yeah, like the range extender, bed ramps, bed compressor, light bar and everything else that was previously talked as if it were all built in and part of the vehicle. The tailgate ramp bait and switch is beyond comical - its a crying shame! 
like what?
don't forget the spare tire... standard with Ford and Rivian (and it goes under the truck or under the bed) ... but $1,200 extra with the Cybertruck - and - you have to strap it into the bed and lose even more storage space there
Now, to give Elon credit, he did deliver that ugly behemoth wiper when he said was not going to be on the production versionā¦
Per the two chief engineers on the Top Gear video - the CT is not bulletproof, it's "bullet resistant". They openly said the 3mm SS will only stop subsonic rounds. That's why they used an old Tommy gun that fires subsonic 45 caliber rounds, and a 9mm that was loaded with subsonic rounds. That's a nice way of saying those videos are click-bait for the fanboy base basically. They literally said all of this directly in the video, that any supersonic round will penetrate the steel. Newsflash, many pistols and almost every rifle in existence fire supersonic rounds with higher muzzle velocities these days. Any version of the AR-15 with 223/556 rounds, with muzzle velocities ranging from 2500-4000fps leaving the barrel, would turn the CT into swiss cheese in other words.
Listen for yourself - this is Lars and Franz on this exact topic:
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Yeah. This is obvious from the video. I think everyone knows this? It is not magic.
Everyone doesnāt know this, based on the various social media musings since last Thursday.
What's so obvious from the video? Do you see any disclaimers in these videos that they're only using subsonic rounds? I sure don't, and the CEO constantly uses the term bulletproof over and over again - even Franz used the term bulletproof in the video clip I linked to - only to have Lars correct him - likely to level set expectations so that Tesla isn't sued later down the line when making such false statements. There's the hype, and then there's the reality.
Thatās what Charlatans doā¦.
It's such a secret that they didn't even tell Elon yet.
Yeah I was disappointed with this as well. Almost every pickup out there has a full size spare - whether ICE or BEV - that doesn't take up bed space. This was a swing and a miss across the board IMHO. Proof that Tesla really has zero interest in having this vehicle appeal to anyone who tows/hauls/off-roads and needs a full size spare on the vehicle given they're often in remote areas where roadside assistance is non-existent and/or literally cannot get to their location when off-road. They care more about people being able to squeeze this thing into garages than providing pickup functionality. This thing is a princess pickup without a doubt. I think there's a good chance the CT will actually become more popular among women than men as time moves forward.
lol. this isn't obvious at all...
Just watch how many reports/headlines we see down the road once these are delivered in real numbersā¦.
Yes - but how many normal people actually know that .45ACP is subsonic? Not many people really. They see those videos along with the false claims that this thing is bulletproof from the CEO, and that's good enough for the average person. I wonder if the order agreement or warranty will actually have verbiage to offset this issue. It seems like this could be a real liability issue on some level. That's really what surprises me more than anything. In today's litigious society making claims like this can be risky IMHO.
