I got to take a ride in a cyber truck today

[lihpster]

They are bullet proof. That is the only positive thing about them.

Up to a point. Brandon Herrera on Youtube shot a Cybertruck door with varying calibers to test it. It stopped .22LR, .32ACP, 9MM, .45ACP, 12 GA Buckshot and surprisingly, 5.7X28.
However, .44MAG, .50AE went through no problem. Of course .223 out of an AR went through it just fine. The .50BMG was overkill, I think. Especially with the Raufoss round.

 

[Jon651]

Nobody that buys one uses it as a pickup truck. Most they haul is groceries or takeout.

The majority of people buy pickup trucks not because they will use them as a pickup truck, but because they believe they COULD use them as pickup truck, they MAY use them as a pickup truck, and/or they WISH to use them as a pickup truck, even if they never do - but the assumption on purchase always is that it will PERFORM like a pickup truck if they ever needed it to. The only thing the Cybertruck has going for it is that it vaguely LOOKS like a pickup truck, but not much else...

 

['79 Magnum GT]

I get looks and lots of questions. It holds a lot. Loading pallets no problem. The bed cover is handy and the 4 wheel steering makes it turn on a dime for such a long vehicle. The self driving is amazing. Very roomy and comfortable inside. Ground clearance is impressive in off-road mode.View attachment 765530

I've never seen the back of one before. I always thought it had a cover or door of some kind and weren't open to the elements. I never gave it any thought to Google it at all.

Rick

 

[John_M52]

I've never seen the back of one before. I always thought it had a cover or door of some kind and weren't open to the elements. I never gave it any thought to Google it at all.

Rick

It has a tailgate and a rolling metal tonneau cover. Think of a roll top desk. When it rolls open it disappears. It keeps the weather off but it is not waterproof. Locks automatically and feels very secure. Fits a 4x8 sheet of plywood with the tailgate down. I have no issues forking full size pallets in with lots of room to spare. Tow rating with integrated brake controller is 10,000 lbs so it's not an F-450. 35" diameter tires and a ton of ground clearance when you put it in off road mode. All wheel drive and locking diff. Payload is 2,500 lbs. But I'm not inclined to dump a load of gravel into it. For that, I use my dump truck. But that's not a pickup truck either. Fortunately I still have an F-150 and a K-10 for when I need a real pickup to do real pickup things.

 

[John_M52]

One last comment - my cyber truck has two 120 V 20 A outlets and a 240 V 50 A outlet. So when power goes out (like it just did) I plug it into a transfer switch and run 3 HP well pumps and other items with ease.

 

[soFlaNative]

I've never seen the back of one before. I always thought it had a cover or door of some kind and weren't open to the elements. I never gave it any thought to Google it at all.

Rick

I've never seen one that was actually in use and I had no idea of the specs because I never really cared. Kudos to John M52 (5 ton?) for adding perspective.

 

[John_M52]

I've never seen one that was actually in use and I had no idea of the specs because I never really cared. Kudos to John M52 (5 ton?) for adding perspective.

M52....Model 52.

Few more comments: It is really hard to reach into the bed from the sides because they are so tall - basically follows the roof line to the top. So I find myself climbing in from the back which is not always convenient. When the bed is covered there is no rear window but the camera views are big and multi angle. Takes some getting used to. And zero to 60 in 2.6 seconds. Not a typo. Can't say I've tested it to that level but it is really fast. There are very few knobs or controls. Mostly voice commands or you use the touch screen panel. Can be frustrating when you say something it doesn't understand or when you are doing 60 mph and looking at a display to find the option for some setting. And no AM radio but I think that is starting to become a thing on all cars these days, sadly.