Photo: @ya78756632 via X
Tesla started exhibiting the Cybertruck in its showrooms and at city malls, raising the heat in anticipation of the delivery start on November 30. This campaign allowed people to see the electric pickup first-hand and revealed key details about the Cybertruck. A recent photo session also uncovered new information from the infotainment menus.
Nine days before the Tesla Cybertruck Delivery Day event, the outlandish pickup truck reveals new details as Tesla tries to raise the hype. Far from becoming tired of these Cybertruck indiscretions, the public enjoys every bit of the show. In the latest move, Tesla brought Cybertruck pickups into showrooms and even at select city malls to raise awareness. With more Cybertrucks in the wild, more details about Tesla's pickup truck are unveiled.
The first and, for many, most important details about the Cybertruck specifications surfaced thanks to a misspelled advertisement installed at Tesla's store in San Diego. From this billboard, we learned that the Cybertruck was "designed to be the world's toughest truck," something that wasn't quite obvious from the few instances Tesla's electric pickup was spotted doing "truck things." Recently, the Cybertruck was spotted hesitantly climbing the stair steps at the Hollister Hills proving ground.
To support the claim, the same billboard informs us that the Cybertruck has an "ultra-hard stainless steel exosekelton," which is undoubtedly a reference to the truck's alleged exoskeleton. It will also have a shatter-resistant glass (Franz von Holzhausen might want a word), an adaptive air suspension with on-road and off-road drive modes, as well as an ultra-tough SMC (sheet molded composite) bed.
So far, there's nothing we didn't know already, except maybe for the shatter-proof glass. When the Cybertruck was unveiled in 2019, Tesla made the same claim. However, when Tesla's chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, tried to prove the claim, his metal ball did shatter the glass. Strangely, there's no word about the bullet-proof body, as Elon Musk boasted recently in an X post.
I intentionally left the most exciting pieces of information last. The same billboard informs us that the Cybertruck's bed can carry up to 2,500 lbs. (1,134 kg) of payload while the towing capacity is 11,000 lbs. (4,990 kg). The billboard doesn't tell whether this is for the dual-motor or three-motor Cybertruck.
When the Cybertruck was unveiled, Tesla claimed a 3,500 lbs. (1,588 kg) payload and 14,000 lbs. (6,350 kg) towing capacity. Even with the lesser specifications, the Cybertruck payload surpasses both the Ford F-150 Lightning and the Rivian R1T, while the towing capacity matches the R1T and beats the Lightning.
More details were revealed by what appeared to be professional photographs taken as part of a recent photo shoot. One of the cabin pictures shows the Cybertruck's tire pressure, which seems to be around 55 psi (3.65 bar). This suggests the Cybertruck is one heavy truck, probably at close to 7,000 lbs. (3,175 kg). Finally, another picture shows the settings menu of what people started to call "CyberUI."
The first and, for many, most important details about the Cybertruck specifications surfaced thanks to a misspelled advertisement installed at Tesla's store in San Diego. From this billboard, we learned that the Cybertruck was "designed to be the world's toughest truck," something that wasn't quite obvious from the few instances Tesla's electric pickup was spotted doing "truck things." Recently, the Cybertruck was spotted hesitantly climbing the stair steps at the Hollister Hills proving ground.
To support the claim, the same billboard informs us that the Cybertruck has an "ultra-hard stainless steel exosekelton," which is undoubtedly a reference to the truck's alleged exoskeleton. It will also have a shatter-resistant glass (Franz von Holzhausen might want a word), an adaptive air suspension with on-road and off-road drive modes, as well as an ultra-tough SMC (sheet molded composite) bed.
So far, there's nothing we didn't know already, except maybe for the shatter-proof glass. When the Cybertruck was unveiled in 2019, Tesla made the same claim. However, when Tesla's chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, tried to prove the claim, his metal ball did shatter the glass. Strangely, there's no word about the bullet-proof body, as Elon Musk boasted recently in an X post.
I intentionally left the most exciting pieces of information last. The same billboard informs us that the Cybertruck's bed can carry up to 2,500 lbs. (1,134 kg) of payload while the towing capacity is 11,000 lbs. (4,990 kg). The billboard doesn't tell whether this is for the dual-motor or three-motor Cybertruck.
When the Cybertruck was unveiled, Tesla claimed a 3,500 lbs. (1,588 kg) payload and 14,000 lbs. (6,350 kg) towing capacity. Even with the lesser specifications, the Cybertruck payload surpasses both the Ford F-150 Lightning and the Rivian R1T, while the towing capacity matches the R1T and beats the Lightning.
More details were revealed by what appeared to be professional photographs taken as part of a recent photo shoot. One of the cabin pictures shows the Cybertruck's tire pressure, which seems to be around 55 psi (3.65 bar). This suggests the Cybertruck is one heavy truck, probably at close to 7,000 lbs. (3,175 kg). Finally, another picture shows the settings menu of what people started to call "CyberUI."
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