Tesla finally released the first Cybertruck examples into the wild during a late-November ceremony, no less than four years since it initially announced the full-size EV pickup truck. So, what comes next for the American automaker and sustainable energy company?
Tesla is always the talk of town – either due to Elon Musk's latest ideas, because of the company's well-known automated driving suite of features, the newest price cuts or hikes, and only after all that because of its automobiles. Although, recently, the latter has taken the spotlight on the red carpet.
This year is a major one for Tesla – they ripped apart the inflation-happy automotive market with MSRP reductions for all the 'S3XY' models, making investors and rivals weary and customers extremely happy. Now, a pre-facelift Tesla Model 3 retails in America from $38,990, and until the end of the year, at least, any buyer can still take advantage of the $7,500 federal tax credit incentive.
Meanwhile, the best-selling Tesla Model Y starts from $43,990 and can – too – jump on board the federal tax credit for eligible buyers. With all the probable savings factored in, Tesla says one could put a RWD Model Y in their driveway for just $32,890! But what if there's not enough space inside? Well, that's where the rumor mill – and the imaginative realm of digital car content creators – factors in.
Always on the lookout for the next big Tesla idea, the rumor mill thinks the American carmaker could prop the current four-model lineup at both ends – with a hypothetical Tesla Model 2 as the new base offering below the Model 3 and also with something even more spacious than the Model X but just as practical as the Cybertruck!
More precisely, this virtual artist, better known as SRK Designs on social media, has decided to trust his CGI instinct and come up with a dreamy Tesla minivan – and the project is naturally called the Tesla Model V concept. Looking like a combination of the current Model 'S3XY' lineup's styling and some edgy Cybertruck cues, the proposed Model V minivan would go up against very few rivals – the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid or the ICE-powered Kia Carnival, Honda Odyssey, and Toyota Sienna.
Interestingly, in the spirit of quirky ideas, the MPV from Tesla wouldn't feature classic or sliding rear doors. Instead, the pixel master thought about using a luxury amenity – coach doors, as revealed by the little door-opening devices placed side by side for the front and rear doors. So, would you buy a potential Tesla Model V minivan? If yes, which powertrain would you like to see inside – the RWD and AWD options from the Model 3 and Y or perhaps the 1,020-hp high-performance setup from the Plaids?
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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