. Always love to hear from Carlos; been following him for years. Great work 👍🏽
I can’t wait for my Beast
I got mine already! What are you waiting for?
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What month/year did you reserve? Mine is Dec 2019
@@macgyverfever ding bad
how much money for a toaster
In every cyberpunk review Ive seen there is a "hey there is a loose bolt" or " hey that panel gap is really wide" or " hey that screw needs to be tightened"
Whoa, considering this is Car and Driver this review comes in at A+.
I loved that show. Very funny.
That was really well done. My opinion didn't change. This vehicle is about one thing. Look at me.
🤣😘🤣 "IF I were to buy this as scrap you're looking at about like $0.50 a pound" 5:25
For the stainless steel body, yes, it's commingled metals that have to be melted down and separated. The batteries and motors however are worth $$$$
@@GregHassler I would hope so after purchasing a hunk of metal for $50,000, $79,000, or $99,000. Vehicles have some of the highest depreciation in a market. My '07 pickup was purchased at $7,000. Does great on on the FR roads, if I continue to take care of it of course. It also has a spare tire that is attached underneath. The following is a stereotype : People who own pickups are typically people who want to be independent and not rely on others. It just seems insane that they didn't design a space for a spare tire.
@@HamiltonThielsen I have a 2000 GMC pickup that has never had the spare removed from under the box and probably couldn’t get it off if I needed it.
I don’t understand what’s so environmentally sound about a 7000-pound vehicle with 90-pound tires constantly ejecting all that rubber-crumb pollution into the environment.
@@freddymax5256 Same with my '07 Duramax, and I off-road it once in a while. The only time I've had the spare down in the last 10+ years when when a stray kitten climbed up onto it while we were at a taco shop in Baja.
I find myself waiting for the textures to load everytime I look at it.
Well balanced, awesome thorough review. Thank you!
How about the terrible visibility in the truck, how about the open cockpit design with the rear window removed, not so great 🤔 How about the difficulties with water, getting stuck in sand, the feeling of weight when on wet roads or how the 9,000 lbs is difficult to stop in the event of loss of control or how it will blow through guard rails 🤔🤨
I wonder of those Tesla engineers are still employed there?
The weirdest thing is after seeing it for the first time I dont really notice them in traffic anymore. All that stainless steel and ev quietness just kinda blends in despite its proportions
That definitely hasn't happened to me yet! I've only seen one once :(
That's the "Hypnosis mode" . Elons' latest secret "Bond Villain technology" designed to fool the gullible.... unless you're a "normal" person rather than someone with "polarised opinion"....
Said no one.
9:02 it isn't accurate to say that the Cybertruck fell "short of its estimate" on your 75mph range test. The estimate you're speaking of is an average of multiple driving cycles which include lower speed city driving. So they never gave you, or anyone, an estimate for 75mph driving alone.
Carlos, one of the best presenters ever, and my favorite! Wanna see you review the new model 3 performance.
I like his calm rational laid-back review. Never saw him before. Very good job. Meanwhile, I have my 1978 October issue of Car and Driver with the 1979 New Car Preview to read. Call me old, but I still love READING the old magazines.
It’s awesome
Starting to see them in the wild and have had the opportunity to check them out but not drive yet. But if one is to get this truck, you better like talking about it and crowds! Every time I’ve seen one it’s been surrounded by people good/bad. Not something I’d get but am interested in the tech/drive by wire steering.
You will wait ages to get Drive by WIRE from legacy auto.
Just buy one. I get so much attention with mine. Kids, babies, dogs and moms love it.
@@warrencooksey5603 wife and kids would kill me 😂They laugh and say i should get a paid by @ford how many times people stop and ask questions when we open frunk of F150 lightning!
That level of attention will of course decrease, and I think that's a good thing.
@@warrencooksey5603 - Why would you want attention? Makes no sense. I prefer anonymity thanks.
The general populace can't afford that vehicle and most people can't even afford food nowadays
Americans sure aren’t losing weight, making that assertion more than a little doubtful. 😂
Most people can afford food. 50% of the car buyers however can't afford to pay a monthly payment of more than $450/month.
Wow, what an unexpectedly balanced review! I'm a bit shocked actually!
It's Car & Driver what did you expect ? R&T and other legit car magazines do the same and call it as it is. They did debunk a Tesla claim though. The sub 11 second quarter mile. Which means that Musk's boast and video of faster than a 911 while towing a 911 was also BS.
@@linusa2996It ran an 11.0. That’s debunking something?
@ErikDB6 musk claimed that the truck ran sub 11 seconds while towing a 911. If the truck ran 11sec without a load, it's not running sub 12 with a 4000lb car and trailer
Steer by wire=no mechanical connection?!!!=only matter of time when you keep going straight in some corner...
That is why they have 3 motors , 2 back up if the first one fails.
Don’t get on an airplane then….
My question as well. What happens if all power is lost or there is some sort of power glitch? Does that mean you can't steer? If power goes out or there's a glitch in a plane you've got problems too. But I think you can coast 20,000 feet above the ground for a few minutes in hopes of figuring something out. Not so sure the same can be done in a vehicle traveling on a road.
Thank you for the honest review from both sides. Best review I’ve seen.
Can’t wait to get mine. Seeing one in person is jaw dropping
You are too poor. You are not getting a cybertruck. Stop lying for acceptance.
I just got my Cybertruck last week and it is truly incredible technology. Amazingly smooth ride and quick for such a big vehicle.
"I just got my Cybertruck last week and it is truly incredible technology.": Just curious: does it have orange spots on the metal, after rain?
@@mpmpm No, that’s all noise. It’s awesome.
Beware of car washes apparently!
@@993mike Car Washes are no issue whatsoever. Again, just more noise.
Got mine a month ago also and it's awesome. So much FUD lol
With so many shows on mainstream news saying this truck is a flop and a big mistake by Tesla, it is nice to see a mainstream and trusted car review company giving this truck its proper praise and recognition. It has been so disappointing to see how so many American media corporations who you would expect to be honest and fair toward an American product be so negative and biased. Thank you for just telling us the facts - both positive and negative without any of the emotional and political baggage that Teslas are too often subject to.
"We dug our own grave with the Cybertruck". Remind me again which hater said that?
This is a "truck" that fails to do many truck things. Towing or carrying heavy loads for instance...the range estimates go to less than 100 miles....facts not political conjecture.
I'm rebuilding a 49 Chevy 3/4 ton. I'll be out about $16k. It will be good for another 40 years. I can buy a lot of gas for the difference in price.
I was pleasantly surprised how well this video showcases the CyberTruck.
Good to see the engineers wrestle the design from the Sales dept. The last engineer designed car was the Citroen DS 20 back in '72. This is why all cars look the same, because the Sales people know what the customer wants. (Fashionable headlights). It should have active hydraulic suspension for more clearance off road.
More than 16”?
The model 3 was designed by space x. You don't get more of an engineering team than that.
The interesting parts of this truck for me are the 48 volt architecture, steer by white and 4 wheel steer.
Hey guess what? One teardown revealed that it's not actually fully 48V. It still uses 12v for stuff like the windows.
It's frightening to me that there is no solid mechanical backup system for steering! Ridiculous and dangerous!
In the 1920's there were 10 electric car companies. None of them had you sit on a giant battery. The batteries were under the hood or in the trunk. Curious: how healthy is it to sit on top of a giant magnetic field for hours and hours at a time?
Futuristic design! Yeah, it looks like the Millenium Duck.
"It"s legit. Overall, I'm impressed." Takeaway quote from C&D. Domino effect as skeptics fall to the engineering facts.
Completely agree. All the hate is coming from poor people who can't afford this truck. I have one. The Cybertruck is amazing. I have had zero problems. If you are on the fence, just go buy one already. People love this truck. I have folks coming up to me all the time asking questions or wanting to take photos. I feel so cool owning this truck!
@user Nicely worded 🎯
@@warrencooksey5603 cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias go brrr
@@warrencooksey5603the cybertruck is a car for fat and bald men wanting to look cool. Not me but my girlfriend said it 🤣
I'm sure the random loose bolt in the underbed storage isn't at all an indicator of poor assembly elsewhere.
Now imagine Carlos Lago, Jason Camisa and Randy Pobst as a car review/test trio... 😁
Someone should show this video to Scotty Kilmer. He hates EV’s.
Why do you have the recalled defective wheel covers on, are you out of touch?
"Another zip code over there" Hahahah daamn that wad best I ever heard about that windshield
22:31 The 48 volt architecture, Steer-by-wire, rear wheel steering were not created to solve any problems with the design of the car. They had hoped to do 48v when the Y was released but punted it during COVID. Car companies have been looking at doing the same for years but haven't. Steer by wire is pretty hard and requires redundancy up the wazoo. These are just choices that make a truck even more fun to drive. And also true innovation is something that you didn't know you needed and can't live without. Many people say that about the speed proportional steering. None of these things Tesla invented, but they are putting it in a vehicle that will sell millions of units.
