Whatever your opinion and mine of Tesla’s latest creation, we can’t deny that it caused a stir. Whatever your opinion and mine of Tesla’s latest creation, we can’t deny that it caused a stir. Even outside of the automotive community, everyone is “killing by fire” or posting bail for the truck.
Now that the dust has settled and everything has cooled down, I think it’s a good time to talk about it, and I’ll start with the obvious.
Will sell like hotcakes
The Saturday after opening, 146,000 people deposited $100 to reserve a Cybertruck. We can agree that $100 isn’t a huge commitment for a $70,000 truck that will be available at the very end of 2021. In fact, most people probably just did it to “flex on the internet” and ended up buying it. . Even with that in mind, I’m pretty sure it’s going to sell really well, just not among the “intended” people. You see, Tesla is a brand that appeals, no matter what you do, to a specific type of person: tech enthusiasts. Other people might like the Model 3, or the Model X, or both, because they see the advantages they have as cars, but for most tech-savvy people, Elon Musk is the second coming, and whatever he does or says, is the future. , regardless of quality, price or appearance.
That’s why tech-focused creators like Marquees Brownlee buy Tesla’s newest creation and many more people will follow. This type of person doesn’t care about the price or usefulness of a truck (Marquees admitted) because they don’t need a truck. They want what’s in fashion.
This brings me to my next point:
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It’s subjective, but that’s my opinion. I do not like it at all. It’s a pickup that doesn’t fit. I know that sounds weird, but let me explain. When I think of trucks I see farmers and construction workers because that’s what they’re for (at least here) and I don’t see why that part of the market would spend so much money on what’s , basically, a fashion statement.
Now, yes, it comes with impressive numbers, but… They’re not worth it. The most impressive is 0 to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds, but what good is a pick-up? And so, if you compare the torque and towing capacity with what America offers for the same price, you realize that you may not be in the right frame of mind to buy the Cybertruck compared to other pickup trucks ( Doug Demuro makes a pretty solid point on this, I’ll link it below).
If you start adding it all up, Cybertruck won’t make sense of what the Model X and Model 3 stand for. They’re good value for money and the Cybertruck isn’t.
But why would they do such a thing? Tesla is made up of a fantastic team. They know what they are doing and the pickup truck market is no mystery. There’s a reason they all look the same and cost about the same. So why would Tesla try to crack it with an ugly design and promise to be bulletproof? Sounds like Elon Musk’s ideas. “Give him some bulletproof glass and fire some lasers…Can we put the flamethrower on the hood too?” Also, electric vehicles can burn out quickly in the event of an accident, and what if the emergency services need to get you out of the car? They cannot break glass or pierce doors. And aren’t modern production cars rounder because of pedestrian safety? In the words of my girlfriend “So pop-up headlights are illegal, but can Tesla get away with it?”
I think this is one of those cases where we have to wait and see what happens.
In my not-so-humble opinion, the Cybertruck is the equivalent of those $1,500 plain white shirts from Supreme.
What do you think of Cybertruck?
You can watch Doug Demuro’s video here: