Watching...

 

I'm reading...

• Beast Mode = 845 HP on the tri-motor version good for sub-3-second 0-60
• Induction motors in the rear for power - front motor probably used for efficient cruising
• Motorized bed cover
• Steer-by-wire
• Electromechanical front locker
• Front drive unit alone is >300 HP

 

• Marketed as "better utility than a truck" and "more sporty than a sports car"
• Custom stainless steel alloy. Can't be stamped
• More torsional rigidity than McClaren P1
• Rock-proof glass
• "Smooth as silk" and silent - doesn't feel like a normal truck
• Low center of gravity - reduced rollover
• Door skin bulletproof
• 11,000-lb. towing capacity
• 6' x 4' wide composite bed
• 2,500 lb. cargo capacity
• Outpulls F-350 diesel
• True 17" ground clearance
• 35" tires
• .335 drag coefficient
• Adaptive air suspension

 

• Four-wheel steering
• Turning circle less than Model S
• 48-volt low-voltage architectures
• 70% less wire due to Ethernet communication
• Beat 2023 Porsche 911 at the drag strip while towing a Porsche 911
• <11 sec. 1/4 mile
• 0-60 2.6 seconds
• Deliveries begin now

 

YOU NEED TO ORDER ONE NOW just for the daytime running lights.

 

That's really cool that they're doing live deliveries to actual customers.

 

Yeah. I wonder if the first one will be kept in a box to be sold in 20 years for a million.

 

 

Looks like they gave up on bulletproof glass. Would be cool to ride in one....

Anybody know how stiff a McClaren P1 is??

 

• No spare tire (optional spare takes up bed space)

Looks like they gave up on bulletproof glass. Would be cool to ride in one....

Website says resists shattering due to baseball at 70 MPH or class 4 hail (2").

 

• 120 and 240 volt outlets in the bed supply up to 11.5 kW
• 18.5" front touch screen and 9.4" rear touch screen
• Up to 250-340 miles of range
• Up to 470 miles of range with "range extender" (what's that - an extra battery?)

Cybertruck

Cybertruck is designed to have the utility of a truck with sports car performance. Built to be durable, versatile, capable and high-performance both on-road and off-road.

www.tesla.com

 

"range extender" (what's that - an extra battery?

Right! Maybe a battery saver mode or something?

That full pull was pretty cool though. And the 4 wheel steering would make parking easier.

I'm sure you'll see one in the wild down in Texas pretty soon so be on the lookout.

I kinda want one just to beast mode from stoplight to stoplight.

 

All very interesting and pretty impressive. I think the spare is shortsighted, though. Or at least it gives an idea of the intended market….

 

God awful ugly.

 

The upper limit of what I've been willing to spend on an automobile is about $50K - I just have a mental block against spending more than that no matter what I get for the price.

I can be pretty "cheap", so even the RWD Cybertruck is more than I'm comfortable paying.

The mid-range AWD might be my choice, but might as well spend 20% more and get the Cyberbeast.

 

Starts at $61k+ up to $100k... well I'll wave at 'em when they drive by, at least...

I wonder what the official Tesla "wave" will be? Is it some form of flashing a roll of $50's?

 

Does it come with plumbing hookups and a queen size bed
If I buy im living in that thing

 

Do we know if it has a self-contained bed ramp? I think that was in the original plan.

I would have a hard time convincing myself (or my wife! ) to spend 80k, but setting that aside, even if I loved all it does... just wouldn't want to draw that kind of attention to myself.

 

I really expected at least a few of the new owners to be famous YouTubers, but I did not recognize anyone. I am rooting for the CT to be a hit.

 

I know a guy who has two on order. Knowing him, it will be the top tier model.

I've said in the past that the Cybertruck was ugly, but my current opinion is that it is just very different.

That didn't seem to bother hundreds of thousands of first-generation Ridgeline owners including myself.

I was exactly the same at first. But the design has grown on me as well. Very unique. Too bad it is so darn expensive!

