On June 28, Audi bought out the remaining stake The Cybertruck was designed by Franz von Holzhausen who is the design chief of Tesla. I saw the door open and a mid-30s old mild-mannered and impeccably dressed Asian-American guy hopped down, and walked into a store. Like many others watching the reveal I wondered at times if we were being trolled (especially after the glass debacle), and that the real Cybertruck would then be rolled out. It’s approach and departure angles of 35 and 28 degrees are unbeatable too. It looks unfinished, frankly. I guess I’m getting older and becoming a “get off my lawn” type. That low, low price could do a lot to overcome people’s aesthetic objections. That costs more money. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. The Cybertruck is the Donald Trump of the pickup world. If Tesla continues to impress Wall Street and maintain a semblance of profitability then Tesla will be able to add other (more conservative) pick-up truck designs later on. On a more serious note, this is not a practical truck, the high bed sides and sail panels make it hard to load from the side, the finely mitered tailgate has no tolerance for debris and the use of 1/8″ plate instead of 18-20 gauge sheet is incomprehensible. The stories on this truck irritate me. The Futuristic 100-Knot Superboat That Never Was. Aack!!! I like to look at nice things and this thing does not qualify. He’d be a perfect candidate for a Cybertruck. The cybertruck I’m not sure will be a game changer, but it is far more exciting than what I expected based on Tesla’s styling up to now. Who cares that it doesn’t ding, dings are easy to fix with PDR. I’m in agreement. I’m inclined to say this is just too way-out for the pickup crowd to accept, but could history repeat? The Bollinger B2 EV pickup, a rough-and-ready beast that now looks very tame compared to the Cybertruck, is priced at $125k, with 120kWh battery pack and some 200 miles of range. For all of Fords success there have also been numerous failures and forgettable models too. Time for the car companies to ditch the monkeys with computers and hire some real car designers, if any still exist. There’s others, undoubtedly. production vehicles, something that’s supposed to be on sale in two years should look a lot more like a production vehicle with crush zones, bumpers, cargo tie downs and a structure that can produced at a reasonable price. In sunny climes. Musk has been talking about a Tesla pickup for almost seven years. Wet Nellie, as the car is called, was the only one to be fully converted to a submarine for filming. Some people like it, so what can I say. I really don’t get the whole electric vehicle thing. A lot of it very negative. The design is too crude, the stats too good, and the price low to be taken seriously. The second biggest shocker of the evening was when the pricing was announced. I simply love it. Automotive Alter-History: X-Ray Specs – AMC Spins a Tale of the Tape, Truckstop Classic: 1959-1961 GMC DLR/DFR 8000 “Crackerbox” – GM’s Deadly Sin #32 – Turns Out the Most Advanced Semi Truck In the World Wasn’t What Truckers Really Wanted. 2. I am steadfastly in the anti electric vehicle side of things. But here goes: I was parked at the curb in my xB, right next to the University of Oregon campus. Ford has a good reputation with their hybrids and PHEVS, sales are likely to be good; making purchase, parts and service convenient. I woke up this morning just an instant before I hit the water, having been pushed or jumped out of an airplane hundreds of feet above the ocean. My instant reaction was decidedly negative, my first thought being that the windshield rake and the high apex of the roof would make for some bizarre and impractical interior spaces. That’s probably going to be priced at about $80k. Never Mind the Cybertruck, Here Is a Pixelated G-Wagen From Lumma Design. Tesla cars are so sleek, the best-looking cars on the road, they dispelled the old golf cart stereotype. If the style sucks, it doesn’t matter if it trumps its competitors in the numbers game. While concept vehicles can get away with a lot more The RoboCop theme is cool, no doubt, but as an actual production vehicle, I find it comical. The DeLorean was the brainchild of Giorgetto Giugiaro, a legend in the field of automakers. For a truck this big the wheels still seem to be too small although they probably are 20″ +. First Mass Produced Car – Model T Took few seconds to grasp the reality! The answer to the first question is: it depends. That alone says a lot about just how far out the Cybertruck is. The two-motor AWD version, which will likely be the most common one, does 0-60 in under 4.5 seconds and has 300+ miles of range, and is priced at $49,900. But I’m a weirdo who tends to embrace “love it or hate it” designs, I tend to not be on the same wavelength as the masses that determine what’s successful and what’s not. Is Tesla’s pickup the new Ram, so to speak? Watch Musk, Leno Test Drive the Tesla Cybertruck. Bob Lutz called the Aztek an “angry appliance,” he’d be spot on again with the Cybertruck. And, this truck still misses most of my objective criteria. To me this is everything that the Tesla SUV is not – unsubtle, unbeautiful and ill-advised. Ford has numerous developments in battery powered vehicles since Henry Ford and Thomas Edison worked together during the very beginnings of