Drving through tornado zone - Cybertruck drove like a dream

[Tesla Joe]

I didn't check the weather before deciding to drive up to Northwest Indiana to purchase a set of Cyber rims. Coming back it was unbelievable! We came within about 20 miles of confirmed Tornadoes in Carmel, Noblesville and Fischers. 70 mph sustained winds most of the way till we got south of Indianapolis and then it was just wind gust of 70mph with severe weather alerts but no tornado sightings. I would not recommend anyone trying this on purpose, but we wanted to get home and not have to stop at a hotel.

That being said, The Cybertruck drove like a dream. It stayed in FSD about 60% of the time. When the rain got extremely bad it did kick off, but started right back up when it mellowed out a little. We could see the blowing rain and the trees shaking, but couldn't really feel it in the steering or drive. This heavy piece of machinery handled the poor weather beautifully. We drove south southwest, and most of the storm was blowing east north east. So we had that going for us.I'm sure we would have felt it more if it was coming in at our side instead of mostly straight on or slightly off-kilted. My wife took a few videos of the lightning storms lighting up the skies all around us. I stayed about 10 MPH under the speed limit most of all driving north of Indianapolis. then after Indianapolis, about 5 under, we also took the long way (counterclockwise around Indianapolis to avoid the heavy weather that was hitting the north and east sides). Didn't really hit the speed limit speeds till we got back to Cincinnati.

I've been a professional driver (big rigs) most of my life So I know how to pay attention, what to look for, and drive cautiously. I've never driven in a rain storm this bad, and hope I never will again. But man O' man it was beautiful in the CT!

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[CyberGus]

The tornado probably saw the Cybertruck and turned the other way

 

[Deleted member 22486]

The tornado probably saw the Cybertruck and turned the other way

Or the cant rail flew off and interrupted the twister’s airflow

 

[tmeyer3]

Post the pics you took!

 

[Mini2nut]

The CT is rated to survive class 4 as well.

 

[kappaknight]

The tornado probably saw the Cybertruck and turned the other way

What is this, Truck Norris?

 

[REM]

The CT is rated to survive class 4 as well.

That's where I'm headed if a tornado touches down in my area! To the rear floor of my truck!

 

[tmeyer3]

That's where I'm headed if a tornado touches down in my area! To the rear floor of my truck!

Those refrigerator memes take on new meaning!

 

[hemiarch]

FSD will get you there.

 

[GFleck]

We were in the storm on the 30th going south on 65 from Chicago to Indy. Basically started at the top of the storm and finally got just ahead of it. During the worst it was coming down super hard, blowing like hell and hailing. I told my wife I wouldn't want to be in any other vehicle! Vehicle weight and low center of gravity stuck to the road like a champ, the wiper moved sheet after sheet of rain and the hail didn't phase me at all. FSD was like, yea I'm gonna let you handle this, though ?

 

[Jacob]

When I run into a tornado in my Cybertruck, I just drive right up to that tornado that's causing me all of the problems and I say, "Back off! You ain't gettin' in my way! Now, git in da kitchen and make me a sammich!"

 

[bluerice]

This cybertruck made it thru a Mardis gras parade!! Incredible. The beads were strong AF that night.

 

[TexasRaider]

I can attest to driving the AWD CT through a tornado. I unknowingly drove through one last year. No driving issues aside from unable to see clearly because of the amount of rain. (Wipers and original lightning aren’t enough against a tornado. Ha)

 

[Docedward]

I was in Nashville during those storms and was sitting in a parking lot when the hail began. I quickly tried to get under a bank drive through but was too late and the others who got under cover simply watched my CT get pounded by nickel size hail for 3-4 minutes. It was SCARY! I thought for sure the glass was going to shatter and it sounded like a AR going off inside. The glass balls were bouncing off everywhere- quite a spectacle! But in the end- there was absolutely no damage.

Here’s the other thing.. I’ve e been through three car washes in 4 weeks- and the vault always gets 1-2 cups of water inside by the rear window. During the torrential rain storms over the past 2 weeks, the vault stayed dry!

 

[Mini2nut]

Wow!!! Supposedly rated by Tesla for a Class 4 hail storm.

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