New Tesla Pickup Truck
Discussion
They are selling it here as you can put down to £100 to reserve one. Wasn’t sure we’d get it due to it being a ‘full-size’ truck, but apparently so.
I think Elon following his mantra of making the car that he would want to buy is not a good idea here because a) he’s mental and b) Blade Runner isn’t real.
The specs sound really great, but I think it’ll take a bit of time for folks to get their head around the looks. An odd thing to do, especially in the very conservative US pickup market - all I (and others, I’m sure!) want are trucks like we have now, but with electric drivetrains and performance.
I think Elon following his mantra of making the car that he would want to buy is not a good idea here because a) he’s mental and b) Blade Runner isn’t real.
The specs sound really great, but I think it’ll take a bit of time for folks to get their head around the looks. An odd thing to do, especially in the very conservative US pickup market - all I (and others, I’m sure!) want are trucks like we have now, but with electric drivetrains and performance.
SturdyHSV said:
Why was this moved from General Gassing where we can take the piss?
Because reasons. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...bristolracer said:
Like to see you load a pallet of bricks and a cement mixer in that
Why not? It looks like it has a steel load bed and sides; from the pictures it would appear that it's on air suspension so you can lower the back to a sensible height; and it even seems to have a built-in telescopic ramp thing for loading anything on wheels. It looks weird, but I can't see how the weirdness impacts the practicality of the load bed. I guess the target market for these things isn't really "the trade" anyway but rather rural Americans who want a family car which can carry "outdoorsy" stuff with minimal fuss and have garages and parking spaces 20 feet wide and 60 feet long.
SydneyBridge said:
Er.... its different and distinctive
Cannot order yet in the UK
You can put £100 down now on the Tesla GB site https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/cybertruckCannot order yet in the UK
I suspect this will sell for a bit to the Tesla fans and those who actually like the styling (I wouldn't say I like it, but I think it's an amusing caricature of some of the silly SUV/truck design language), then a more conventional one on the same underpinnings will come along later. This way gets them far more press than a generic Tundra/Silverado/F150 clone.
Given Elon's track record, when the actual delivery might be, and what the final truck would look like are, needless to say, likely to be very different from what is being said now.
Whether to place a deposit? I would wait given that placing a deposit had little impact on Model 3 delivery priority.
Whether to place a deposit? I would wait given that placing a deposit had little impact on Model 3 delivery priority.
Dave Hedgehog said:
Biggles111 said:
Whether to place a deposit? I would wait given that placing a deposit had little impact on Model 3 delivery priority.
pretty much zero priority, placed my deposit in august had the car early sept so about 5 weeks Classic Tesla when they’re struggling with the financials. Something is for sure though, some clever investors are sucking out huge amounts of money from the stock during its regular rises and dips.
It was basically a concept unveil, not a car launch. Timing is key and quite revealing.
The glass demo was just stupid, as was the hammer demo.
Even the crowd of hardcore Tesla fans present were unusually subdued.
We’ll see. The Roadster isn’t here yet, the Model Y isn’t here yet. Why not throw in a pick up and an ATV that you can’t buy.
Roll on the next few weeks if interest tails off again and the share price falls away like last year.
Model 3 sales are still key to their future, I really hope they can keep selling at a decent level.
I like it. Having seen the pictures of how versatile it can be when customised for safari trips and general bakkie use, I'm impressed, especially given the performance. This could work really well in the right environment - not the UK so much, I would imagine.
In SA and the USA bakkies/pick-ups are extremely popular and I can certainly see this being a success there, the UK is more into it's Estates, which I don't like one bit.
Elon is definitely making a strong case for a 3-car Tesla garage; Model S, Roadster and Cybertruck. Great.
In SA and the USA bakkies/pick-ups are extremely popular and I can certainly see this being a success there, the UK is more into it's Estates, which I don't like one bit.
Elon is definitely making a strong case for a 3-car Tesla garage; Model S, Roadster and Cybertruck. Great.
Cold said:
I liked the armoured glass demonstration. Both pieces of glass were very effective at not breaking - up until the moment they were struck with something.
Edit to add picture:
It was pretty stupid of Musk to do that, that is exactly what happens to armored glass when you hit it.Edit to add picture:
Edited by Cold on Friday 22 November 06:56
The top layer of glass shatters and is held by the plastic layers. It looks broken but it's actually doing its job perfectly.
A full cup of coffee thrown by a Captain in a wee strop also has the same effect.
Edit: And firing everything involving an electric car into the basement that is this subforum is just speeding up the death of this forum as a whole.
It should be in GG.
Edited by The Vambo on Friday 22 November 09:58
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