Would you trade your ute for a Cybertruck? Tesla boss Elon Musk hopes so

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At a cyberpunk-themed event in Los Angeles, Tesla founder Elon Musk claimed the ute's ultra-hard exterior won't scratch and dent. It did.

The Cybertruck design is inspired by Bladerunner and James BondElon Musk has said he doesn't care if people don't like the Cybertruck

The founder of electric carmaker Tesla has unveiled its new ute, which boasts a stainless steel body and"armour glass windows". At a punk-show themed event in Los Angeles, Mr Musk claimed the truck's"ultra-hard" exterior"won't scratch and dent".But the armoured glass window cracked like a spider web when hit with a metal ball during a demonstration.The ball was then thrown at another window, which cracked the same way.But a sledgehammer demonstration did not end the same way. A hefty swing that was shown to bash in a typical door did not dent the Cybertruck's doors.

into utes — a market dominated in the United States by the Ford F-150, along with models by General Motors and Chrysler."The top three selling vehicles in America are pickup trucks. To solve sustainable energy, we have to have a pickup truck." Its starting price will be US$39,900 , less expensive than initially flagged, and is already available for pre-order before production starts in late 2021.

 

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I'd trade my hatchback for a cybertruck and I have no use for a ute

Fuck yeah

Swap me ute for a great, lumbering truck? Why that sounds down right un-Australian, mate!

I’d trade my son for a Cybertruck

He's guaranteed toyota will sell a lot of etrucks

Yeah right, I can see good old boys ditching their RAMs, F350s and Chevy Silverados now. 😂😂😂

Well at least he's prepared himself well because nobody will like it.. just like nobody is really interested in EV's across the board- they're peculiar

NOPE

Behold!!

It's more Art Deco rather than Art Nouveau elonmusk

I’d trade my 2002 Corolla.

Remember, as soon as you hit 88mph!

Elon vs senator Cash

Looks like the kind of car I drew with a ruler when I was five.

Swap my old Hilux for an Electric Jesus shitbox? Hmmmmmm - no.

YES!!!

Do you know how many petrol cars catch fire? What on earth

Looking forward to it 😎

no im not gay

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