Photo: Joe Tegtmeyer | X
The Tesla Cybertruck has entered production at Giga Texas back in August, but the carmaker is still working on it. And it is not just fine tuning that they are doing right now. The model has recently underwent one more crash test.
The photos of the Cybertruck after the crash test have been snapped during a drone flyover above Giga Texas by drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer. The aerial view does not show much, but it looks like the aftermath of a front offset test.
The front airbags are deployed, the windshield is severely cracked, while the doors seem to be completely dislocated. It looks like the door frame stays in place, thanks to some duct tape that the engineers must have used in order not to lose it during transportation.
The front end and the frunk of the model seem to be in a bad shape as well. That is one of the crumple zones, and it is supposed to absorb the forces of the impact. But considering the damage that the entire body of the Cybertruck sustained, it might mean that the front crumple zone did not exactly do its job properly.
It might as well mean that the "ultra hard 30X cold-rolled stainless steel" that the body of the electric pickup truck is made of is not exactly the best of choices, even though Musk claimed, in 2019, during the official unveiling of the pickup truck, that it is so strong that it can even "break the stamping press." Hopefully, it did not break the offset barrier during the crash test, though.
The 30X-alloy stainless body was supposed to give the Cybertruck industry-leading dent resistance, as the Tesla representatives claimed. Maybe it is when it comes to dents, but obviously, not when it comes to crashes.
In the former Twitter/current X post, drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer claims that this is the first verified crash tested Cybertruck at Giga Texas. We have our doubts about that considering that the Cybertruck has already entered production, and there is evidence of previous such tests.
For instance, back in September, two prototypes were spotted up on a trailer. One of them, the only one left in plain sight, got a lot of attention and so did the damages that it had sustained during a possible rollover test.
Yet the exoskeleton must have acted properly, since the cabin remained largely intact after the vehicle underwent the rollover test.
No matter how Elon Musk advertises the ‘bulletproof” and “indestructible” Cybertruck, one thing is for sure: it didn’t exactly work out well for it. Several exterior components were ripped off, the airbags were deployed, and the roof was bent. But the ones that matter the most are the tests that the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and IIHS (Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.
In Europe, the Cybertruck will have to pass the stringent crash tests set up by Euro NCAP. If the top ratings of other Tesla Models are anything to go by, then the Cybertruck development team has no reason to worry whatsoever.
The front airbags are deployed, the windshield is severely cracked, while the doors seem to be completely dislocated. It looks like the door frame stays in place, thanks to some duct tape that the engineers must have used in order not to lose it during transportation.
The front end and the frunk of the model seem to be in a bad shape as well. That is one of the crumple zones, and it is supposed to absorb the forces of the impact. But considering the damage that the entire body of the Cybertruck sustained, it might mean that the front crumple zone did not exactly do its job properly.
It might as well mean that the "ultra hard 30X cold-rolled stainless steel" that the body of the electric pickup truck is made of is not exactly the best of choices, even though Musk claimed, in 2019, during the official unveiling of the pickup truck, that it is so strong that it can even "break the stamping press." Hopefully, it did not break the offset barrier during the crash test, though.
The 30X-alloy stainless body was supposed to give the Cybertruck industry-leading dent resistance, as the Tesla representatives claimed. Maybe it is when it comes to dents, but obviously, not when it comes to crashes.
In the former Twitter/current X post, drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer claims that this is the first verified crash tested Cybertruck at Giga Texas. We have our doubts about that considering that the Cybertruck has already entered production, and there is evidence of previous such tests.
For instance, back in September, two prototypes were spotted up on a trailer. One of them, the only one left in plain sight, got a lot of attention and so did the damages that it had sustained during a possible rollover test.
Yet the exoskeleton must have acted properly, since the cabin remained largely intact after the vehicle underwent the rollover test.
No matter how Elon Musk advertises the ‘bulletproof” and “indestructible” Cybertruck, one thing is for sure: it didn’t exactly work out well for it. Several exterior components were ripped off, the airbags were deployed, and the roof was bent. But the ones that matter the most are the tests that the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and IIHS (Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.
In Europe, the Cybertruck will have to pass the stringent crash tests set up by Euro NCAP. If the top ratings of other Tesla Models are anything to go by, then the Cybertruck development team has no reason to worry whatsoever.
NEWS! 1st verified crash tested Cybertruck at Giga Texas! Here are four images from the north end of the crash testing facility. Looks like front end and airbags deployed. @greggertruck @SERobinsonJr @TeslaPodcast pic.twitter.com/50JKcKRlZM
— Joe Tegtmeyer ???? ???????? (@JoeTegtmeyer) October 2, 2023
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