 

If the Rivian, which was a proper vehicle a normal adult could drive around without being mocked mercilessly by anyone from 12-102, didn't make it, I doubt this thing will be bought by anyone that isn't making their revenue on Youtube or Instagram.....god its ugly. Like if you are going to make something utterly ridiculous either give me the Warthog from Halo or bugger off.

 

I've said in the past that the Cybertruck was ugly, but my current opinion is that it is just very different.

That didn't seem to bother hundreds of thousands of first-generation Ridgeline owners including myself.

 

Now wait a sec, the first gen Ridgeline was different, but it didn't look like a sex toy for the Autobots.....

 

I'm gonna guess the range extender is a spare battery pack that you can place in the bed, complete with bed hookups....

 

or they toss a Honda generator in the back....after painting it green and putting some dolphin stickers on it.

 

Does it have a truck bed audio system?
2d1c

 

The trend now is to have a removable Bluetooth speaker. More flexibility. Not sure they have it or not. But they prolly have a working wireless charger though.

 

If i was gonna get one of those Toyotas with the removable bluetooth speaker in the dash, i'd get a spare speaker (maybe as part of the sale deal), then i'd never lose the original.

Those speakers may be worth some money in 20 years when peeps are looking for mint originals.

 

Assuming a $1,390 destination fee and $250 order fee, the mid-range Cybertruck would be:

$79,990
add 1,390
add 250
less 7,500 federal tax credit
= $74,130

That's about what a friend of mine paid for an F-250 a few years ago.

I paid $57,630 - $7,500 = $50,130 for my Model Y earlier this year.

If the Cybertruck had been available when I bought my Model Y, I might have considered it since as a direct replacement for the Ridgeline. However, since I've made it almost eight months just fine without a truck, I am less inclined to buy a Cybertruck.

 

I paid 33.5k + TTL for my 2019 RTL AWD. 20 years of gas, insurance, and maintenance won’t come to 50k. I’ve been daily driving an electric car 10 full years come this February. So electric isn’t new to me. They make sense for an affordable commuter. 80k, meh. For 90+ % it’ll be a status symbol and nothing more.

 

You must drive your Ridgeline very little (assume so since you DD an EV) and live in a state without much vehicle tax on an annual basis to think it’s so cheap to own. (Nebraska is very high for vehicle tax and fees, both initial and renewal.)

Not sure about the maths. Looks like you would have paid 6.25% or $2000 in taxes for your car at the outset. (Not sure how much it is after that for renewal.) If you drove the average 15K miles a year, assuming 20 mpg and gas at $3/gallon, you would spend $2,250 a year on gas.

I can only imagine how much to insure your Ridgeline down in Texas, but I’m gonna guess $1000 a year.

As far as maintenance—Edmunds estimates $800 a year over several years.

So…over 20 years if you drove an average amount you would theoretically have spent over $40K on gas alone, $20K for insurance, and possibly as much as $16K on maintenance. Plus annual taxes and registration renewal.

I’m no mathemetician—but over 20 years I think that the Ridgeline would cost the normal driver much more than $50K above the purchase price to own and operate.

Admittedly the insurance and taxes will be more for the more expensive vehicle (the Tesla). Tires will cost more. Vehicle registration will be more ($200 a year IIRC.) But fuel costs will be much less. And maintenance outside of tires will be negligible.

The Bolt of course certainly seems like a bargain any way you slice it.

 

 

That's impressive! At first blush, the value (although seemingly high-priced) actually seems pretty good when you compare it to the competition.* The real test will be long-term, but it is starting out great!

I didn't watch the intro yesterday since i don't have Twitter.

* now, if we could just downsize that value into the $50k range...

 

Does this thing have a cyber-truNk?

 

Yes, it does - and a front trunk as well.

Unfortunately, you have to reach over the tailgate to access to rear trunk like you do on the Santa Cruz since the tailgate doesn't swing open from the side like the Ridgeline's.