Rumor: Tri-motor Cybertruck $98,990 starting price ?

[Dark-Fx]

And you miss 100% of the shots you DO take if you don't aim right.

Doesn't that imply one would have perfect aim, but just doesn't know their target?

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Tesla has been on an aggressive pricing path for the last 10 months, so pricing the CT this high looks like a strategy reversal.

We'll have to wait a few more weeks to find out.

The price drops Tesla had done on their current models have been around for years. If Tesla can produce the Cybertruck for significantly less than they can produce it for, I would expect a high price for awhile (why should flippers get the profits), and then, as demand drops, lower the price, like they have done for all of their current models. And the initial buyers will say they have no problem with losing 40% of the value of their truck because it was worth what they paid.

 

[VSG]

Doesn't that imply one would have perfect aim, but just doesn't know their target?

Or maybe one's front post is askew ...

 

[kylealden]

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

I'm terrible at basketball, but I make it up in scale? ?

 

[Stickboy46]

The Cyber Truck manual says that only Tesla-approved 00000-grade steel wool can be used for cleaning the exterior and goes on to state in Bold ALL CAPS that using any unapproved product will void the vehicle's warranty and render FSD inoperable . . .

And forget about supercharging if steel wool gets within 3 feet of the truck

 

[manitou202]

Having owned a DeLorean for 31 years, a stainless steel outer body is NOT a good Idea. Maintenance of the stainless is quite time consuming.

Brian

And that is for a car that probably spends most of its time on the garage and isvwell taken care of. Imagine a stainless steel truck driving through salty roads and sitting out in the sun all day long. They are going to look like complete garbage after a year or two.

 

[VSG]

Tesla should have skipped the fancy stainless steel and gone with bed liner ...

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/raptor-bedliner-sprayed-r1t.4901/

 

[ThisIsMyHandle]

Here's a fun prop bet:

CT Reservation conversion rate, < or > Derek Jeter's career BA. I'm under.

31%? I think that is a good over under, at least in 23-24

 

[Zorg]

The price drops Tesla had done on their current models have been around for years. If Tesla can produce the Cybertruck for significantly less than they can produce it for, I would expect a high price for awhile (why should flippers get the profits), and then, as demand drops, lower the price, like they have done for all of their current models. And the initial buyers will say they have no problem with losing 40% of the value of their truck because it was worth what they paid.

Fair point. I just don't think that there is a huge market for a $100k pick up truck with polarizing looks, even if I think it's cool. If they plan on achieving an annual run rate of 250k CT in 18 months, that price won't last very long. Apparently the average price of an ICE pick up truck is $66k, so the CT won't sell in any significant quantity at $100k.

Unless it's their plaid version that sells in small quantities while they release the dual motor at $70k.

 

[manitou202]

As a stainless steel finish actually has texture, I'm not sure how good a wrap would look or adhere.

Brian

Just leave the blue film on when you pick up the truck.

 

[defcon888]

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo I guess my Quad R1T, Blue with the 21 tires out the door was $101,000 isn't a bad deal....and it looks a lot better than a mad max vehicle.

 

[EBEG]

Does it also say it still can pull "near infinite mass"?

I'm most excited about this one, personally:

I love that the water can be choppy, but not too choppy.

 

[Dark-Fx]

I love that the water can be choppy, but not too choppy.

It's genious really. Not having a measurable distinction means if your cybertruck sinks, Elon can just say "water must have been too choppy".

 

[SoCal Rob]

I love that the water can be choppy, but not too choppy.

My prediction of Tesla’s example of water which is too choppy:

(Not my pic, from https://www.pexels.com/photo/trees-reflecting-in-a-still-mountain-lake-5677961/)

 

[sk00pie]

Rumor aside, would one expect the CT price to be higher, lower, or equal to the X? X also comes dual and tri, likely similar battery pack? The R1S costs more than the T, but it's harder to guess X vs CT.

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