One of the most-anticipated cars in recent memory is Tesla’s Cybertruck, which came out in 2019 during a mostly dull and stagnant truck market like an asteroid on its way to extinction. This was before the Ford F-150 Lightning, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, the GMC Hummer EV, the Ram 1500 Rev, or the Rivian R1T came out. All of those trucks have already been shown to the public and are now parked in people’s drives who have paid for them. The strange doorstop-shaped stainless steel Cybertruck, on the other hand, had a lot of problems and delays while it was being made. The truck even changed from its original form because that’s how pickup trucks are made in the twenty-first century. It’s like going back in time to a dark future. Finally, work on the Tesla Cybertruck is done, production has started, and customers are getting their cars. The Cybertruck was first shown off almost exactly one week ago. It has gotten both praise and criticism for its controversial look and high hopes while it was being built for a long time in public view. How far along is Cybertruck production right now, and which of the vehicle’s big goals have been met? Ability to Run Three Motors We already knew that the first Cybertruck would have all-wheel drive, but until today, we just learned how it would look. The pickup will have three motors, a total of 845 horsepower: two on the rear axle, each driving a single wheel, so there will be no need for a differential, and one motor up front, with an electromechanical locking differential. Tesla has never had a front differential that locks electronically before. We want to know if it will lock itself fully automatically or if the driver will be able to do it themselves when they need to. It’s not a surprise that the Plaid versions of Tesla’s Model S car and Model X SUV have two motors in the back. Off-road, these motors are very helpful because they allow faster torque vectoring and more precise control over the speed of each wheel. This is a good feature, even if it’s not new, as shown by the GMC Hummer EV and Rivian R1T. The top-of-the-line Cyberbeast trim is the only way to get the full 845 horsepower output. Beast mode is the vehicle’s most powerful setting, making it ideal for off-roading and performance driving. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, says that the Cybertruck can reach 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds at full speed and do better in the quarter mile “while hauling a 911 [behind it]” If the Cyberbeast’s claimed curb weight of 6,843 pounds is accurate, then it is a very excellent accomplishment, especially considering that it weighs approximately 50 pounds less than the 2024 Ford. F-150 Lightning Platinum (6,900 pounds) and a lot less than the 8,976-pound 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUT with its three-motor system. Tesla says that the Cybertruck with the Cyberbeast and AWD will be able to pull up to 11 tons, while the regular Cybertruck with RWD would only be able to pull 7500 pounds. The basic AWD model will have a 0–60 mph time of 4.1 seconds and weigh 6,603 pounds. It will have 600 horsepower. Tesla says that these cars can also carry up to 2,500 pounds of cargo. The base rear-drive vehicle won’t be ready until at least 2025, so we don’t know how much it can pull or carry. Power Plant for Batteries It needs to be clarified how towing will change Tesla’s estimates for the different Cybertruck models’ driving ranges. The base model, which will cost $60,990 and have rear-wheel drive, should be able to go 250 miles on a single charge and reach 60 mph in 6.5 seconds. The Cyberbeast is supposed to go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds and 320 miles on a single charge on a flat surface. This is less than the 340 miles per charge that all-wheel-drive cars are supposed to go. Because the battery can handle 11.5 kW of power in both directions, you can use your Cybertruck as a portable generator for your home. Thanks to the newest battery design, you can use the built-in 120-volt and 240-volt outlets when you’re not at home. With the new 250 kW V3 Supercharger, the Cybertruck can get an extra 128 to 136 miles of range in about 15 minutes. A strange Tesla range extender is available if you need more power. It adds just over 120 miles to the Cyberbeast configuration’s range and just over 130 miles to the basic AWDs. Someone from Tesla mentioned on X (which used to be Twitter) that the extension should be a toolbox-sized battery instead of a gas-powered generator like the one on the upcoming Ram 1500 Ramcharger pickup. It’s smaller in real life There is a big difference between the production Cybertruck and the prototype we saw in 2019 and the early one that was on show at the Tesla exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The test truck was bigger and had tires that were higher up on the frame. The manufacturing truck is smaller and sits lower on the ground. After taking out the door mirrors, which make the width 86.6 inches when folded, it’s even more like a Ford F-150. It’s 223.7 inches long, 70.5 inches tall, and no more than 80.0 inches wide. Why “at most”? The Cybertruck doesn’t have the extra marker lights that are required by federal law for trucks that are bigger than 80 inches, so it is the same width as most other full-size trucks. Like other high-end Tesla models, the Cybertruck has an adjustable air suspension system for its suspension. However, Tesla says that in Beast mode, the Cybertruck will have “up to 17 inches of ground clearance.” From the Cybertruck buy page, it looks like that’s only possible in Extract mode. Goodyear tires with special sidewalls are on the bigger wheel. The Cybertruck will also come with an extra 18-inch wheel, which may make the sidewall of the off-road tires stronger. Goodyear will make the stock tire. It will have a 35-inch circle and fit wheels that are 20 inches in diameter. There are no problems with the Cybertruck One of the main stories leading up to the Cybertruck’s first appearance in production was how poorly built the prototypes that were