the Ford Motor Company. Who cares, its too late for Biggie and Tupac already. Day by day, I feel ever more like I am living in the future and this truck just pushed that feeling ahead by about a decade. But I guess it didn’t delete? Good points. This content is imported from YouTube. I cannot imagine in my wildest dreams a farmer who lives somewhere in the Midwest ever buying one of these. There’s plenty of time to flesh that out, along with a few other details, I’m guessing. But who would have thought it would be $10k under that? I’m not sure how common my use case is, but to me, this is looking pretty amazing. To my eye, it’s quite crude, and the dimensions are bizarre. Tesla even released this rendering of one hauling an F150 at an earlier event. Instead of building a wall at the side of the truck, Tesla could have built a door. Cybertruck looks like it was folded out of sheet metal, just like the CitiCar. Those taillights are not legal, they can’t be on the tailgate. Folks were used to it, and have moved on. My only other observation is that photo with the tent in the bed brought the Aztek and it’s tent option smack forward in my mind and I think that’s what this is at least partially, a reimagining of the original concept by Pontiac as a capable, rugged and distinctive lifestyle vehicle. Makes no economic sense at all and I certainly would not consider buying one. There are many interesting ideas in this vehicle as well as some (like the windscreen angle) that look problematic. It’s hard to see how this is even possible. Ghandini wasn’t the best of the best, and the entire origami school folded up flat and died unmourned, but anything from him or it is the Mona Lisa next to this. Not sure this will do any better as an EV but its pretty much exactly what LR should have done instead of the POS they’ve just replaced the Defender with. This truck would change my mind. ), Bolt is relying on an LG powered defibrillator for life-support, GM full size pick-up and SUV hybrids are dead also. Kudos. And of course Ford and Chevrolet have announced EV pickups too. So, Tesla has intrigued me, and their holistic approach to electric everything regarding homes and transportation makes for good, if somewhat inscrutable reading on their website. The biggest issue I see is that it isn’t actually that original, like you I instantly connected it to these wedgy late 60s-70s concepts, and I’d also include the Countach in production cars. Real trucks. A Lotus PR manager strategically parked a pre-production model of the vehicle outside of Pinewood Studios, where the movie was being filmed; it immediately caught the eye of Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli. Von Holzhausen’s test of the Cybertruck’s “Armor Glass” didn’t go as well. It has a unibody, made from “ultra-hard 30X Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel”. Because I’m an old car nut, I was reminded of a famous picture of Henry Ford hitting the trunk of a ‘41 Ford (I think) with a sledgehammer to show off a dent-resistant plastic that he’d had developed from soybeans. might go for it. Owning six vehicles, five of which are Fords, including an F-150, makes it hard for me to shake the label of being a “Ford Man”. In the mean time, Tesla has a chance to gauge the market to see if it is interested in a more traditional electric pick-up for its next design. I guess $100 is not much risk, but I still find it amazing what Tesla is able to get consumers to do. First Pony Car – Ford Mustang And if something’s ugly I don’t buy it, however modern and/or technologically advanced it may be, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in that. Let’s face it, customers are the most brand-loyal in the Pick-Up Segment than anywhere else in the market Even the mighty Toyota struggles to make inroads here. The Model 3 was a paragon of style from the moment it came out. The Cybertruck will be the new luxury vehicle status symbol. It must weigh a significant amount. This thing make the Pontiac Aztek look good. So much pollution is generated by trucks, and there is such a need for an efficient alternative, that if they had introduced something that was merely 5 steps ahead instead of 17, people would have been storming the gates for one. And vice versa. While I don’t know that I would call the design necessarily appealing, I must say that it IS a good design overall: well-proportioned and good use of shape and surface. I think Tesla understands that it is never going to crack the FoCheRam market – that one is too entrenched and conservative to go for something like this. 2a. Personally I prefer the appearance of the Rivan pickup must more than the Tesla “pickup”. And Tesla stock dropped 6% overnight. He admitted on Twitter — where else? If you want to read more of the history of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s 1971 concept that led to the production Esprit, I happened to find one on the streets of Eugene and wrote it up here. There was a stateliness and a presence about it that set it apart from its competitors; This “truck” seems like it was quickly tossed off, putting stats (aerodynamics, coefficient drag, towing capacity, torque, etc) ahead of style. The Cybertruck's fully-electric drivetrain, in tri-motor trim, has 500 miles of range, yields a 0-60 mph time of 2.9 seconds, and can tow over 14,000 pounds (all according