Maybe it’s the retro-futuristic style or reminiscent of sci-fi and cyperpunk, but I genuinely really like the design.
I would never buy one due to the MYRIAD issues plaguing the stainless steel body, interior build quality, or give Tesla money. But still a cool looking car, if nonfunctional truck.
That’s disgusting. Upvoted.
Some of the original renders I saw were so much better…
That looks like a giant sante fe.
Yeah I guess it kinda does.
Oof. That looks even worse to me.
I’m not sure how it could look worse than the current version.
Oh my God! What in the actual fuck happened along the way!?
Musk got involved
Decisions.
So you like this better too?
When the Cybertruck was revealed in 2019 the announced price was starting at $39,900.
The specifications were great.
Cyberpunk was about to be released.
Teslas were still pretty cool.
The Cybertruck looked like a giant Delorean electric truck.
Elon Musk had said some questionable things, but was still “Elon Musk” from Iron Man 2 and Star Trek: Discovery.
If the Cybertruck had actually been offered for sale in 2019 for $39,900, I would have bought one. Without hesitation.
In 2025 I wouldn’t be caught dead in one because I don’t want anything to do with the politics of Tesla and Elon Musk.
Hard agree
Don’t forget Elon “Volunteering at a soup kitchen” Musk from the Big Bang Theory.
They also fall apart, frequently suffer major breakdowns, and are deathtraps
raccoons’ reaction seeing a cybertruck:
Have you seen one in person? They look… Not great in pictures, but like… Passable as a curiosity. In person? Monstrous and ugly as fuck. Also the bare steel is just a horrible choice.
Agreed. I like the concept of the design, because I dig a cyberpunk aesthetic and I just appreciate a big, bold swing at something new on principle.
But wow do they ever look like ass in reality.
They look significantly better with a wrap on them. It’s more like Aztec level of ugly when they have a color.
It’s all about scale. If it were a classic pickup size it wouldn’t be so horrible. However, it’s a monster modern truck size, and it looks horrible.
I have seen a couple and if I knew nothing else about them, their quality, or the insane politics involved, I would feel: “Oh what, that’s a crazy design! Neat. Way too big, though. Kinda looks rusty, but maybe that’s a wrap all over it. That windshield wiper looks hella expensive to replace.”
Then go buy an 80s car with an actual good angular design and convert it to electric.
Some similar aesthetic options:
- VW Scirocco or early Golf/Rabbit
- Early Lotus Esprit
- Delorean
- Fiat X1
- Triumph TR7
- 80s Alfa Romeos
- 80s Lancias (Beta, or Delta for instance)
- anything from the late 60s to late 80s designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro
They are angular wedge designs, but done with care and thought to manufacturing, some safety (at least from sharp edges), and almost all of them are aesthetically pleasing.
Then go buy an 80s car with an actual good angular design and convert it to electric.
You say that like it’s easy to do for anyone. 😅
As much as any one can buy a Cybertruck for $80k, yeah.
You can get an 80s car with a dead motor for less than 1/10th a cybertruck
Well yeah but the “convert to electric” part… 😅
The remaining 75,000 should get you a pretty nice conversion. Fitting the batteries without completely ruining the handling and storage in the conversion does present a big challenge.
But there are an increasing number of shops on both sides of the Atlantic that are offering conversions.
Have you looked at the labor involved, and price? Conversions are not really feasible for everyday cars and likely never will be
Edit: $40-50k plus the original cost of the car. Are you really ready to dump that into a 1980s Subaru? Why not buy a brand new Subaru EV and save a crap load of money?
I hear you, but Subaru/Toyota EVs aren’t really that great (especially in the styling department). But we’re taking about the 80-100K budget of a cybertruck, and choosing it based on aesthetics. This is what I’d do. As mentioned elsewhere, the Ionic 5 is a good alternative as well.
Also I’ve restored 3 and a bit 60s-80s cars now, and want to do an EV or Hybrid conversion for my next project. Since I already own a base vehicle, my DIY budget is about 20k depending on how much life is left in whatever donor car’s batteries I find. But I’m not normal, I can do all the fabrication and wiring needed.
75,000 US dollars is already way more than what my brand new 2025 Volvo EX40 Single Motor Extended Range cost, including a bunch of extra features and winter tires. That’s an all-electric vehicle with a lot of range.
It doesn’t have the aesthetic, but you gotta be freaking fanatic about 80s car design of you’re willing to shell out a hundred thou on a car that you have to build yourself, or worse, have someone assemble for you (even more money).
So no, this isn’t a “just do it” kind of situation 😂
The difference in “ability to avoid serious injury or death in a crash” between an 80s and modern car is the hangup for me. Particularly in a country where I have to share the road with comically huge pickups and SUVs.
As a cool weekend “drive around a bit” car: sure. But not as a daily driver.
Yeah I hear you, it’s a hang up with me as well. Driving one is a lot like riding a bike or motorcycle, it makes me hyper focused and cautious, especially during merges and stop and go traffic.
Having a decent EV setup would at least make it capable of accelerating and keeping up with modern traffic. Which, speaking from experience, would help, but not eliminate the treat by any means.
I stopped bike commuting after moving to a more rural area where lack of bike lanes, brodozers, frauhauspanzers, and cellphone distractions have made it too risky.
The Ioniq 5 has a better ‘cyber’ look than the Truck. Like a fat hatchback.
That was going to be my next suggestion, good call. I do like it, but wish they’d make a similarly styled sporty car version.
Subaru XT and XT6
Forgot the Japanese and Korean stuff.
AW11 MR2, Celica/Supra and Hyundai Pony too.
Even the popup headlight era Accords and Preludes.
