Zybane
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I think Rivian should have been a little more bold. I mean really the only design feature outside of pickup truck norms is the headlights/lightbar.
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This truck design had better be a joke....
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I think Rivian should have been a little more bold. I mean really the only design feature outside of pickup truck norms is the headlights/lightbar.
I think this sums up the design aesthetic best :
Not to take anything away from the Rivian, but it already looks dated and old-fashioned. I never cared for their light bar and oval lights. The lightbar alone might have been fine but the oval vertical lights just look out of place to me. The rest of the exterior just looks plain and decades old design. It does have a lot going for it otherwise and hope they do well.
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Barklikeadog
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It'll be interesting to see how much this thing gets nerfed by safety regulationsI think this sums up the design aesthetic best :
We need the governator to endorse the cybertruck in a video. Would be fun
Good point about the front bumper, maybe I over did it. Here's a toned down treatment. Wheel arches softened a tad as well. That rear rood downward slope is the most jarring part of the whole design in my opinion, which is why I modified.
I'm a detractor based on the lack (IMHO) of aesthetics, but the specs alone, along with the SuperCharger Network, make it worth the deposit.
Here's to hoping for rounder lines... like mine.
Without the sloped roof as designed, I don’t see putting an air mattress in the back and having a glass bed cover overhead for that same, wonderful open sky look we love in our glass roof Teslas. If you are sleeping back there with chance of rain overnight, which would you rather lie under? Rather claustrophobic if flat horizontal as opposed to a now “vaulted” ceiling at head end by the cab. Would also preclude keeping taller items that could sit stored in the bed near the cab from having a nice retractable source of protection from the elements.
I do think a lot of consideration was put into that sloped rear bed area and their solution offers the best of all worlds. People can still keep the cover retracted and get full open use of the cab and the sides offer support to things stored inside along the slanted sides (besides storage area).
I do think a lot of consideration was put into that sloped rear bed area and their solution offers the best of all worlds. People can still keep the cover retracted and get full open use of the cab and the sides offer support to things stored inside along the slanted sides (besides storage area).
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I've been looking for one of these to send to ZElectric!I know there's a lot of "disagreement" on the styling, but it reminds me of a vehicle I owned in 1973. It even had flat panel styling and a "charge port" high up on the body near a wheel well, just like the Cybertruck.
VW called it the THING - seemed appropriate at the time. In case you think I'm being overly negative, I placed a deposit for the Thing's offspring on the Tesla website. Somehow THING 2 seems like an appropriate name instead of CYBRTRK
gilscales
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I tend to think that eccentric means "crazy with money", judging by how many deposits were placed on this truck I believe I am correct!At least people will know I'm excentric before I get out of my truck.
How so? the truck is priced on par or a little less money than ice trucks with similar towing capablities. It (probably) has a lower cost of ownership. How is the tesla truck not a prudent money decision?
gilscales
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Just joking, I cannot make good use of this as a work truck because it does not have an 8' bed option and I personally really need an 8' bed for my contracting needs as well as the tow rating which is right at the limit of what I need to tow sometimes (14k gross dump trailer) and towing at the limit is not the safest thing to do, my joke was at the design, to me personally it is butt ugly, just my opinion though, I do get that it is a killer value and Tesla must have some crazy efficiencies built into pricing this vehicle as I cannot imagine this much vehicle for so little!
Ulmo
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Replying to OP:
1. You aren't their intended market.
2. People believing so strongly as you about how the CyberTruck looks literally create a huge portion of the intended market, since they don't want you to like it. Most of them want to get away from you.
3. Holding steady at 7.6%: [Poll]- Is Cybertruck beautiful?
1. You aren't their intended market.
2. People believing so strongly as you about how the CyberTruck looks literally create a huge portion of the intended market, since they don't want you to like it. Most of them want to get away from you.
3. Holding steady at 7.6%: [Poll]- Is Cybertruck beautiful?
hridge2020
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gilscales
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gilscales
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I haul a lot of 12' lumber with the tail gate up, its just a bit much with a short bed, yes I use a safety flag
These work great
https://www.amazon.com/Keeper-04905-Bungee-Safety-Flag/dp/B01F4RX3AM
Those sails on the side make bed access only viable from the rear and that is not practical, at least for me.
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