Wouldn't you think that something called a Cyber TRUCK would have 4wd?

[Baitball Blogger]

https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyshow/video/7446964068356853035

[DeepWinter]

1. Cyber trucks

have All Wheel Drive. You can see front and back engaged. Yes, all wheel and 4 wheel get mired down too.

Still an ugly vehicle.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. The ugly design must be Elon's way of gauging how much influence he has, because it's so ugly you're

not buying it for the design. You're buying it because of his name.

The Delorean, beautiful car. The CyberTruck, WTF?

[dalton99a]

12. +1. "Dumbasses will buy anything I sell"

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. No, I'd think something called a 'truck' would be good for carrying things - you know, "trucking"

[Baitball Blogger]

4. It gets curiouser and curiouser.

[biophile]

5. Ugliest vehicle I've ever seen

[doc03]

6. But no other vehicle can go 0 to 6000 degrees in 2.8 seconds. nt

[alittlelark]

11. ........

[Polybius]

18. You mean "no other truck"

Had a Model S Plaid that did it in 1.9 seconds.

[doc03]

32. 0-6000 degrees lol

[Polybius]

38. Lol I don't know how I misread that!

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Not Really Meant For Northern Climates, Either

Built out of N-304 stainless steel. 304 does not play well with chlorides. On the north, we use lots of that on put roads.
304 is susceptible to chloride stress cracking, plus it can react with metals near the surface forming chloride salts of chromium & nickel. The former is purple, the latter is green. Mix those 2 colors and we'll get brown.
Plus, it exposes sites for oxidizing the iron.
Cars I've seen around here so far are nice & shiny. I have doubts they'll look like that in 3-5 years.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. regular trucks pull cybertrucks out of snowbanks.

[eShirl]

9. Cyber Dumpster, more like

[ornotna]

10. I've only seen one truck uglier than that

Yesterday I saw a semi carrying a half dozen cyber trucks.

[doc03]

30. I saw a Jeff Foxworthy Red Neck truck on facebook

same design but corrugated tin.

[travelingthrulife]

13. Looks like a rolling casket.

See a lot of them in So Cal. They try to paint them with flashy designs to make it better but it just augments the ugliness.

[dalton99a]

15. +1

[Blue_Roses]

25. That looks like one of those

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little plastic cars you'd get out of a cereal box.

[jmowreader]

16. They're wrapping them, not painting them

Several companies that make precut Cybertruck wraps exist. They claim you can install it yourself, but having wrapped vehicles myself I assure you that if you have $1200 worth of vinyl sitting there in a box you REALLY need to take the vehicle to a sign shop and have the wrap installed by someone who's trained in it.

[bluesbassman]

22. I've heard that some of the wraps are bleeding into the 304 and permanently staining it.

So basically you’re rolling the dice that once you wrap a Cyberdumpster you’ll have to wrap it forever.

[jmowreader]

23. If you had a car that looked like a sink, you'd probably WANT to keep it wrapped forever

The vinyl they wrap cars with has a five-year lifespan. I figure the Cybertruck crowd is buying vinyl that's already the color they want it instead of buying white vinyl that's been printed. By the time your wrap is unserviceable, you'll probably want a different car anyway. I REALLY can't imagine these things in classic car shows 30 years from now.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. I suspect the resale value is going to drop considerably.

[onethatcares]

14. more like a LEGO kit than anything

I've yet to see one loaded with woodchips or lumber. The manure they'd carry would be behind the steering wheel.

[sakabatou]

17. I swear they look like something out of PS1 (old Playstation console) graphics

[Polybius]

20. Depends what model Cybertruck

Some are awd.

[Straw Man]

21. Ah, the Deplorean ...

(Not my joke, but it bears repeating.)

[Klarkashton]

26. Cyber anything is a red flag for some kind of scam.

[RockRaven]

27. Well, no, I would not. Because I have heard of Elon Musk and his role in it.

[cbabe]

28. And too big for regular parking places. Saw one take three spaces at the grocery store. (Isn't that some

kind of give away: fancy expensive truck at the discount store…)

[C_U_L8R]

29. Maybe it should be called a Crypto Truck

'cause there's nothing there.