Most of those cars rotted away where I live and I haven’t seen one in at least 10 years though.
If I could get a 1987 Nissan Pulsar NX SE converted to electric with a range similar to the Model 3 LR, I’d be so happy.
Can I get an EV converted Suzuki Samurai/Jimny while we’re at it?
With the Squareback hatch replacement for extra points.
Holy shit, now I want an electric Delta. That’s actually a pretty baller idea
You make me wish I had enough money to be a car guy, these are all incredible.
Nah.
It is too simplistic.
Too low poly.
Unrefined.
Too anti-functional.
Almost like some ketamine addict drew it on a napkin and then stuttered ‘M - Mm - Make it like, lo- look like this’ to some unpaid intern.
It is, imo, an idiot’s take on retro future as a style guide.
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in contrast, we have…
DeLorean.
This Hyundai N Vision 74 concept car.
The modular Slate E Truck.
Those are retro future, look better (imo), and also … the DeLorean both actually exists, and also actually works, and the Slate truck seems to have at least a decent shot at actually existing.
EDIT: Whoops, I was out of date with my info, looks like the Hyundai N 74 also will actually be produced.
Notice how these look like they could actually maybe be in the background of a shot from the OG Blade Runner, or Akira, or OG Ghost in the Shell… or would not look very out of place in Cyberpunk 2077?
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All that being said, I do want to join the chorus of people saying this is a great topic for unpopular opinion, lol.
Thanks for showing me the Hyundai. That looks awesome!
To be fair someone else already posted it in the thread elsewhere, I just put it inline.
But yes, either way, glad you like it, I think it looks pretty fuckin’ awesome too lol.
Or uh, perhaps ‘radical’ or ‘bodacious’.
That N vision 74 is gorgeous
Hyundai is killing it with their EVs
It looks like garbage. In like every way. And I’m a car guy. It’s not political. It’s a big old pile of “not worth 120”. I can buy two Toyotas with more satisfaction in style and performance.
the aesthetic is fine if it were like 40% smaller
They really aren’t that big though, parked next to my Tacoma is not much larger.
your Tacoma is huge too…
I think this says more about how oversized the Tacoma and other pickups are than it does about the cybertruck
I mean, it’s really not. It’s a second gen and small compared to most pickups.
Most pickups are far larger than their use cases call for
Tacomas are not that.
Just curious if you’ve seen one in person or just online.
Cuz I didn’t like how they looked online. But seeing them in person was just a whole another thing. I’ve seen a few, My personal opinion is the proportions are just off in every way. It’s bigger than you’d think but also it looks like the cab is a lot smaller. It reminds me of toy vehicles you give like 5-year-olds. If it was just an RC car, I probably be fine with it.
My opinion was formed when I saw them online.
In person they a bit off I’ll admit.
It’s more about the concept of the design rather than actual execution.
I’ve heard dudes in maga hats say it’s fugly.
So truly unpopular, have an orange arrow.
I guess the Cyber Truck could be cool if it fit in with any of its potential surroundings. Everywhere it goes it just stands out like a sore thumb. There is no city or landscape that matches the aesthetic. It’s like seeing a suped up F350 in the middle of NYC. Even if you like those giant trucks it will always look out of place in a big city. Or like seeing a Lamborghini way out on a dirt road in the boonies. It just wouldn’t look right. I don’t think there are currently any places that exist that match the aesthetic of a cyber truck. It makes me feel like when a high graphical game doesn’t render an object correctly and it comes in low poly.
The cyber truck also can cause a sore thumb.
There’s a saying in Brazil, “Everyone has their taste and asshole” (Gosto e cu, cada um tem o seu), because some people have a shit taste
We have a similar one in English.
“Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one and they usually stink.“
At one point I really wanted to get a Delorean – the angles, the materials, the doors, all very cool; plus BttF is a nice trilogy that reminds me of being a child. The cybertruck hits a lot of the same notes, so I can understand.
But, honestly, even my current car has too much central monitoring, data collection, and even control than I wanted. I really only bought it because my (the current) previous car was quickly dying.
I knew from Teslas claims and their other cars that there was just too much of that fiddly bullshit involved. So even without considering Elmu, a cybertruck was a clear No.
Why not buy a nice pre-2015 car with none of that data collecting crap installed? You have a lot of good options. Swap out the stereo with a modern one for Android Auto/Apple Carplay and you’re good to go.
I also wanted an plug in electric (or hybrid-electric) vehicle, and this was 2019 when I bought my Volt.
I honestly don’t know what I’d buy today. I really think the Volt was/is a great car for me, because I could almost do my daily commute on one charge and could easily charge to full overnight, but it was also nice to be able to road-trip 6 hours to OKC or St. Louis in my car instead of a rental. My situation has changed quite a bit from then to now, and I think something purely electric might work, but this part of the country is really quite lacking when it comes to charging stations – but I also do longer trips much less frequently and maybe I could just rent a car for that.
I think there are now several EVs with a range of 6 hours or close. More importantly high speed chargers are becoming more common: that’s the important factor to look for
I did a 1,200 mile road trip with absolutely no range issues because there were plenty of high speed chargers on my route plus trip planning software that optimized for them. Stops were 10-20 minutes and corresponded well with grabbing a bite and using the facilities
Absolutely. But last I checked Arkansas and Oklahoma are near the bottom as far as high speed chargers availability; I live near the border now.
I’m hoping that the Volt lasts at least another decade, and the EV situation may have changed quite a bit by then. I might even find myself in a situation where I could not own a car and still do everything I want to.
Have you ever looked at one from behind? Goofiest, ugliest shit ever from the rear.
Can’t say I have. Usually from the side or front. There’s one or two schmucks running around with one in my town.
