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comment by icarus_flies
icarus_flies  ·  1603 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tesla Wedge

Curious how these comments have aged after you may have had a little bit to think about the design and more information has come out.

As someone ready to pre order the model Y, I was swayed for many reasons. The design, while ugly, is so polarizing and functional that I love it. I am not concerned about scratches since it can withstand a sledgehammer. I am sure they will work out the finger print issue, there is already a lot of talk about how easy wrapping the car will be with the flat panels.

For those unaware, the angular design has a function, both in strength and manufacturing. Motortrend talks about it in an article entitled "How Tesla's Cybertruck Turns Auto Manufacturing and Engineering Upside-Down"

The biggest thing that swayed me was the specs and the price. for 50k before incentives you can get the truck with a sub 4.5 second 0-60 with over 300 miles of range. Seating 6 is also a big bonus as I have two car seats always in my car and the rare time I need to move 3 adults they can all sit in the front. Another huge design feature that sets it apart from every other truck is the locking sliding cover. As far as I know, no other truck has ever had that feature. One of the reasons I was never seriously considering a truck is that the bed cannot be used as a permanent trunk since anyone can come and swipe whatever you have stored there. With the sliding cover you can use it to haul big loads or just hold a stroller. Features that entice me further are the dynamic active suspension, all the nooks and crannies of storage (side sails, at the foot of the truckbed, and the frunk), and the pull out ramp from the tailgate.

with over 250k preorders as of 11/26 I think it will be hugely successful. Not as successful as the model 3 but way more than the predictions in this thread. I also think there will be imitators on the design in the future.





OftenBen  ·  1603 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nobody cares about specs and performance dude.

Different bad.

Tesla bad.

Elon bad.