This truck design had better be a joke....

[ps004ynos]

Not in the market for a truck but I feel the upside is this should lower all the other models' prices.

Current barebones model X: 84,990. 5 seater. 328 range.
Top trim tri motor truck: 69,900 6 seater 500+ range.

 

[JimBob 909]

I would think having a frunk would be a real benefit on the pickup. Hauling stuff in the bed and keeping other items secure and out of view in the frunk. This thing really missed the target. Google Tesla "Model U". I would buy that in a heartbeat.

 

[woodguyatl]

i love it, deposit is down.

agreed. I think it looks great.

 

[MXWing]

I did, and all it did was give me nightmares.

Seriously, I’m worried this will tarnish Tesla’s reputation. I’m concerned this hideous design will make them the laughingstock in many circles a well-designed truck shouldn’t. Tesla has had a great reputation for design and this truck detracts from that hard-earned heritage.

Good grief, you could have made a truck futuristic, different and still attractive. IMO this is only different. Futuristic is not synonymous with weird. I think the meager $100 deposit is not a sign of confidence.

To those that ordered it, I truly wish you the best. I guess ugly is in the eyes of the beholder.

How aerodynamic is a F150? Not very.

Put in front of you:

Electric F-150. 250 mile range, $70K (looks "normal")
Tesla Cybertruck. 500 mile range, $70K (looks "different")

 

[SO16]

Yes, but just imagine if he had specified something more conventional looking... What if they could capture 10% market share? With their tech that's not so hard to imagine.

This design is a galactic fail.

We get it. You don’t like it.

 

[woodguyatl]

Agreed. There’s really no mystery as to why the stock fell today. This is a bit of a disaster in terms of what It could have potentially been. Now, it’s just a bizarre niche vehicle that a few people might enjoy. It could have been revolutionary like the model 3...especially given the power at this price point.

glad Tesla still has the model 3 and model y. This will be as niche as the roadster.

It’s like when Apple came out with those stupid phones with big screens in the mid-2000’s. Too big, too fragile, didn’t look anything like all the practical phones on the market that worked just fine. I bought an iPhone when they were first released and endured a fair amount of ribbing and jokes. I’ll buy one of these trucks and the same will happen. We’ll have to wait a few years to see how this plays out.

 

[mattjs33]

We get it. You don’t like it.

I mean, I'm far from alone in this regard.

If most people agree that Jennifer Aniston is pretty, it's probably because she is. Just saying.

 

[Ken7]

Looks like design similar to this ...

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So maybe it just needs a tail & wings.

 

[thx1139]

I mean, I'm far from alone in this regard.

If most people agree that Jennifer Aniston is pretty, it's probably because she is. Just saying.

The think is all pickups basically look the same, and all ugly.

 

[woodguyatl]

I mean, I'm far from alone in this regard.

If most people agree that Jennifer Aniston is pretty, it's probably because she is. Just saying.

Most people agree that it is ugly like most people thought iPhones (smartphones) were a bad idea in 2007. I wonder how many of those people now own them? Large groups people can be wrong together.

 

[RyanS]

I know..... I thought that it was a joke. Attention getter for sure. Well.... it sort of grows on me... after looking at it again and again..... If I was in a market for a truck, I would get one.
With PG&E power outs in CA, this truck could be very useful with its built-in generator.
I am wondering if Tesla is going to offer different colors or just SS, like Delorean ??? Black version would look pretty sick.

 

[jleonar1]

The farting seat was funny and didn’t cost much to make us laugh. This isn’t funny. Horrible idea.

 

[Puddles]

I've had overnight to toss and turn over this, and funny thing is, I find it's growing on me. I'm concerned about the bed though. I think the masses are going to require a 4x8 bed, and clearly rear seats are not a must-have for the pickup market. I hope they develop a single row seat model with a longer bed.

Let us pray that its features will sell this.

 

[Puddles]

With PG&E power outs in CA, this truck could be very useful with its built-in generator.

I've been commenting for years that our sedans should be able to double as a powerwall, and I get no end of comments about how the battery design won't allow it. Now we have a pickup that can do just that. SMH.

 

[mattjs33]

The think is all pickups basically look the same, and all ugly.

Same could be said for tires. There's a functional reason for that.

Tesla will sell some of these to the True Believers and those that need to draw attention to themselves (I can just wait for the first one to get the Bro-Dozer treatment). A Tesla truck coud have been revolutionary. Instead it will be about equal in automotive importance as a Morgan, maybe.

 

[woodguyatl]

No contractor would buy something with a 6 1/2 foot bed.

better than 50% of contractors here in Atlanta have 6 1/2 beds.

 

[EVcowboy]

They made the same mistake version one of the Honda truck did. High sides get in the way and mean there is no way to load a truck camper or many other things.

 

[RyanS]

I just saw some youtube of people riding this truck. I have to say that it looks actually cool from the other angles. I always wanted H1 and almost bought one last year. Now I think I want this.
Definitely it is growing on me.

 

[Terra117]

How could it not be a joke? The shape bears no resemblance to reported test mules, and is nothing like the pickup in the "bed" of the Semi.

The most telling thing is the $100 deposit. When has any Tesla had a $100 deposit?

 

[ricohman]

Ugh.
What the hell were they thinking?
The big three have zero to worry about as far as losing truck sales to Tesla. The people that buy this abomination were never going to buy a conventional truck in the first place.