Cybertruck Laugh of the Day [⚠️ WARNING: NO POLITICS; MEMBERS BANNED]

[srnyoung]

Haha, I'm sure the author of that Jalopnik piece has no problem flying on planes for the last several decades that use fly-by-wire, with no mechanical backup. It's not a problem when the system is built with proper redundancies in place. He sounds irrational.

The lag between turning the steering wheel and the wheels actually turning is a red-herring. In order to see this, one has to turn the steering rack faster than is possible with a regular, direct drive steering wheel. The only reason the steering wheel can be slightly ahead of the actual wheels is because of the faster turning speed afforded by steer by wire.

The industry will say really stupid things to try to dissuade people from buying a car from Tesla instead of from their regular clients (legacy auto).

No snark, what are the redundancies in place? My impression is there aren't any but I also haven't read reams about the truck.

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[srnyoung]

We may need a paternity test. Real daddy is coming to Portland this week:

 

[Zoidz]

Elon Musk's housekeeper's daughter's boyfriend's sister told me that the CT is the love child of a GEA Homogenizer and a Dumpster.

 

[Chewy734]

I find it funny that no one labeled the Aztek “futuristic” or “ahead of its time” 20 years ago. It looked like a sh*tbox back then, as much as it does even now. And now, here we are with the CT…

 

[COdogman]

I find it funny that no one labeled the Aztek “futuristic” or “ahead of its time” 20 years ago. It looked like a sh*tbox back then, as much as it does even now. And now, here we are with the CT…

So true. It was considered ugly by almost everyone immediately upon release! I wonder if our local CT fans were active on the Pontiac forums back then defending it's design as "game changing"? ?

 

[Zoidz]

So true. It was considered ugly by almost everyone immediately upon release! I wonder if our local CT fans were active on the Pontiac forums back then defending it's design as "game changing"? ?

What the Aztec could have been.
"GM Sent Us Never-Before-Seen Sketches Of The Pontiac Aztek From Before It All Went So Wrong"

 

[COdogman]

What the Aztec could have been.
"GM Sent Us Never-Before-Seen Sketches Of The Pontiac Aztek From Before It All Went So Wrong"

I wonder what happened to the GM Executive who saw that and then said "Gross! Make it taller and even more boxy and get rid of those off road looking tires!"

 

[srnyoung]

I wonder what happened to the GM Executive who saw that and then said "Gross! Make it taller and even more boxy and get rid of those off road looking tires!"

Maybe the same person who said the Hummer should be their "flagship EV"?

 

[TollKeeper]

So true. It was considered ugly by almost everyone immediately upon release! I wonder if our local CT fans were active on the Pontiac forums back then defending it's design as "game changing"? ?

I was on those Pontiac Aztek Forums, I even moderated the biggest one... No CT trash sitting in this drive way!

 

[Chewy734]

I was on those Pontiac Aztek Forums, I even moderated the biggest one...

So you enjoy self-inflicted pain and suffering?

 

[Zoidz]

The Aztec did have its "15 minutes of fame"!

 

[TollKeeper]

So you enjoy self-inflicted pain and suffering?

Well... I did say "I do", and I live in this lib.... errr Wonderful state of Colorado!

 

[RivianRunner]

The Aztec did have its "15 minutes of fame"!

The problem was the Aztec was a crappy vehicle. Yes, it looked odd, but that would have been OK if it offered breakthrough functionality. Sadly, it was just a piece of shit.

Comparing the Cybertruck to the Aztec, just because there is a vague similarity, just shows that person knows very little about cars. It's not a good look.

 

[RivianRunner]

So true. It was considered ugly by almost everyone immediately upon release! I wonder if our local CT fans were active on the Pontiac forums back then defending it's design as "game changing"? ?

The design of the Cybertruck is very unique, but that's not what makes it a "gamechanger" in the truck market. It's the functionality and the driving qualities. Sadly, it will take Detroit 5-9 years to up their game to compete on a functional level, by then the Cybertruck will have morphed into the second generation.

Watch Detroit try to copy the Cybertruck, not the styling, but the drivability. They will keep their stodgy styling with the cab distinct from the bed, the body on frame construction. That just means they will never come out with a truck that drives as well as the Cybertruck.

I'm a little surprised how many people are willing to stick their necks out and try to discredit the Cybertruck simply for it's design aesthetics, not realizing that steel as hard and damage resistant as that worn by the Cybertruck cannot be stamped into compound curves. The design is the result of making a tough, damage resistant body. That it looks like a spaceship, a truck from the future, is simply a happy coincidence of the materials choices.

Kudos to Tesla for taking a chance and designing something completely different from what we are accustomed to.

 

[Rividiculous]

Comparing the Cybertruck to the Aztec, just because there is a vague similarity, just shows that person knows very little about cars. It's not a good look.

It’s a fantastic look HERE in what is literally (and I mean literally , not “literally but actually figuratively”) a “Cybertruck Laugh of the Day” thread. Besides, the Aztek is actually better looking. It looks less like a dumpster and doesn’t automatically make its drivers look like, well, let’s just say victims of a society gone astray.

And the Aztek came with a cooler! Eat that, Elon.

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