You can't do steer-by-wire without 48v. Cybertruck was a somewhat low-volume testbed for the robotaxi/compact car, which will have steer-by-wire for sure and be produced in MASSIVE numbers.
@@danielmonge2318 higher voltage means lighter wiring, easier installation with Ethernet token rings which pushes in lower costs to manufacture. Their engineering design philosophy to lower weight, reduce build complexity is what puts new technology , not because the CT wedge shape or its stainless steel skin
What’s the relationship between 48V technology and COVID?
@@freddymax5256 supply chain issues
Steer by wire in a car makes no sense. A steering box/rack is not an expensive or hard to find part. The proportional steering also isn't enough of a benefit for the risk of steer by wire. Why not just have tight ratio steering at both low and high speeds. That's how my car is set up and at first it takes a little getting used to the more sensitive steering at high speeds, but once you do, it's awesome. Why make it less sensitive at speed? My car is manual steering with a tight steering ratio. It's easy to steer, but it's only an 1800 lb car. With power steering, it would be doable in a heavier car. The difference between my car and this being that there's no electronics that can fail and make my steering inoperable.
A loose bolt. Great. Really inspires confidence.
The CuberTruck looks like it does because the stainless steel body can only be folded. It’s too tough to be stamped to make curves. The stainless was chosen to best the F-150 for toughness.
Which justifies why no other truck manufacturer bothered to use stainless steel. Form follows function, not the other way around.
How do you wash the inside of the front window?
You just crack it and have it replaced under insurance! By the way insurance rates are going up.
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I am impressed by how thorough, organized and thoughtful these long-form C&D reviews are. And no yelling or special effects. Thanks for explaining the light truck consumption/range test applied to the not-so-light truck without going down a rabbit hole of light truck, light duty truck, or light commercial vehicle, and for the real-world comparison to the Ford Lightning. Want to see a winter test when traction control has a few more iterations. Crawling on carefully metered power could be impressive.
I can see Deiter from Sprockets digging this. "I am filled with anticipation/remorse, and it is most delicious."
I don't understand why it's so important that it's Bullit proof. We've NEVER used that as a criteria before.
The whole thing is answers to questions no one asked.
The bullet proof part is just to show how tough the exterior is. It's so tough that it can stop bullets, not that you should go get shot in it. why is that so hard to understand?
@@rustygear447 Username checks out :p
@@rustygear447 Making cybertrucks like this is one of the dumbest ideas ever. It is still going to get dented and warped in collisions, and since those panels are welded onto the chassis as this video says, you're gonna want to just ditch this thing and replace it with an ICE car when you get the repair costs estimate. Minor dents are also not a significant issue. Only OCD people really care about those. My car has a bunch, and I hardly ever even notice those. The bullets used to do the demonstration of those panels being "bulletproof" were also not the type that would be most commonly used by criminals, meaning that this whole song and dance about bulletproof panels is really just a b.s. gimmick. Criminals would go with the cheaper bullets, those being full-metal jackets rather than hollow-points (which are like less than half the price of hollow-points), especially given that FMJs penetrate stuff far better. From the tests that I have seen, I strongly doubt that those panels would stop FMJs, seeing how hollow-points came close to punching through and failed to do so clearly on account of flaring far out and flattening as they are supposed to even when they hit very soft stuff such as flesh. Sure, regular panels on old-school ICE cars are nowhere nearly as tough, but it is cheap and easy enough to remove and replace them. That makes them a much better choice. And then there is the part that the panels are steel and the chassis is aluminum. Who the hell is dumb enough to weld steel panels onto an aluminum support structure??? Aluminum and steel have very different thermal expansion coefficients, so that is just asking for trouble with parts bending or warping and welds failing at some point. I have to say Elon Musk's idiot index for other people looks very much like it is really just an attempt by him to excuse his own stupidity by trying to put down those around him.
@@rustygear447It's not hard to understand. These commentators are not serious people.
You may hate it but you have to admit it's kinda refreshing.
Nah, Tesla has already removed the hub caps from the truck.
@@guyfawkesuThe1 Because they have to fix the rubber, they're shipping them to customers as soon as they're done.
No, I don't have to admit it, because it's not. It's sad and ridiculous. It's a billion dollar joke, perpetrated by Musk.
No carrots were peeled with the door edges, no front trunk guillotine finger chop test.
If this comes with a baseball, I'm sold.
One correction. It’s full six feet on the base of the bed. Because it’s angled, as you stack stuff, you end up with a few inches less than six feet.