to Tesla). I saw the reveal last night, even with the broken glass (Which I expected, bulletproof glass isn’t like the movies) I found it night and day in terms of excitement to the Mustang Mocky reveal on Sunday, which is basically a 10 year old Infiniti FX BEV with a Mustang badge, just completely predictable and nothing more than a Tesla imitator. Join us for a trip into a world where curves are out, ... More Giorgetto Giugiaro genius. Tesla’s Cybertruck: Did I Just Dream That? Someone had a close look at the 1980 Citröen Karin, methinks. The anonymous couple had no idea what they had purchased—neither had seen a Bond flick before—so they sought the expertise of Ian Fleming Foundation founder Doug Redenius, who later authenticated the vehicle. That said, I don’t see this going beyond a niche. But then Tesla did just build a complete functioning factory in China in under a year, a timetable that was roundly laughed at when announced. But there’s no doubt in my mind that while the Cybertruck will likely always be polarizing, the ratio of haters to lovers will tip to the latter over time. I don’t necessarily want it, or even like it, but I can’t stop staring at it. The consultant with a Raptor that Paul saw (surely not an academic researcher, they’re poor!) I’m not going to go into price, but I think the volume market for pickups won’t go anywhere near the Tesla in its current form purely on the basis of its shape. The Isuzu Vehicross also comes to mind just for the interesting styling and rugged mechanicals. Before anyone starts in on that “real trucks” have separate frames, please note that a unibody can easily be stronger than BOF, it just limits the flexibility of different body configurations. Tesla needs sustained profitability, and this is a low volume vehicle. I can easily see Arnold “the Terminator “ driving one of these around Hollywood! First Mass Produced V8 – Model 18 The same themes keep on coming back, like a, ah yes, well you get the reference. A huge number of Americans are going to buy these. 2b. They seem to be able to build a factory in a year, less time than to design a car so why not make the vehicle that actually sells for real money and will make them money while doing so? I think Tesla is bringing the future in, but big oil has a way of maintaining the status quo. Did I imagine in my wildest dreams in 1971 that the Boomerang would inspire an electric pickup in 2019? We own a business, we live out of town on a large piece of land that is continuously being molded into what we want, and we have hobbies that require trailers and travel. This resembles the drawing an architect might produce to fill the carport of their proposed futurist extravaganza, but as a car, succeeds in looking like a stainless dumpster with some derivative ’80’s roof glass junk thrown into it. It worked, partly because it was actually highly intuitive and because it was also such a beautifully conceived object. Now there’s a dream car. I would have had more praise for something designed to be efficient than something designed to grab eyeballs. But then I am not the target market. When you look at Ford through a historic lens they always seem to find the one memorable and successful product every time there is a “disruption” in the industry In the summer of 1972, Italdesign took on an apprentice who would go on to bigger things: Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche. I hope Musk keeps it close to it’s current form. With Elon channeling ‘Blade Runner’, I’m thinking Ford should have introduced their new EV as the Millennium Falcon. So much for the redneck in a pick up truck image. But if Musk had really wanted to hint at the Cybertruck’s Italian dream car inspiration, he would point to the Maserati Boomerang, which Giorgetto also designed and was shown along with the Esprit at the 1971 Turin Motor Show. Postmates is reportedly looking for a buyer — and WeWork's IPO collapse could be the reason And if it does then it’ll likely be harder to fix than Aluminum. I hope he succeeds. I think the window thing was planned so the video would go viral. But as a truck owner myself, I see too many compromises in the name of style to seriously consider it. Its styling was polarizing when it came out…today it looks milquetoast tame. First Personal Luxury Coupe – Ford Thunderbird Ford may finally do it for me with electric with the Mach E. I like the style, price is within my orbit, and range is realistic for my likely uses. I’m a car designer by trade and so want to like this…. And it appears that there will be just this one here. Very well done and welcome back Paul. Circling back to Tesla and its design. One was cut in half so both Roger Moore and Barbara Bach could be filmed in their respective seats. In any event, it’s insanely bold. This design has none of the style and panache of the the current Teslas. Is the brand still that desirable? 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The Cybertruck can easily be accused of being a step back to electric vehicles of yore who don’t appreciate the design inspiration and fun the way we do. Remember that there is no longer a “traditional pickup truck buyer.” More trucks are sold than sedans. It seemed like most of the comments online were negative. I can’t say I love the styling but I don’t hate it, I’m realizing that new cars may eventually look like this someday and we’ll just have to accept it. