[nine_k]

I like the general design very much. And additionally the fact that it is small, lightweight, and not imposing, while apparently being a fast car.

Except for one thing: the brushed metal dashboard. I can imagine how terribly it's going to reflect the sun from behind when the roof is folded. I hope they can offer a tasteful matte dark version.

As of the lack of bells and whistles, the dashboard seems to be prepared for being customized. I suppose it's not a cheap car, so a customization job is not going to ruin the buyer's finances. I can imagine that a custom radio with protected but visible vacuum tubes could appeal to some buyers.

[jonah]

That dash stood out to me as well. Would definitely want wood or leather or a darker matte metal.

[convolvatron]

I'm assuming that its stainless. it were were aggressive about it, it would take a patina for anything from grey to black. stainless also develops a really wide variety of colors if you heat treat it in an oven with good temperature control. there a bronze-like color that's nice, and also a blue.

I'm amused to see that so many cybertrucks have been powder coated or wrapped in vinyl.

[rbanffy]

> I'm amused to see that so many cybertrucks have been powder coated or wrapped in vinyl.

There are car enthusiasts and Cubertruck owners. There is little overlap between these two sets.

[mulmen]

I don’t understand. Vinyl wrapping cars is a normal thing for car people. What’s the difference?

[nine_k]

One of the key design points of the Cyvertruck was that brutalist "slab of shiny steel" look.

Apparently owners often want a bit more manicured looks.

[mulmen]

What makes you draw that conclusion? The wraps and powder coating can be observed but how can you infer intent? Which one is the “car person” and which one is just a Cybertruck owner?

They both wrap their vehicles or get custom paintjobs. How can they be differentiated by vehicle appearance alone?

[Thorrez]

Or they want to be able to pick their car out more easily from other cybertrucks.

[mattclarkdotnet]

Normal in the USA maybe? It’s very unusual here in Australia to see a wrapped car.

[zeroq]

In my part of EU it's actually pretty common, especially on exotic cars.

I guess the main appeal is "paint protection". Seems redundant to me, but people do like to apply screen protectors to their phones, which is another thing I don't fully comprehend so you know...

[pcdoodle]

I like the obvious porsche 356 inspiration on this car. If the truck actually hit the 50K launch price, id also love to have one in the collection. But hey, make life easy by putting people into "buckets" so you feel like you have a grasp.

[serf]

'engined-turned stainless' (not brushed.) was used in vintage race cars because it was the non-reflective option and looked nice. hid tooling marks from manufacture.

[jesperwe]

Totally agree. Dashboard felt like a thorn in the eye.

[mrweasel]

Same for me. The car looks beautiful and then you see the dashboard and it's just plain ugly. Doesn't match the rest of the car at all. It's easy enough to simply offer another trim option for the dash though.