The Tesla Cybertruck is impressive and worrying - The Mercury News
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- Feb 23, 2024
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The huge, shiny silver truck is a crowd magnet.
(Gabe Ramirez, CNN)
It was the most enjoyable electric truck I’ve driven yet. I’ve driven nearly all the other electric trucks currently on the market such as Ford’s and Rivian’s and I don’t expect any will surpass the Cybertruck in its sports-car like performance. Ordinarily, not a priority in a pickup. It’s got powerful acceleration and steering that feels quick, responsive and nimble. With its punchy acceleration, quick steering and custom-designed Goodyear truck tires, it reminded me a bit of driving the Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, a high-performance sports car fitted with off-road tires and raised suspension. But the Cybertruck is, of course, bigger and more than twice as heavy.
Even a mildly firm press on the accelerator left everyone else quickly behind. With its drive-by-wire steering system, a slight turn of its small, rectangular steering wheel yielded tight turns at lower speeds but, at higher speeds, it wasn’t hard to keep the truck in its lane. Four-wheel steering allows it to turn around in a smaller area than one might expect.
The Cybertruck has an awkwardly shaped bed that hampers its use. There is also a storage bin under the bed floor, though.
(Peter Valdes-Dapena/CNN)
The Cybertruck's "frunk" has limited utility compared compared to those on trucks from Ford, General Motors or Rivian.
(Peter Valdes-Dapena/CNN)
The Tesla Cybertruck's simple interior is nice enough but, with hardly any switches or knobs, this is the easy part.
(Peter Valdes-Dapena/CNN)
The Cybertruck's design was largely dictated by the choice of material, hard cold-rolled stainless steel.
(Peter Valdes-Dapena/CNN)
Tesla Cybertruck. Image © James Raia/2023
File - The Tesla Cybertruck is unveiled at Tesla's design studio on Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is expected to give an update on manufacturing problems with long-awaited Cybertruck at an event Thursday marking the first deliveries of the futuristic, angular pickup truck. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Visitors sit in and explore the Tesla Cybertruck during the Silicon Valley Auto Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Electric Vehicles are the show’s highlights, with top manufacturers showcasing their new and upcoming electric vehicles. (Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group)
Visitors view the Tesla Cybertruck during the Silicon Valley Auto Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Electric Vehicles are the show’s highlights, with top manufacturers showcasing their new and upcoming electric vehicles. (Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group)
Visitors view the Tesla Cybertruck during the Silicon Valley Auto Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Electric Vehicles are the show’s highlights, with top manufacturers showcasing their new and upcoming electric vehicles. (Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group)
AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Elon Musk unveiling the Tesla Cybertruck in November 2019. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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