seen in the wild. This looked very bad because Tesla had problems with fit and finish on earlier models, and it was clear that making the bodywork out of stainless steel would be hard. The test mules and prototypes of most other manufacturers, on the other hand, aren’t constantly looked at and messed with to find out how well the construction is going; the final product is what counts. Since this is the finished product, it looks like Tesla made huge improvements to how the Cybertruck fits together and looks. However, it needs to be made clear if the cars shown at the launch event were brand-new models like those seen later or if they had been carefully prepared. We don’t know, plain and simple. The first trucks that customers have bought are much better than the prototypes that have been shown for years, even if some of the panels are wavy and the connections between body panels need to be straight. Some of these issues are very clear on a Cybertruck we looked at in person at a nearby Tesla shop. We saw holes and misalignments around the A-pillars where they meet the fenders and between the fender and the front nose panel, as well as in a lot of other panels. There is a big single-blade wiper, sharp mirrors, and more The Cybertruck still has a single-blade windshield wiper connected to the driver’s side. This is, without a doubt, one of the biggest wiper blades your author has ever seen, and that includes when they worked as a mechanic and were in charge of fixing the famous centralized mono-wiper on old Mercedes-Benz cars. The good news for Tesla techs is that they won’t have to take out and repair the glass because they can get to the wiper motor through a panel. But it needs to be big enough to clean the whole windshield. This means that the window has a round cutout on the driver’s side and a similar cutout on the passenger side. If any RHD types are up for grabs, they might be able to put their blade there. Also, we want to know how the Cybertruck’s triangle mirrors work. We could only see what we saw on the car in Los Angeles, but the sharp angle it made when it ended on the outside of the mirror could cause a blind spot when using them. There is a camera device in both Autopilot and FSD, which we know about. You can see what’s going on around you if you look at the screen. But if the mirrors have to be there because the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards say they have to, make sure they work. Also, these mirrors will spread out further, making the widest width that can be towed go from 86.6 inches to 95 inches. The rearview mirror inside the car is very small and doesn’t work well. The Cybertruck is meant to be driven with the hatch cover closed, so we’re still determining how useful it will be. The mirror could be a screen, like how the inside rearview windows of some GM cars can be changed. This couldCybertruck has a camera on its trunk. You can’t use the angled glass roof as a normal inside mirror; don’t think that. It ends at the same spot where you can see the inside rearview mirror. Concerns About a Roof That Is So Sharp The Cybertruck also has racks for goods and the roof. Rack mounts were marked on the edges of the roof and along the bedsides with plates that could be taken off. With their sloped surfaces, the bed and roof will be hard to control, especially when you’re trying to make something look nice or when it needs to be straight to hold a tent or bag. There is a store space under the mattress, just like on the Honda Ridgeline. It gives you 67 cubic feet more room to store things. The bed can also hold up to 2,500 pounds of goods, which is anything that fits inside its 4-by-6-foot dimensions. The bed is said to be the same size as a regular truck bed by Tesla because it doesn’t have any wheelwell protrusions. Even with the trunk cover on, though, the bed can still hold 120.9 cubic feet of stuff. It comes with a driving wheel with a yoke The Cybertruck has a wheel in the shape of a spiral, but it doesn’t have the Model S Plaid’s silly handle that looks like an airplane. Its sides stay mostly round, but the top and bottom of the rim are flat. In contrast to the yoke wheel, it gives you something to hold on to when you turn quickly. A spherical steering wheel will be a possibility for the Cybertruck, just like it is for other Teslas. The yoke-shaped wheel is similar to Lexus’s yoke design, but the basic rack-and-pinion steering system’s 2.5-turn lock-to-lock ratio makes it hard to use and makes no sense. For that reason, Tesla made the right choice by going with a flexible steer-by-wire system, which should make things easier. Tesla’s steer-by-wire technology may have a mechanical backup for situations. Still, it’s yet to be known if it has one like the Infiniti’s redundant clutched steering column, which has had one since 2014. The Tesla is not the first car on the market to have steer-by-wire technology. The four-wheel turning system is a good feature that will make it very easy to move around. There is a good chance that Tesla will do well In all honesty, Tesla has a long way to go before they can start sending large numbers of these cars to buyers. Will the body made of stainless steel cause problems in the future (both in the plant and a figurative sense)? When will the cheaper models be available? It could be both. There is more competition, and the Cybertruck is late to the party for electric pickup trucks that it helped start. But remember how important it is to have a design that stands out, features that are easy to see (like bulletproof!), and, of course, great speed. It looks like the Cybertruck has finally arrived. Some people will buy one because they like the way it looks and are huge fans of the Tesla story. The Cybertruck’s appeal will be strong enough to make buyers who aren’t familiar with Tesla forget about the truck’s shipping problems, delays, and concerns. The RWD form of the Tesla Cybertruck will cost $60,990 when it comes out in 2025. The standard AWD model costs $79,990, and the Cyberbeast costs $99,990. You can get one now. The length of time you have to wait may change.
