Beast better than AWD, change my mind

[Jabman]

When I went from a P90D to a 90D because I road trip a lot and the range was convenient, my nephew told me to "floor it" followed by "is there something wrong with it, it's slow."
That's 0-60 in 3 secs vs 4 secs... spoiled (and I got offended).
Better not remind everyone that the Lamborghini Countach did 0-60 in 5.4 seconds...

I know. I have this wild dream that I’m sitting in a 7000lb tank from the future and next to me, at a stop light, is a ricer in a suped-up Honda civic type R, fitted with an exhaust that sounds like grandpa farts. He revs the 4 cylinder go kart and looks at me with a grin, which soon turns into a face full of snowflake tears as my tank leaves him in the dust when the light turns green. Crazy, right?

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[ideaXfactory]

It's not that long ago that a sub 5 sec Porsche would be considered be a beast... Well, actually that still would be a pretty fast Porsche. But electric motors are simply amazing for acceleration.

Of course the Porsche might be able to get up to 180-190 mph on a track or even a bit more. The Cyberbeast does have a higher top speed (130 mph) than the Cybertruck if that is important to you.

 

[DeadSetElectric]

The jury is still out whether torque vectoring is better or worse off-road than the dual motor with lockers. While AWD has better payload capacity and slightly better range, I chose the beast for my camper build. My payload will be roughly 2,000lbs but I still wanted enough power not to feel slowed down by the extra weight. This is the justification to myself at least

 

[Jabman]

Are you my pragmatic side manifesting in this forum? Damn it, I thought I was free! ?

 

[jookyone]

VINs getting assigned for Dual Motor tonight. That's my argument.

 

[Celiboy]

I appreciate all the feedback. And I agree there is definitely an intangible quality to that extra oomph that just puts a smile on your face. It’s what makes this decision so difficult I think.

It is a difficult decision. I wanted the CB but my body can’t take a 2.6 0-60 and a few extra miles for towing made the AWD an easy choice for me. I would say choose wisely just so you have no regrets. Last thing you want to do is 6 months down the road wish you had went with the other one. Good luck.

 

[SolarWizard]

YOLO.. I always LOOK at resale value regardless of even thinking about reselling it now. How many CB FS will there be? These will be the unicorns among all of the AWD units out there. I of course hate the fact that the AWD will be delivered first but standing my ground on going for the CB. I sacrificed not having a truck for the past 4 years and going all out for the CB FS. Hopefully I'll get it in the first half of 2024 as per when I put the $1000 down a month ago.

Ok lets be very very clear a founders edition truck isn’t going to bring any significant resale delta in the secondary market.

 

[jb15]

0-60 times in a truck really weren’t a priority. 4 seconds is plenty fast. It’s all about range.

 

[C3y3ber]

i went with beast. i was planning on getting all the accessories, powershare, and fsd regardless so from my perspective the foundation series for a beast was no different in price then waiting for non. With dual you are spending more for the foundation series by losing out on possible tax credit but you do get it sooner. if i were to get AWD i would probably wait to see if tax credit comes but it could be years so hard to do.

I went with a 100D model S in 2018 to get max range and sometimes regretted not getting the P. Range difference isn't much and I will probably end up with an extender at some point.

I do wish I could get a different interior color then white.

 

[Jabman]

i went with beast. i was planning on getting all the accessories, powershare, and fsd regardless so from my perspective the foundation series for a beast was no different in price then waiting for non. With dual you are spending more for the foundation series by losing out on possible tax credit but you do get it sooner. if i were to get AWD i would probably wait to see if tax credit comes but it could be years so hard to do.

I went with a 100D model S in 2018 to get max range and sometimes regretted not getting the P. Range difference isn't much and I will probably end up with an extender at some point.

I do wish I could get a different interior color then white.

I know. This is my concern. I feel like if I go for the all-wheel-drive just to get it sooner I’m going to regret, not waiting for the cyber beast.

 

[Coltpete]

Faster acceleration in a truck is really dumb. Dual motor is plenty of speed. It's $20k premium to brag that you have a CB because it is otherwise the exact same truck except for shorter range. I don't think there is any logical reason to buy the CB.

 

[CactusPilot]

How many smiles does one have left in life? I say if you can afford it, buy it. I love my "Founders" edition M3P and paid a premium for it. It still puts a smile on my face 5 years later.
I am bummed about the range like everyone else, but it's still an amazing machine. I can't wait for my Cyberbeast smile.

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