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The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans / Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money (www.vice.com)
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The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans / Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money::Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Or just treat it like a real truck and give zero fucks about the dents.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How are you going to treat it like a real truck? You can't load anything on it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's incredibly disappointing that the bed is only 4x6 at the bottom. I can't find any info for the dimensions at the top of the box, if that makes sense. Normal trucks have a much wider bed above the wheel wells for wider things like mattresses or awkwardly shaped things like kayaks.

The 2500lb payload is on par for a standard pickup, but with a back bed wall shaped like ¿, it's difficult to even know what would fit or how well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

4x6 isn't bad...I'd even say it's a great compromise...

For a mid-size pickup.

Owning a mid-size, I've never been limited by anything that I would want to put into the bed of a full size (anything that large is too damn heavy to want to lift up that high).

Long boards (10'+) are a little inconvenient - they get strapped down on top of the tailgate.

But a full-size with that bed? Why would you buy a full size if not for the larger bed? (Well, bigger cab too).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's definitely for the bigger cab and longer bed. You can tie a 14' kayak down in a 6ft bed with the tailgate down without any other supports. A shorter bed and you'll have to use one of those tail gate hitch things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So, very similar to many other trucks then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Most trucks are just stupid. This one is profoundly stupid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Anyone who is going to spend that much on a truck is going to care about the dents.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Let's be real, if you want an EV and a real truck, you're going to buy an F-150 Lightning, Silverado EV, or RAM EV and get a truck that's at least somewhat compatible with normal truck accessories, and has a service network that's not going to just offer you Uber credits when you need to get to a jobsite