Maybe it’s the retro-futuristic style or reminiscent of sci-fi and cyperpunk, but I genuinely really like the design.
I would never buy one due to the MYRIAD issues plaguing the stainless steel body, interior build quality, or give Tesla money. But still a cool looking car, if nonfunctional truck.
That’s disgusting. Upvoted.
Some of the original renders I saw were so much better…
That looks like a giant sante fe.
Yeah I guess it kinda does.
Oof. That looks even worse to me.
I’m not sure how it could look worse than the current version.
Oh my God! What in the actual fuck happened along the way!?
Musk got involved
Decisions.
So you like this better too?
When the Cybertruck was revealed in 2019 the announced price was starting at $39,900.
The specifications were great.
Cyberpunk was about to be released.
Teslas were still pretty cool.
The Cybertruck looked like a giant Delorean electric truck.
Elon Musk had said some questionable things, but was still “Elon Musk” from Iron Man 2 and Star Trek: Discovery.
If the Cybertruck had actually been offered for sale in 2019 for $39,900, I would have bought one. Without hesitation.
In 2025 I wouldn’t be caught dead in one because I don’t want anything to do with the politics of Tesla and Elon Musk.
Hard agree
Don’t forget Elon “Volunteering at a soup kitchen” Musk from the Big Bang Theory.
They also fall apart, frequently suffer major breakdowns, and are deathtraps
raccoons’ reaction seeing a cybertruck:
It looks like garbage. In like every way. And I’m a car guy. It’s not political. It’s a big old pile of “not worth 120”. I can buy two Toyotas with more satisfaction in style and performance.
the aesthetic is fine if it were like 40% smaller
They really aren’t that big though, parked next to my Tacoma is not much larger.
your Tacoma is huge too…
I think this says more about how oversized the Tacoma and other pickups are than it does about the cybertruck
I mean, it’s really not. It’s a second gen and small compared to most pickups.
Most pickups are far larger than their use cases call for
Tacomas are not that.
I’ve heard dudes in maga hats say it’s fugly.
So truly unpopular, have an orange arrow.
I guess the Cyber Truck could be cool if it fit in with any of its potential surroundings. Everywhere it goes it just stands out like a sore thumb. There is no city or landscape that matches the aesthetic. It’s like seeing a suped up F350 in the middle of NYC. Even if you like those giant trucks it will always look out of place in a big city. Or like seeing a Lamborghini way out on a dirt road in the boonies. It just wouldn’t look right. I don’t think there are currently any places that exist that match the aesthetic of a cyber truck. It makes me feel like when a high graphical game doesn’t render an object correctly and it comes in low poly.
The cyber truck also can cause a sore thumb.
At one point I really wanted to get a Delorean – the angles, the materials, the doors, all very cool; plus BttF is a nice trilogy that reminds me of being a child. The cybertruck hits a lot of the same notes, so I can understand.
But, honestly, even my current car has too much central monitoring, data collection, and even control than I wanted. I really only bought it because my (the current) previous car was quickly dying.
I knew from Teslas claims and their other cars that there was just too much of that fiddly bullshit involved. So even without considering Elmu, a cybertruck was a clear No.
Why not buy a nice pre-2015 car with none of that data collecting crap installed? You have a lot of good options. Swap out the stereo with a modern one for Android Auto/Apple Carplay and you’re good to go.
I also wanted an plug in electric (or hybrid-electric) vehicle, and this was 2019 when I bought my Volt.
I honestly don’t know what I’d buy today. I really think the Volt was/is a great car for me, because I could almost do my daily commute on one charge and could easily charge to full overnight, but it was also nice to be able to road-trip 6 hours to OKC or St. Louis in my car instead of a rental. My situation has changed quite a bit from then to now, and I think something purely electric might work, but this part of the country is really quite lacking when it comes to charging stations – but I also do longer trips much less frequently and maybe I could just rent a car for that.
I think there are now several EVs with a range of 6 hours or close. More importantly high speed chargers are becoming more common: that’s the important factor to look for
I did a 1,200 mile road trip with absolutely no range issues because there were plenty of high speed chargers on my route plus trip planning software that optimized for them. Stops were 10-20 minutes and corresponded well with grabbing a bite and using the facilities
Absolutely. But last I checked Arkansas and Oklahoma are near the bottom as far as high speed chargers availability; I live near the border now.
I’m hoping that the Volt lasts at least another decade, and the EV situation may have changed quite a bit by then. I might even find myself in a situation where I could not own a car and still do everything I want to.
I’m glad there is more variety on the road because of it. I think it’s ugly. But the fact that every car has turned into a grey CUV is boring.
I maintain they look a lot better painted or wrapped, Musk knows this, and deliberately figured out a way to make painting the 100k pieces of shit the buyer’s financial responsibility.
They should have made it look like the truck from Halo.
My boss got one so I’ve had hands on experience with the car. It’s nice. Really nice. It has a ton of utility built into it and is good for short hauling.
People hate it because of Elon… Personally I’d get a Hummer ev or a Silverado.
My dad has a model Y with a hitch that also tows his A-frame camper without issue.
It’s not a huge upgrade imo.
i agree, but i think they ruined it by curving the front (probably for practical purposes)
I like the way they cool. Too bad about everything else.
