Honest review of the Cybertruck

[ThomasD]

If a 6 foot bed is considered a long bed what is an 8 foot bed considered?

 

[blue y]

If a 6 foot bed is considered a long bed what is an 8 foot bed considered?

On Reg Cab and SuperCab 6.5' is the short bed and 8' is the long bed
On Crew Cab 5.5' is the short bed and 6.5' is the long bed.

Can't get an 8' bed on the Crew Cab factory.

 

[racerx2005]

My honest review got deleted on Cybertruckownerforum and I got permanently banned. Somehow, you're not allowed to be remotely negative about the CT.

But people need to hear the truth. No, it's not glorious. The Cybertruck isn't a truck. It's a toy truck at best, an experimental concept at worst. I rented mine in LA, and spent 24 hours with it. Background EV that I drove in the past, and some daily drivers: Hummer EV, Tesla S, Model 3 performance, Gladiator Rubicon, LS460 (Daily driver), Mercedes S550 W140 and W221, BMW E46, Jeep Wrangler and a few other pickups trucks (F350 and Sierra 1500).

Suspension: What the heck happened here? It's so stiff... closer to a 911 than anything else. It's rough. It doesn't take bumps or potholes well. It is atrociously bad.
Steering: It's actually nice, but the steering wheel is WAY too small. Like, awkwardly small. Drive by wire is just fine, no problem her.e

Sound system: It's okay. Better than the Model S,but nothing to write home about. FAR, FAR inferior to the Lexus Mark Levinson or Mercedes Burmeister. Not even close.

Headlight: Piss poor performance in the dark. Unsure if any engineer drive a CT in the dark? They aren't powerful enough. Too low to the ground.

Wiper: Not good enough. Can't clean the windshield adequately! It sucks.

Windshield: The glare is bad when you're driving in the sun.

Visibility: It's so, so bad. You can't see the front corners adequately. It's borderline dangerous! It's a joke that there's no rearview camera display where the rear view is, instead, it's a tiny display on your main screen that shows you behind. So stupid. Cost cutting.

All in all, this is the theme of this truck: Cost cutting, then cost cutting even more. Nothing about it is "good". It feels SUPER cheap, and I'm baffled that some folks spend $100k on this truck. It's not done yet. I was a big fan of Tesla, until I tried the Cybertruck. I feel like people are getting conned into the hype of this truck. It's all plastic, it's all cheap, it's all too "fragile". I cannot dream going on trails with this truck...

Unsure why so many positive reviews exist out there. I get it, it's a different style from the exterior. But c'mon now, it's 2024, it's a 100k truck, you gotta expect more. I feel reviewers are afraid of speaking the truth, cause they want to keep getting new release car to review. But that doesn't help the community, when they sugar coat it.

This is the truth. I'm not against Tesla. I'm not a shill for GM or Ford. I have zero skin in the game. I'm just a normal dude that enjoy cars and trucks since I'm 6 years old. The Cybertruck was such a disappointment... feeling bad for those waiting patiently for it... they have no idea how bad it is.

Ditto. I’m surprised you haven’t been banned here yet.

 

[SamS]

You got banned from the Cybertruckowner forum because you are not an owner.

DUH!

 

[JPinaJeep]

Ditto. I’m surprised you haven’t been banned here yet.

I was in a week time-out – I thought I was shadow banned. I'm impressed that I'm out of jail!

 

[jjrandorin]

I was in a week time-out – I thought I was shadow banned. I'm impressed that I'm out of jail!

Your in a situation where a moderator for the subforum you post in needs to approve any posts you make before they are released to the site. It can also take some time for a mod to do that, so its unlikely your posts will appear "quickly" and if a mod considers them not appropriate for this site (trolling, etc), they wont show up at all.

 

[kpanda17]

why is the mess now dominating this thread?

 

[CitizenKane]

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/...-ford-f-150-lightning-comparison-test-review/ I assume this has already been posted elsewhere but I did not see it. Seems like a thorough and fact based review.

 

[tradosaurus]

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/...-ford-f-150-lightning-comparison-test-review/ I assume this has already been posted elsewhere but I did not see it. Seems like a thorough and fact based review.

The problem with that review is it is comparing the Cybertruck to the F150 and Rivian.
Comparing it to the Tesla Y the range is terrible, the charging time is terrible, and the price is terrible. I personally like the look of the CT but those three facts I mentioned are deal killers.

I believe the only reason people would buy the CT is for attention.

 

[CitizenKane]

The problem with that review is it is comparing the Cybertruck to the F150 and Rivian.
Comparing it to the Tesla Y the range is terrible, the charging time is terrible, and the price is terrible. I personally like the look of the CT but those three facts I mentioned are deal killers.

I believe the only reason people would buy the CT is for attention.

? The Y is a totally different vehicle whereas Cybertruck, the F150 and Rivian have similar uses and potential customers, don't you think?

 

[cusetownusa]

The problem with that review is it is comparing the Cybertruck to the F150 and Rivian.
Comparing it to the Tesla Y the range is terrible, the charging time is terrible, and the price is terrible. I personally like the look of the CT but those three facts I mentioned are deal killers.

I believe the only reason people would buy the CT is for attention.

Ironically, I want the CT (not at the current price) but the only thing that would keep me from buying it is I don't want the attention.

When you say the range is terrible compared to the Y what do you mean specifically? Isn't the CT rated at 340 and the Y at 310? I have the Y and I am fine with its range but wouldn't want to go with the CT if the CT range is terrible compared to the Y.

 

[Bouba]

Dude be civil

I said something a whole lot milder to a person a whole lot worse…and I was censored

 

[T3SLAROD]

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/...-ford-f-150-lightning-comparison-test-review/ I assume this has already been posted elsewhere but I did not see it. Seems like a thorough and fact based review.

Yes, that review was posted and the Cybertruck came in 2nd place behind a 3 year old platform and just barely inched out another 3 year old platform.

 

[tradosaurus]

Ironically, I want the CT (not at the current price) but the only thing that would keep me from buying it is I don't want the attention.

When you say the range is terrible compared to the Y what do you mean specifically? Isn't the CT rated at 340 and the Y at 310? I have the Y and I am fine with its range but wouldn't want to go with the CT if the CT range is terrible compared to the Y.

Look at the link in post #68. It give data on range, price and charging times. Compare that to a Y LR. No thanks.