CyberBison
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- First Name
- Austin
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- Huntsville, AL
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- Ram TRX, Cyberbeast
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I was lucky enough to take delivery of my Cyberbeast with all-season tires/Core wheels and the tactical gray interior about 2 weeks ago at the Service Center in Franklin, TN. This is my first Tesla, and first EV of any type, so I definitely noticed a learning curve with the new vehicle.
Delivery impressions:
Quality - Not bad. I did get to stop by a couple of days before I accepted the truck and look it over. The only thing I noticed was that the charge door wouldn't open. That was fixed before I accepted the truck. Fit and finish is a bit underwhelming for the price point but serviceable. They did a decent job of detailing it, and I did get the wheel covers.
Delivery experience - Definitely geared to the low-contact customer. Signed a couple of papers, and they told me which parking spot it was in. By contrast, when I picked up my TRX, the sales guy spent about 45 minutes going over all the features of the truck with me. But, they did have the tutorials pulled up on the front screen. It would have been nice to have the charging adapter and release explained; it took me a bit to figure out how to get the J1772 adapter out of the port. Didn't realize the port isn't just a simple plug-in.
Initial vehicle impressions:
Performance - WOW! Even coming from a TRX, which is absolutely no slouch from a propulsion standpoint, the power of the Cyberbeast is really impressive. Handling is also pretty good once you get used to the yoke and the steer-by-wire.
Driving - Compared to other trucks I've driven, the Beast is really quiet and smooth riding. Almost too quiet; it is easy to get up to a pretty high speed without any audible feedback like an ICE vehicle would provide. The steer-by-wire, four-wheel steering, yoke, and one-pedal driving make for a bit of a learning curve if this is your first EV, but the vehicle is well-behaved.
Interior - The gray looks pretty good, and the pseudo-Alcantara dash is nice. Seats are comfortable, and the rear is usable by adults, though if you want to seat three people in the rear, they can't be large. But, for the price point, it is a bit disappointing. The TRX has a noticeably spiffier interior for less money.
Stereo/screens - Truly impressive for a factory system! One of the truck's lesser promoted selling points. The rear screen with Tesla Theater is a nice feature, and the front screen is very visually impressive.
Charging - The home station isn't really needed if you have a 220V outlet available to use with the included mobile charger. Supercharging is a lot less of a hassle than I had expected; on my first road trip with it, the stops were brief and the vehicle recovered a good amount of charge. No CCS adapter included, though, and supposedly the one in the store doesn't fit.
Cargo - The bed is comparable to most other quad-cab trucks on the market. The addition of the frunk and the rear cubby provide a good amount of additional cargo space. The retractable cover is a nice way to keep your cargo secure as long as you can keep it clear of the mechanism.
I had one odd experience after a software update where I got a random Christmas tree of warning lights and it went into limp mode. I got out and got back in and it fixed itself. Still, a little disconcerting that your vehicle could get bricked by a bad update.
Overall, the Cyberbeast seems like a nice performance truck with some limited off-road abilities (more like an F150 with an FX4 package than a dedicated Baja beast like a Raptor or TRX). That said, for practical purposes, it is probably more useful than those trucks with more towing and a more refined on-road presence. For example, when tailgating, the tight turning radius provided by the four-wheel steering made getting into a tight spot in a crowded lot much easier than it would have been in the TRX. Looking forward to the release of the full self-driving to really see what I got with the Foundation Series package.
Delivery impressions:
Quality - Not bad. I did get to stop by a couple of days before I accepted the truck and look it over. The only thing I noticed was that the charge door wouldn't open. That was fixed before I accepted the truck. Fit and finish is a bit underwhelming for the price point but serviceable. They did a decent job of detailing it, and I did get the wheel covers.
Delivery experience - Definitely geared to the low-contact customer. Signed a couple of papers, and they told me which parking spot it was in. By contrast, when I picked up my TRX, the sales guy spent about 45 minutes going over all the features of the truck with me. But, they did have the tutorials pulled up on the front screen. It would have been nice to have the charging adapter and release explained; it took me a bit to figure out how to get the J1772 adapter out of the port. Didn't realize the port isn't just a simple plug-in.
Initial vehicle impressions:
Performance - WOW! Even coming from a TRX, which is absolutely no slouch from a propulsion standpoint, the power of the Cyberbeast is really impressive. Handling is also pretty good once you get used to the yoke and the steer-by-wire.
Driving - Compared to other trucks I've driven, the Beast is really quiet and smooth riding. Almost too quiet; it is easy to get up to a pretty high speed without any audible feedback like an ICE vehicle would provide. The steer-by-wire, four-wheel steering, yoke, and one-pedal driving make for a bit of a learning curve if this is your first EV, but the vehicle is well-behaved.
Interior - The gray looks pretty good, and the pseudo-Alcantara dash is nice. Seats are comfortable, and the rear is usable by adults, though if you want to seat three people in the rear, they can't be large. But, for the price point, it is a bit disappointing. The TRX has a noticeably spiffier interior for less money.
Stereo/screens - Truly impressive for a factory system! One of the truck's lesser promoted selling points. The rear screen with Tesla Theater is a nice feature, and the front screen is very visually impressive.
Charging - The home station isn't really needed if you have a 220V outlet available to use with the included mobile charger. Supercharging is a lot less of a hassle than I had expected; on my first road trip with it, the stops were brief and the vehicle recovered a good amount of charge. No CCS adapter included, though, and supposedly the one in the store doesn't fit.
Cargo - The bed is comparable to most other quad-cab trucks on the market. The addition of the frunk and the rear cubby provide a good amount of additional cargo space. The retractable cover is a nice way to keep your cargo secure as long as you can keep it clear of the mechanism.
I had one odd experience after a software update where I got a random Christmas tree of warning lights and it went into limp mode. I got out and got back in and it fixed itself. Still, a little disconcerting that your vehicle could get bricked by a bad update.
Overall, the Cyberbeast seems like a nice performance truck with some limited off-road abilities (more like an F150 with an FX4 package than a dedicated Baja beast like a Raptor or TRX). That said, for practical purposes, it is probably more useful than those trucks with more towing and a more refined on-road presence. For example, when tailgating, the tight turning radius provided by the four-wheel steering made getting into a tight spot in a crowded lot much easier than it would have been in the TRX. Looking forward to the release of the full self-driving to really see what I got with the Foundation Series package.
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