Tesla has just announced details of its Cybertruck at its special event at Giga Texas in Austin.
After a cool Cybertruck promo video, CEO Elon Musk rolled up on stage in the electric truck, speaking to the audience while standing in the bed of the truck.
“So once in a long while a product comes along that is rare,” said Musk, echoing former Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. “We have a car here that experts said was impossible, that would never be made,” said Musk.
“I think it’s our best product and I think it’s the most unique thing on the road. And finally, the future will look like the future,” said Musk.
Cybertruck has “more utility than a truck and faster than a sports car,” in the same package said Musk.
Tesla Cybertruck has an in-house designed custom alloy that has never existed before. The steel will not corrode but can still be made in volume. You can’t stamp these body panels. Cybertruck has more torsional stiffness than a McLaren P1
Cybertruck glass is rock-proof and can withstand impact of baseball at 70 mph or class 4 hail. Makes for a very quiet interior. The truck doesn’t roll over. Centre of gravity is low, said Musk.
Here are Cybertruck specs below:
11,000 lbs towing capacity
2,500 lbs payload capacity
6ft long, 4ft wide bed; can transport 8×4 sheets of plywood with bed down
Front trunk and 67 cubic feet of lockable storage; more storage under vault bed cover; folded up rear seats offer extra 54 cubic feet of storage
Truck Pull (key test): pull 40,000 lb sled; tri-motor Cybertruck pulled it 317 feet, beating Rivian R1T and F-150 Lightning and F-350 diesel
.335 drag coefficient
35” all-terrain tires
12″ of travel and 17” of true ground clearance
Four-corner adaptive air suspension; rear torque vectoring; locking differentials
Steer-by-wire; four-wheel-steering; dynamically adjusts wheels turn according to your speed; turning circle less than a Model S
Ethernet comms
Distributed controllers
0-60 mph time of 2.6 seconds, faster than a Porsche 911 (while towing a 911 in the 1/4 mile on the track)
15 mins of Supercharging gets you 136 miles
Integrated 120v and 240v bed and cabin outlets. Up to 11.5kW to power your home directly.
18.5-inch main touchscreen; 9.4-inch in the rear with all-new interface
15 speakers and 2 dedicated subwoofers and distributed amps
Wireless charging up front; 65W USB-C and 120v/240v outlets
Bioweapon Defense Mode
All-glass roof
Basic Vehicle Warranty: 4 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first
Battery and Drive Unit Warranty: 8 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first
Weight: 6,603 pounds
Cargo: 120.9 CU FT
Overall width with folded mirrors: 86.6″; extended mirrors: 95″
Overall height: 70.5″
Overall length: 223.7″
Tesla Cybertruck Accessories
Light Bar: illuminates up to 525 yards (more than 5x football fields; installation required)
Basecamp Tent: fits 2 adults and pumps up in minutes
Spare tire add-on
Range Extender: “Optional pack that fits in about 1/3 of the truck bed. Still room for plenty of cargo. It’s meant for very long trips or towing heavy things up mountains,” says Musk. It will be a toolbox-sized battery against the back of the cab in the bed, says Tesla SVP Drew Baglino.
Here’s what the Cybertruck Range Extender looks like:
Tesla started deliveries to actual owners with Musk personally closing the door while they entered the trucks. “As you can see we’ve got quite a few to deliver here,” said Musk to the audience.
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