If you go back to those original underhood shots that lacked the frunk liner, theres a shot that shows you the massive mounting structure for the BAW motor. You can also see the tubing coming from the passenger side and sneaking up into the arm. Ah, picture number four in this post...
All of the panels on the exterior of the CT will hold shape if removed. Airline skin, not so much. So in that sense, the CTs exterior panels are more structural than aircraft skin.
While I know folks can do a fifth wheel or gooseneck with an F-150, whats the real number of people who do that? Thats the thing, every 1% use case thinks that the truck has to do their 1% thing or its useless. "If it cant Moab, its useless!!!!", "If it cant gumbo mud, its a piece of trash!!!"
Everyone's real world is different. Someone in FL with no hills and long straight roads differs a lot from a Coloradan or Bostonian. Texas? Tennessee? LA? Kern County?
Same for VA< where my bike rides tollways free. My home state of MD, of course not. Also jealous that LAX turned unused nook and crannies in the parking garage into free motorcycle parking. I tried that with all three airports around DC and only got one response. "Thank you for your suggestion...
One benefit of the truck is that my non-towing wife can drop me one place and drive to pick me up at another. But I think a simple bed extender is the best cost benefit solution.
Nothing spotted yet. Of course the bed with the tailgate down will work. But with those four rack attachment points on each side, I think the after market will be making stuff.
Now I have this image of seven Cybertrucks in a wedge formation at speed down a runway or really wide road. Drone coming up from behind, swooping up and over the center truck and pivoting the POV back towards them as it passes them and then stay in front of them as they go full throttle and...
According to the Subaru guys that took these pictures, the cyber trucks did do harder stuff, including some trails that are rated. I guess the name is class 4
Newer than the RCs? Maybe, but this is most likely the same one Franz took to the Petersen Cars and Coffee back in June. So not representative of the new builds we are seeing around Austin.
Funny, I always expect that others seeing me is less important than me seeing them. Maybe its the motorcyclist in me, but I think the moment I stat taking into account the expectation that they see me, that's offloading responsibility for my safety. This doesn't apply to lighting and low light...