[MichMan]

31. Wouldn't you think someone posting about a Cybertruck not having 4wd would find out that it does before posting? n/t

[EX500rider]

33. Well to be fair it is AWD (AllWheelDrive) which is not the same as 4WD (4 wheel drive)

[MichMan]

34. Please explain why a Dual Motor EV would ever utilize a transfer case ?

[EX500rider]

35. Not saying it would but AWD & 4WD are 2 different things

With 4WD being better offroad

[MichMan]

37. It is a difference without distinction in a Dual Motor EV CyberTruck

Name one "thing" that a 4WD vehicle has that is missing from an AWD Cybertruck.


1) DIFFERENTIAL LOCKERS: CYBERTRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH LOCKING DIFFERENTIALS
FOR INCREASED PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY DURING LOW-TRACTION AND OFF-ROAD
CONDITIONS (EX: DRIVING ON ROCKY OR DIRT ROADS).

DUAL MOTOR VARIANTS: ARE EQUIPPED WITH MECHANICAL FRONT AND REAR LOCKING
DIFFERENTIALS.

TRI-MOTOR (CYBERBEAST) VARIANTS: ARE EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANICAL FRONT LOCKING
DIFFERENTIAL, AND A VIRTUAL REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TORQUE IN
EACH REAR WHEEL. THE REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES IN CERTAIN DRIVE
MODES AND SPEEDS, AND CANNOT BE MANUALLY ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED

LOCKING DIFFERENTIALS: IF ONE WHEEL BECOMES AIRBORNE WHILE CLIMBING UP OR OVER AN
OBSTACLE, THE LOCKING DIFFERENTIALS WILL APPLY TORQUE TO THE WHEEL WITH GREATER
TRACTION TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING.

2) FOUR-WHEEL STEERING: CYBERTRUCK HAS FOUR-WHEEL STEERING. WHEN THE DRIVER TURNS
THE STEERING WHEEL, ALL FOUR WHEELS RESPOND. THIS GIVES CYBERTRUCK A TIGHTER
TURNING RADIUS.

3) STEER-BY-WIRE: CYBERTRUCK USES STEER-BY-WIRE TECHNOLOGY, MEANING THERE IS
NO PHYSICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES, AND INSTEAD
USES SENSORS TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN THEM. AS A RESULT, STEERING FEELS MORE
RESPONSIVE AND ADAPTIVE BASED ON THE TERRAIN AND DRIVING SPEED. STALLING THE
MOTORS FOR AN EXTENDED TIME MAY CAUSE THEM TO OVERHEAT.

4) INSTANT, LINEAR, AND PREDICTABLE TORQUE: TORQUE AVAILABILITY AT ZERO SPEED IS A
UNIQUE DIFFERENCE FROM COMBUSTION ENGINES AND MAKES CLIMBING OBSTACLES AND
INCLINES MUCH EASIER.

5) ADAPTIVE DAMPING: THE COMPRESSION AND REBOUND OF THE DAMPERS ARE ADJUSTED
BASED ON YOUR DRIVING MODE TO MAXIMIZE TRACTION AND COMFORT.
ADJUSTABLE AIR SPRINGS: ENABLE ADJUSTABLE RIDE HEIGHT. ‘HIGH’ SETTING REPRESENTS
THE IDEAL SETTING FOR COMPRESSION AND REBOUND BALANCE. INCREASING THE RIDE
HEIGHT WILL INCREASE YOUR GROUND CLEARANCE BUT COMES WITH A TRADE-OFF, REDUCING
YOUR AVAILABLE COMPRESSION AND WILL MAKE THE RIDE HARSHER. IN SEVERAL RIDE
HEIGHTS THE VEHICLE ENFORCES A SPEED LIMIT TO AVOID HARDWARE DAMAGE. ‘VERY HIGH’
(25MPH) AND ‘EXTRACT’ (10 MPH).




https://service.tesla.com/docs/Cybertruck/cybertruck_offroad_guide.pdf

[Baitball Blogger]

36. I guess there are different types of 4wd.

When we go skiing the rental car companies won't let us out of the office without 4wd. I am guessing it's to avoid the kind of messes that were recorded in the videos?

Maybe it's because they don't want to be called to pull their cars out?