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. And that’s part of the reason the DeLorean Motor Company and Italdesign’s Giorgetto Giugiaro selected it for the exterior panels of the DMC-12. This thing is straight out of Blade Runner. Musk has said that Giorgetto Giugiaro’s design served as inspiration for Tesla’s recently unveiled Cybertruck, which has a similar geometric design. It’s a premium product and if it wants to be perceived that way should be priced that way. I agree with you. Well if so it didn’t work, TSLA was down 6% today. I for one would be totally stoked to buy a $40-50K pickup truck that is five inches short on rear seat head room because it is entirely made of triangles and planes. Popular Mechanics participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. The website is very short on details as well. But look at how the Aztek has become an object of endearment. It has two motors and in-wheel portal gear hubs for massive 15″ of clearance. The boomerang was of course a concept car, released in 1971, but really started the trend for this future forward shape. But then I might be dreaming…. 2. Yes, those who bought a Prius because it was new and cool and who bought a Model S because it was new and cool will probably buy one of these because it is new and cool. First World Class Front Wheel Drive Family Sedan – Ford Taurus. EV-1 dead, Volt dead, ELR dead, Sonic EV (was it ever alive to begin with? I mean, they had to have tested for that, no? But, change will come with how we make and use energy. A nice day for the short sellers. During the underwater sequences, which were filmed in the Bahamas, a retired U.S. Navy Seal decked in full scuba gear was tasked with driving the so-called "wet submarine," according to Sotheby’s. That’s not exactly a good thing, climatically speaking. A certain percentage of rich folks like to be out in front with the latest toys, and this would certainly qualify! The Cybertruck makes me feel like I’m living in 1972, myself . Most of the commenters either hated it or thought Musk was trolling them. They even slapped the fake grille on it at first to soften the blow. Cybertruck design influenced partly by The Spy Who Loved Me https://t.co/HKBzxFNfzm, How Biden's Peloton Could Be a Security Risk, Secret New Fighter Jet Uses F1-Style Engineering, MIT Gave This Math Puzzle to Applicants in 1876. Yes, I know that CC’s Jason Shafer will defend them eloquently for their multifold usefulness, but there’s no doubt an ever-larger percentage of them are being bought by city folks who most likely will not be using them to tow, haul or go off-roading. I found the launch pageantry ridiculous and juvenile, but I’m nowhere near any target demographic and I dislike auto shows in general and new-model launches in particular, so…whatever. The top-spec model costs about $70,000 — and full-self-driving tech adds $7,000. Fascinating truck and article. In 2013, he put an anonymous bid on the car, offering up a cool $997,000 for the aquatic vehicle. I have neither. PS I’m a form follows function kind of guy with an engineering background. American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others, Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment. All of the concepts mentioned such as the Marzal, Boomerang, Esprit (that actually reached production) and even stuff like the MB C-111 and the Dome Zero, they all looked MUCH more production ready than this truck does. The Cybertruck’s shape and design is the most polarizing thing that’s happened in the industry in quite a while. Form vs Function – I hear a lot about the shape being that way due to aero, ok that’s form following function. (It doesn't have wheels and can't functionally drive.) What’s missing for me with Tesla are the elements that have made Ford a fit: Price, perceived reliability, and convenience of ownership in terms of purchase, parts and service. Can quality become job #1 again? This truck is as large as domestic fullsizers. Or dream-like. See the highly anticipatory 1994 Ram with its separate fenders mimicking the semi-trailer cab design. The “aero” excuse is overblown, it just doesn’t figure into most people’s calculations and Tesla is arguably the most able to absorb a little efficiency hit of anyone out there based on their battery tech and charging infrastructure. I believe Tesla will do just fine with or without the cybertruck, but if it’s mission was to shake this segment the way the Model S and 3 shook the luxury and sedan segments, I think we will have to wait and see. The visibility does not look good…actually the view from the front reminds me of my family’s Lumina APV back in the ’90s. Half the M3 buyers are coming from Civics and Priuses. GMC Hummer EV Tesla Cybertruck vs. GMC Hummer EV 2021 Genesis GV80 2021 Ford Bronco 2020 … The other thing that went through my head last night was, “wasn’t a key aspect to Tesla’s success making a viable EV that wasn’t weird or goofy looking, like every EV prior had deliberately been? 2c. Nope. Anyway, the Cybertruck’s love-it-or-hate it, will-it-ever-make-it-to-production-or-pass-a-crash-test bodywork has sent us down a deep web wormhole of the greatest wedge-design cars ever. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. 