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

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"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.

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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

All Comments (21)
  • @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.
  • @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.
  • @KenMac-ui2vb
    It's like it fell out of an Ugly Tree and hit every branch on the way down.
  • @NathanWood23
    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?!
  • "I can't see out the front but we have lots of cameras, so that's OK." I hope he was joking.
  • @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.
  • @Who-Dat42
    I love that the biggest, heaviest vehicles are the ones that don't have to report their stats.
  • @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.
  • @pi.actual
    The loose bolt is an easter egg, congratulations on finding it.
  • @philipershler420
    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?
  • @Mguy393
    "if you're a fan of outward visibility....." every pedestrian gives a blank stare
  • @vapsa56
    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.
  • “If you’re sensitive to visibility…” Oh, you mean people who don’t enjoy driving a 3 ton vehicle with massive blind spots?
  • @LocalFoe
    Perfect. I've always wanted a vehicle that has neither form nor function.
  • @robertblaney5033
    The Delorean & Pontiac Aztec had a baby and named it Cybertruck
  • @Gullpped
    @15:16 He said on visibility "it's a pick up truck not made for two lane roads"......
  • Having everything on the screen is absurdly annoying to me. California car guys always review these things in perfect conditions/"ideal" offroad conditions. Salt/mud gonna make that rearview camera useless real quick.