Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast Road Test Review: Just Shoot Me | Car and Driver

"Is that real?" A woman standing next to the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck outside a hotel in Venice, California, is pretty certain she's looking at an escaped movie prop. "Like, is there a car underneath that?" she asks. We inform her that yes, it is real, but if any vehicle will cause you to question objective reality, it's this one. To those of us who are into cars, it seems like the Cybertruck has been around forever—it was announced in November 2019 and has been in the news seemingly every day since. But for a sizable segment of the population, this may as well be an alien lander or an escaped military project. It looks like it drove out of the Home Depot Andromeda in the year 3000 carrying a pallet of nano armor for the ol' fusion recombiner back at the Demogorgon Ranch. When the door opens, you half expect to see the driver's seat occupied by a hologram. The Cybertruck is the craziest production car of the century, and second place isn't even close.

00:00 Intro
00:36 Our road test process
01:26 Cyberbeast configuration
01:38 Performance test results
02:35 Why does it look like that?
03:24 Stainless steel cleaning and toughness
04:50 What's the stainless steel made of?
05:35 Is it really bulletproof?
06:28 Aerodynamics and why a spare tire is an accessory
08:08 Our range test results
09:16 Aerodynamic effects of tonneau and wheel covers
09:44 Steer-by-wire overview
11:05 Electrical architecture and weight
12:01 Driving experience
17:29 Front seats
19:29 Rear seats
20:01 Bed time
21:31 Final thoughts

[EricMitton]

“It’s a pickup truck; it’s not made for two-lane roads.” I dunno, two-lane roads are just about everyone in the American west. A visibility problem on two-lane roads is a big problem if you are doing normal truck things.

[robertbelardo]

Why don't you run it through a carwash

[LateNiteGrafix]

"if you're sensitive to visibility…" has got to be one of the strangest ways of saying "You can't see out of this vehicle", I have ever heard.

[NathanWood]

Why didn't they tow anything or take it on a dirt road? Its a truck, but they are reviewing it mostly as a city car. 'Its a truck... Not for two lane' what?!

[LocalFoe]

Perfect. I've always wanted a vehicle that has neither form nor function.

[TrevorKeenAnimation]

"I can't see out the front but we have lots of cameras, so that's OK." I hope he was joking.

[Who-Dat]

I love that the biggest, heaviest vehicles are the ones that don't have to report their stats.

[originaljws]

Lol, the dual steer motor quip about airplane reminds me of an old saw about twin engine aircraft: Don't worry, if one engine fails, the second has more than enough power to get you to your crash site.

[Amphy]

Another exciting innovation is the detachable gas pedal.

[vapsa]

Saw my first one today in Apex, NC. I am ambivalent. The styling is not my bottle of beer. The young man inside looked cartoonishly tiny framed by the front side glass. All the panels looked dirty. I am sure that he is happy with his pavement princess. Bless his heart.

[kenmorrisproducer]

“If you’re sensitive to visibility…”

Oh, you mean people who don’t enjoy driving a 3 ton vehicle with massive blind spots?

[philipershler]

Apparently the wheel covers have been recalled because the covers were cutting into the sidewall of the tire. And speaking of tires, will an owner have to buy the funky tires from Tesla? What will the cost be for a set of new shoes for the truck?

[JackdeDuCoeur]

I'll rent one next time I visit Gotham City.

[nosonoliento]

Can you imagine a couple of ranchers driving that around covered in mud and cow manure with a 100 gallon diesel tank and a blue healer cow dog in the back? Me neither.

[Gullpped]

@15:16 He said on visibility "it's a pick up truck not made for two lane

[frostman]

Yes fly by wire in a plane seems and is safe in a plane. The aviation industry has standards and the planes are inspected and maintained quite vigorously. In some person's vehicle I feel after time these systems will be prone to issues from improper maintenance. Have you seen the miled out vehicles on the roads today? When the cost to maintain these systems is seen some people will be lax in upkeep of vehicles. No mechanical backup is not a good idea.

[AuralioCabal-nlgi]

Jason Camissa of Hagertty, he was as impressed as Carlos I think.

[Mguy]

"if you're a fan of outward every pedestrian gives a blank stare

[pi.actual]

The loose bolt is an easter egg, congratulations on finding it.

[starvalkyrie]

I generally consider myself "sensitive to outward visibility" when I'm piloting 4 tons of metal down the road I share with other human beings. Interested in what's out there.