4. The Maserati Boomerang was the basis for the Lotus Esprit, which in turn inspired Tesla's Cybertruck. This comparison shows just how shockingly cheap Tesla is pricing the Cybertruck. Put me in the love (ok, like) column. The specs are good. If you missed the reveal, here’s a handy 5 minute edited version. My apologies – I realized that just after I posted the comment. In addition to the submarine car, Lotus provided two “road cars” and seven fiberglass body shells of the Esprit to the production company, according to Sotheby’s. FWIW, the polarizing 1994 Ram was the second generation. Audi acquired 90.1 per cent of Italdesign in 2010, Giorgetto retaining the rest for himself and his son, Fabrizio. Remember how the original Dodge Ram seemed to be way out there when it came on the market? Also FCA actually manufactured a hybrid Durango and Aspen for two seconds and much like GM, gave up. I wouldn’t even call it a truck, but more of a Coupe Utility, like the X6, Q8, GLE Coupe, and the dearly departed Acura ZDX. Headroom in the back seat looks marginal and if it’s not then the front seat has enough room for the Coneheads which is totally unnecessary. That’s already the case. I believe that Ford always wanted to be an electric company or at least offer the option to its customers. Just don’t expect to see your contractor pull up in one. The Rivian does have four motors, which allows power to be vectored to each wheel individually. JeffK November 22, 2019 11:21 PM Where I camp, I want hard sides or nothing but a sleeping bag. I’m 100% on board with the looks and the unibody design. Tesla currently produces a very expensive luxury liftback sedan, an even more expensive weird looking liftback SUV that’s overly complex, a right-sized sedan when supposedly nobody is buying sedans but people flock to the M3 although it could be a liftback and thus more practical without changing the shape…, and soon a liftbackish small CUV. On the styling, let’s just say that Rivian and Ford must be very happy about it. I don’t know that it’s a good feeling, more just disorienting. 2a.Even if GM makes an electric pick-up how long will they be committed to it if it is not both profitable and a smash-hit? How about a Cybertent? We may see 70s Italian concept revivals, but others might see CitiCar…. Bottom line: How many Tesla fanbois will buy one of these vehicles? See Ford Raptor with its layering of bolt-ones to make the whole shape appear even more encrusted and less clean. It needs mirrors. Meaning folks are going to love it or hate it. I have recurring vivid dreams about wild and bizarre cars that can fly. I agree that it is for the uber rich or for contrarians who feel that the more radically ugly the vehicle, the better. The mid 60s to the mid 70s was my favorite period of car design, when design was last left purely to imagination and free from aerodynamic, safety and marketplace realities, and this looks like a concept straight from it. Aha; the car that essentially defined the origami school of design. With Rivian or Workhorse ultimately becoming Tesla’s version of GMC? But the the design is so amateurish, unfinished. He had worked on numerous cars, from the fancy cars like Ferraris, Maseratis to the humble VWs. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Unlike the Cybertruck, however, the Delorean had a chassis and the body panels were a thinner covering rather than providing the structure of the car. But where the hell is the midsize two-box SUV that EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD IS BUYING THESE DAYS and that might actually set Tesla on a path to real profitability by removing ANY excuse to buy their product due to practical concerns? The video went viral and it got people worldwide to talk about this monstrosity, or whatever it’s supposed to be. On the other hand, the look is such a departure from common form factor today that a big chunk of the potential market is going to take a pass. Initially it was intended to just be a static model, because well, just look at it. One of the tiredest insults often hurled around on this website is “It looks like something sketched by an unimaginative five-year-old”. The shatterproof (not) glass demo foulup was entirely predictable and avoidable. We wonder what Lotus has to say about it. No dent. If Tesla has any mass market aspirations, they are going to have to make changes. However, in these virtual times for which it is designed, it is appropriately faceless, shiny, attention-seeking, crass and (inherently) empty. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and son Fabrizio, the concept car is a two-seat electric SUV with three suspension modes — racing, road, and off-road. I currently drive a Kia Soul EV. The origami school of design was never one of my favorite design languages at the best of times, but this is an abomination. The only demerit I could ever give to a pickup is they aren’t well suited for hauling a harp. I have vivid dreams. We wonder what Lotus has to say about it. Ford, for the time being, fits me. I saw this in a dream last night………..no,make that a nightmare. I agree with Paul’s assessment regarding Tesla’s Pick-Up. There were a LOT of YouTubers there. They are happily paying multiples of their prior cars prices. It won’t be for everyone, but the specs and price make it impressive, and my sense is that in real life it will be a stunning object. 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