ALL CyberTruck discussion

[Merle]

How does a fifth wheel hitch fit in that bed? Can you turn 90 degrees with the fifth wheel camper without hitting the sides of the bed?

Not even. The sides are simply too high and I don't see how you'd get a fifth wheel hitch mounted in the bed due to the battery. Even with a Superglide, you wouldn't be able to make any kind of turn.

Even if you could swap out the bed for a cargo / flat bed option, we'd have to see the frame in order to try to mount a fifth wheel there, and I don't think they're going to go with giving us that much room - plus we normally go under the bed to get to the frame and in this case, the battery is in the way so it would have to come prepped from the factory.

I think we're stuck with 2" hitches and ball joints. And weight distributing hitches, hopefully.

 

[jeewee3000]

Does the Cybertruck have a frunk BTW? I'm guessing it does since all previous Tesla models have one, but I have not seen any pictures of it being opened.

 

[Christine69420]

A small frunk - I heard/read somewhere. Too much info everywhere today so don't know exact source.

 

[canoemore]

Elon Musk on Twitter

Woo!

 

[JRP3]

they just have too many balls in the air.

Yeah, might break a window or two

 

[JRP3]

Wonder why people are not flocking to them.

Who says people aren't flocking? Sure most people seem to hate it, but plenty love it and are putting down deposits. They'll have more demand than they can handle.

 

[JRP3]

Look at a shot of it on the road in the distance, it looks better... so possibly a few minor tweaks can improve the aesthetics..

If they can't change the shape perhaps paint can do the trick...

Stainless steel is hard to paint, and it defeats the purpose of having an unpainted surface which doesn't get scratched, and eliminates the entire painting process, speeding up and lowering the cost of manufacturing.

They said it has a hard exoskeleton.. so perhaps that material isn't easy to shape..but they could stick on some trim pieces, it is shipping late 2021 .. so I think they can add trim... but not make major redesign changes in that time-frame..

Again, why try and complicate/add cost to the design and manufacturing? Plenty of people will buy it as is.

 

[N5329K]

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Hope I'm wrong.
Robin

 

[green48]

Made a side-by-side Cybertruck spec comparison against the world's top pickup trucks today.

The competition needs to step up.

Kevin Rooke on Twitter

 

[Bill Price]

Motortrend's take on the Cybertruck

 

[JRP3]

Hope I'm wrong.

If you think there won't be a strong demand for this vehicle then yes, you're wrong.

 

[mspohr]

Motortrend had an interesting take on the truck
https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-electric-pickup-engineering-manufacturing/

If the Cybertruck is a shock to the eyes, it's a jump-start to reimagining the foundational assumptions about vehicle appearance, engineering, and manufacturing. Remember Elon Musk's plans to leapfrog car assembly with a high-speed, robotic, alien dreadnaught "machine-that-builds-the-machine" that would fire-hose Model 3s out its tailpipe? He had to sheepishly remove some of the robots and conveyor belts to speed things up. Now, the "machines-that-will-build" the Cybertruck will go dramatically skinnier, scaling the dreadnaught down to simple dinghies that groove and bend (with the $200 million paint shop getting an auditor's line drawn through it). Real progress is assembled from the debris of failures.

 

[mspohr]

If you think there won't be a strong demand for this vehicle then yes, you're wrong.

I love it. Ordered it.

 

[ChadS]

Did you browse the website? It literally shows the camper top.

Yes. But I am hoping for a real one rather than a render...I would say the chances of Tesla building that camper top is 0 after rounding.

 

[Bill Price]

Motortrend had an interesting take on the truck
https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-electric-pickup-engineering-manufacturing/

If the Cybertruck is a shock to the eyes, it's a jump-start to reimagining the foundational assumptions about vehicle appearance, engineering, and manufacturing. Remember Elon Musk's plans to leapfrog car assembly with a high-speed, robotic, alien dreadnaught "machine-that-builds-the-machine" that would fire-hose Model 3s out its tailpipe? He had to sheepishly remove some of the robots and conveyor belts to speed things up. Now, the "machines-that-will-build" the Cybertruck will go dramatically skinnier, scaling the dreadnaught down to simple dinghies that groove and bend (with the $200 million paint shop getting an auditor's line drawn through it). Real progress is assembled from the debris of failures.

Duplication of post number 290

 

[mspohr]

Duplication of post number 290

Actually, this is a different Motortrend article.

 

[Bill Price]

Actually, this is a different Motortrend article.

Actually not...........the article you allude to is also in my article if you scroll down

 

[Kmartyn]

Where are the side view mirrors? I think they are still required in the US (cameras not allowed) unless the regulations are going to change by 2022.

They must be counting on that to change.

 

[MP3Mike]

Yes. But I am hoping for a real one rather than a render...I would say the chances of Tesla building that camper top is 0 after rounding.

But Elon said that they are going to: Elon Musk on Twitter

 

[ChadS]

Really? Wow, thanks. Fantastic.

Of course he didn't say when they would build it, and schedules are where I trust Tesla least...but it is heartening that he said they will build it. Perhaps necessary given that existing products won't work with the Cybertruck's shape.

I went ahead and put down a deposit on the truck, given that the camping accessory is supposedly coming. Of course we'll take a look at the accessory's pricing and availability in a couple of years before actually placing the order...