[Robdel12]

Cheap ass studs, not surprised. Don’t tow with a cybertruck either, you can literally total it by ripping the frame out with the hitch.

It’s the most poorly engineered “truck” there is. Can’t tow. Can’t haul (stupid bed design). It’s just a glorified pavement machine.

[culi]

It doesn't even use steel for the frame. It's an aluminum cast. I didn't even know that was legal for trucks. It basically guarantees that these things have an expiration date. I honestly can't believe these are legal to sell

[mingus88]

It is a vanity project helmed by a terminally online manchild who wanted cyberpunk blade runner vibes.

Go look back at the original concept art. The actual delivered vehicle dimensions are totally different, so he didn’t even succeed at that part. They couldn’t build what he wanted. It’s way more boxy and looks like shit on the road.

And lol at 173 total affected vehicles. What a failure.

[cucumber3732842]

Eh. It's "fine" when you realize that it's not really an F150 competitor. It's the top end of the Ford Maverick, Honda Ridgeline, etc, market segment. But they have to market it like the former because that's what consumers want to hear.

[mrcwinn]

Wow, that would be wild to see. Where can I see a Cybertruck owner "literally ripping the frame out with the hitch?"

[FuriouslyAdrift]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubUXNSWGth0

[magiclaw]

Jerry has one of the worst cases of TDS (Tesla Derangement Syndrome). In his video he applies 10,000 lbs of downward force directly on the hitch point before it breaks, and then says that it "is far too close to the 11,000 pound towing capacity. Yikes." He's a smart guy, he knows downward pressure at the hitch point (tongue weight) is a much different rating than towing capacity. Tongue weight is usually estimated at 10-15% of towing capacity, so 1100-1650 lbs. The cybertruck clearly exceeded expectations here.

[Robdel12]

That’s a lot of text for you to not realize these are the exact lateral forces a hitch faces when towing. One pothole and your payload is causing a pileup

[DonHopkins]

He explained why you're wrong in the video that you just proved you did not watch.

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[culi]

whistlindiesel also discovered this. it's honestly terrifying that these are legal to sell as "trucks" and people believe they can safely tow with them. Aluminum will only get weaker over time and is guaranteed to eventually break unlike steel

[mrcwinn]

Thanks, that is absolutely crazy!

[loandbehold]

Watch WhistlinDiesel cybertruck video.

[Robdel12]

And if you hate WD, here’s another with them bouncing the skid steer on the actual trucks hitch haha before the cybertruck fails 2k before its advertise rating https://youtube.com/shorts/9yLzs5SzaxQ?si=nXElRpuLY_l-DbB4

[jm4]

Oh, man. I remember that one. He absolutely destroyed that truck. What’s notable about that video is that the other trucks handled the abuse dramatically better than the cybertruck. He was determined to break every single vehicle in ways they would never actually be used, but it was laughable how bad the cybertruck was. If I remember correctly, he made the wheels fall off and had to get it repaired in the middle of the “test”. I think the Ford was still running at the end.

[dlev_pika]

The F150 was actually pretty impressive, for all the shit Ford gets