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Let’s talk more about that RSQ8. It’s like the RS6 Avant mechanically but twice the price, right? At least we are moving from traditional two or three box design to one, two, or three triangle design.
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stevobob posted:Yeah, see, this is exactly what I expected them to do. Especially after Elon saying the truck would be able to carry another truck in its bed (now clearly referring to payload) but moreover that he said it'd be a scaled down version of the Semi. A modern Kei cargo electric mini truck like this would own. I hate trucks and think they are dumb, but I like CYBERTRUCK thing for its weirdness and maybe that's the point? A truck for people who hate trucks.
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Ultimate Mango posted:Let’s talk more about that RSQ8. It’s like the RS6 Avant mechanically but twice the price, right? except it's really only about 30% more and it's bigger
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Fornax Disaster posted:
Red Faction Guerrilla?
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Why would a pickup truck even need unbreakable glass? Do people who haul firewood once a year typically get shot at or accidentally chuck a log at the cab while loading up? I mean, obviously Bernie is gonna be president so we can begin true class warfare and all rich people will get shot at while driving to whole foods, but why introduce it with this model specifically?
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KillHour posted:Never seen a car like that before. Looks like a uh... Like a big cat of some kind.
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BloodBag posted:Red Faction Guerrilla? Yessir. I can't believe that's ten years old now.
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Fifty Three posted:What, like a puma? Yeah man, there you go.
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stevobob posted:Yeah, see, this is exactly what I expected them to do. Especially after Elon saying the truck would be able to carry another truck in its bed (now clearly referring to payload) but moreover that he said it'd be a scaled down version of the Semi. That was way more what I was expecting. Easier turning and visibility since they wouldn’t have to waste space on a bonnet. Oh well!
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Fifty Three posted:What, like a puma? whats the name of that mexican lizard, that eats all the goats?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:whats the name of that mexican lizard, that eats all the goats? That would be the Chupacabra, sir.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:whats the name of that mexican lizard, that eats all the goats? Ted Cruz
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Powershift posted:Ted Cruz ted cruz is a canadian lizard
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KillHour posted:That would be the Chupacabra, sir. I mean it certainly sucks
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I remember my first time going to Korea way back and seeing them everywhere, love those things. VW should just make a truck version of the ID Buzz like the Transporter truck ![]()
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Where the hell is the bed on that tesla truck
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The Tesla truck looks incredibly loving stupid and I hate it. Bollingers are cool as hell though.
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I don’t understand why it has to be bulletproof and armored. That just takes away from its carrying capacity.
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Mr. Apollo posted:I don’t understand why it has to be bulletproof and armored. That just takes away from its carrying capacity. It's what a bunch of nerds think a truck should be.
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Ultimate Mango posted:Let’s talk more about that RSQ8. It’s like the RS6 Avant mechanically but twice the price, right? No, not really. It wouldn’t see which way an RS6 or RS7 went. In Europe it’s a diesel.
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Mr. Apollo posted:I don’t understand why it has to be bulletproof and armored. That just takes away from its carrying capacity. But it’s not. It was marketing BS.
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Mr. Apollo posted:I don’t understand why it has to be bulletproof and armored. That just takes away from its carrying capacity. because it was designed by a rich guy from south africa
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Mr. Apollo posted:I don’t understand why it has to be bulletproof and armored. That just takes away from its carrying capacity. Because it is a cybertruck. You don’t use it to haul hay or work your trade, you use it to outrun clones of your family force-grown by Alphabet Corporation to study your browsing habits, stolen by your eBay-citizen neighbours and turned against you through VR brainwashing so that they can try and steal your wifi. The bed is for two things: the cyberbike and stolen uranium. All cars are about freedom, but this one is about the kind of freedom you’ll need when it actually comes out
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Eh I like it. It's different. It also doesn't appear to be brodozer sized which is nice. I bet two things happen. The design is smoothed out a little for production and buyers slowly warm to it. But I'm not a truck buyer anytime soon. Maybe one day when we get a camper. E: the name is dreadful though
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Tesla just saying the quiet part loud which is trucks are largely vanity items and what better match for that than Tesla
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You're on the mark with the vanity thing. Folks who need trucks for their traditionally intended purpose, if they buy electric, will pick up whatever commercial grade thing GM or Ford is selling or they'll go with Rivian and their whole "modular pickup/delivery van architecture.
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Mr. Apollo posted:I don’t understand why it has to be bulletproof and armored. That just takes away from its carrying capacity. It's not bulletproof or armored. Just (supposedly) more resistant to impacts. Could be kind of useful if a branch falls on it while camping or something bumps it at a construction site for example. Of course that's assuming it actually works
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mobby_6kl posted:It's not bulletproof or armored. Just (supposedly) more resistant to impacts. Could be kind of useful if a branch falls on it while camping or something bumps it at a construction site for example. Of course that's assuming it actually works *Narrator’s voice* It doesn’t
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Sten Freak posted:Eh I like it. It's different. It also doesn't appear to be brodozer sized which is nice. It’s F150 sized. Nearly 80 inches wide without mirrors. It’s pretty drat big.
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mobby_6kl posted:It's not bulletproof or armored. Just (supposedly) more resistant to impacts. Could be kind of useful if a branch falls on it while camping or something bumps it at a construction site for example. Of course that's assuming it actually works quote:The exterior is made from a newly developed stainless steel alloy, the same metal that's used for SpaceX rockets, Musk said. That alloy enables the car to be "literally bulletproof" against at least smaller firearms, including 9-millimeter handguns, Musk said.
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So really it sounds like it's bulletproof (somewhat) accidentally due to what materials they were going to use anyway. Which is fine.
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It’s probably technically bulletproof if you’re shooting .22 short rifle at it out of a pistol.
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What Tesla revealed last night is clearly a traditional (if incredibly poorly executed) concept car, not a production-ready design. Why are people taking seriously any of the other made-up crap they said about it?
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FBS posted:What Tesla revealed last night is clearly a traditional (if incredibly poorly executed) concept car, not a production-ready design. Why are people taking seriously any of the other made-up crap they said about it? They talk about it, and take money for it as if it's the production truck.
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Mr. Apollo posted:Musk said it’s “literally bulletproof”. That body is either extra thick and therefore wasted weight or it's not bulletproof against even 9mm rounds. Or it's not stainless steel. Musk hasn't invented some new heat treat for steel that makes a thin car body panel of it able to stop bullets. Edit: he does say alloy so maybe? Again though if he had developed this alloy he could sell it to the DOD for enough to actually justify TSLA's share price.
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tangy yet delightful posted:That body is either extra thick and therefore wasted weight or it's not bulletproof against even 9mm rounds. Or it's not stainless steel. Musk hasn't invented some new heat treat for steel that makes a thin car body panel of it able to stop bullets. I get the feeling it's just cobbled together with leftover sheet metal from SpaceX.
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It'll also run into the same problem Deloreans did where any kind of dent is pretty much impossible to hide short of either painting the whole car or replacing the entire panel
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This is also a problem with Tesla already where repairs and bodywork are so punishingly expensive that you're afraid to drive it around
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JK Fresco posted:It'll also run into the same problem Deloreans did where any kind of dent is pretty much impossible to hide short of either painting the whole car or replacing the entire panel
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