Rumor: $98900 price for tri-motor Cybertruck??

[truck]

Is this real?

Could you link the FB post? I stopped watching the FB groups because they're full of spam.

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[Crimson_Fate]

Sources here say there is no 500 mile version , that alone says this 98K pricetag is a BS. Even with the 500Mile version it shouldn't be close to that.

 

[Jsmithjr732]

My opinion - $98k price is DOA for most folks. Including myself.

 

[KScheidt]

My opinion - $98k price is DOA for most folks. Including myself.

IMO, $100K is only viable with the specs originally announced for the "Tri-Motor" (500Mi, 0-60 @ 2.9s, etc.). Any significant departure from this and it becomes non-competitive with other offerings.

 

[SolarWizard]

Its worth it to me at that price IF its got a 500 mile range battery AND its got all the options they are offering.

If its 150 or so less miles its not worth more than $88k with all the options (since FSD is kindoff a fake option I’m not including that)

 

[sstevens805]

If that's the case I'm going to just keep driving my Y and sit on the sidelines sad panda. I know many on here can justify that, but there would be a whole lot more like me that would choose something else. This would be a serious loser if 98 is the price, even if it's the top dog.

 

[Sasmania]

IMO, $100K is only viable with the specs originally announced for the "Tri-Motor" (500Mi, 0-60 @ 2.9s, etc.). Any significant departure from this and it becomes non-competitive with other offerings.

EXACTLY. If it's 100K I won't be happy.... but if it is it sure as hell better have 500+ miles and Plaid speed. I guess I'd probably pay it, but no way 100K for 375 miles or something weak like that.

 

[runnerx]

did they disclose the spec? I don't think it is legal to sell you a $98k truck with no official spec., that is like scamming.

 

[Crissa]

MXP is now $95k. The CT uses more battery than an MXP, presumably same motors, yet brand new manufacturing process. So, I can see how the CT trimotor could be more than an MXP.

Why would it cost more than a Model X now, when it didn't cost more than a Model X at reveal?

-Crissa

 

[KScheidt]

Its worth it to me at that price IF its got a 500 mile range battery AND its got all the options they are offering.

If its 150 or so less miles its not worth more than $88k with all the options (since FSD is kindoff a fake option I’m not including that)

Honestly if it lacks the 500Mi then FSD is off the table for me (even at the $7K price it's potentially "locked in" at). I intended to keep the 500Mi version for ~10 years (same as my current vehicle) but at a shorter range, degradation and a lower entry price means I'll probably switch it out sooner and Tesla has rarely allowed (once to my knowledge) the transfer of FSD to another vehicle. If it was tied to me as a customer then it would be a no brainer (even at the higher price point).

 

[TacoTuesday]

Why would it cost more than a Model X now, when it didn't cost more than a Model X at reveal?

-Crissa

Plaid didn’t exist on reveal. And Elon was probably super optimistic

 

[Crissa]

I'm betting the post is BS due to the "not everyone will get the locked in FSD price". The public relations aspect of that would be very challenging.

...Not everyone would have ordered FSD.

As a shareholder, I hope Tesla's first release is their Halo version. I hope it has all the bells and whistles, and spares no expense to be the absolute most awesome vehicle ever built. Compromise will ruin the brand. If the first models off the line are $100 to $120K, and they are all over social media, doing awesome stuff. The Cybertruck will become aspirational, for the masses, just as it is for us fans.
Then as production begins to scale, they can build more utility friendly models, at a more competitive price.
As a share holder, I don't want to take a quarterly bath on margin, so Elon can say he got Cybertruck out cheaper than anyone else.

If they do that, then you will be taking a bath as the FUDsters say 'Not even Tesla can make EV trucks cheaply' and the reservation list collapses. Then, if they do lower prices, the stock will collapse more. 'They can't sell them at the price they make the!' Just like the news this month, despite Tesla still being way more profitable than other automakers after their discounts.

-Crissa

 

[kbolt]

I don’t know about the validity of this, but I was thinking the CT might lean closer to S and X pricing vs. 3 and Y pricing. A Model X Performance is $94,990 as of 10/24/23.

That makes sense considering reveal night pricing was between 3 and Y pricing.

 

[sstevens805]

Plaid didn’t exist on reveal. And Elon was probably super optimistic

Wouldn't the tri be the same thing as the Plaid though? Reveal night performance specs tell me as much, so in this case Plaid would just be a name and not something above the Tri. I can't imagine a pickup going 0-60 in less than 2.9

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