Auto-steer is a subset of FSD.
It will come.
Well said.I'm sure like many of you, I've watched most YouTube reviews (often more than once) and read just about every article before having the good fortune of taking delivery of my Cybertruck AWD 20 days and some 600 miles ago. With that backdrop, I thought I'd share my top five list of surprises, in no particular order:
I didn't leave myself any more room, but the 4 wheel steering is super-easy and its progressive nature just takes minutes to adapt to while driving. It really shortens the effective length of the truck. I like using the frunk for groceries. I did install the vault divider, with substantial difficulty, installed the mud flaps in about 15 minutes, have the snap in sunshade in place (5 mins, maybe) and found some Amazon wheel hub caps that probably took 2 mins to install all four and they subtly match the wheel design and style of the vehicle. RainX is on the front windscreen and it performed well in this mornings rain - as RainX often does. No noticeable noise at speed from the all terrain tires and the hint of motor whine under acceleration is surprisingly welcome. The regen is particularly strong, stronger than the Model S I had, but really simple to modulate. Love the clickable turn signal buttons as opposed to the haptic touch buttons from the Model S and the return of a horn in the middle of the steering yoke. All in all, very happy with the machine and appreciate the ingenuity and inventiveness of the engineering that went into more and more with each passing mile and day.
- Super-easy to clean inside and out - we're a family of five with three teenage boys and two dogs. Stuff gets dirty, especially our vehicles. With the all weather mats, a few wipes for the interior and a hose and Sprayway ammonia free glass cleaner I can do a quick clean inside and out of the entire truck in under 30 minutes. With our SUV's I'm looking at least two hours for a similar quick clean. Didn't expect it to be this easy.
- Drives like a sporty SUV - yes, it's a 220+ inch long pickup truck. But it handles similarly to a BMW X5 4.6is (what would have been an X5 M at the time) that was one of my favorite vehicles. The mass is evident, but it carries itself with a structural firmness and rigidity that exceeds today's X7 or Mercedes GLS. It's not a canyon carver, but for sporting duty this is tough to beat in this size/weight class.
- Second row legroom for days - why I am talking about second row legroom? I've got three teenage boys who seem to get taller by the day. From 5'2" to 5'11" that's a lot of arms and legs and second row legroom is always a concern. With elevated front seats the second row legroom in the Cybertruck readily exceeds that in the Audi Q7 we owned previously and even in the Defender 130. For two rows of seating, this is really tough to beat and second row comfort - seat width, back support, leg room, etc. is really top-notch and exceeds that of any luxury SUV I've test driven.
- Bizarro rearview mirror - c'mon Tesla. Even with the tonneau open this micro-mirror was manufactured to have distortion along every edge. Why? Adding a camera-based rearview mirror - that's not embedded in the main screen - should have been done. I've adapted by using my side mirrors more often, and using the rear view in the main screen, but I prefer a bigger, clearer, view of what's behind me. This should be an easy solve.
- Efficiency is outstanding - I just took a 69.1 mile trip and used 19.5% of my battery. Doing the math, that's 350miles of real-world range (against rated range of 318 miles) on 35" all terrain tires. What? How? In a Tesla?! Tell me again how the Rivians struggle to get 2 mi/kwh and I'm pulling closer to 3 mi/kwh! Forget about the Hummer EV, I'm basically at double plus the efficiency of that bloated oaf. Oh, I'm also within spitting distance of the efficiency I previously achieved with my Model S Plaid. In a 6,000+lb wedge-shape truck.
Finally, 95+% of the people have positive reactions. Many have no idea what it is. Kids see it and often exclaim excitedly "Cybertruck!". The novelty will pass but driving this machine will put smiles on our faces for years and miles to come.
Great post, thanks for all the info.
I'm 6'5" and rented one recently. I also saw on in a show room. I was able to sit behind "myself" in my driving position and still have plenty of leg room. The head room is indeed tighter, but I still had a little bit of clearance to not really notice. Maybe a big bump would make me tap my head if I left the seat.
Our dogs are small, <20 lbs. If it's all of us and both dogs we just take our large gas SUV. WIth the 100 degree temps I don't feel comfortable leaving a dog in the bed, crate or not, with no climate control. My oldest heads to college in a few weeks so we could then take four of us and two dogs in the Cybertruck. Would probably flip up the single seat in the back to pop in a crate and the other dog would sit with the two kids or on the floor. The truck is quite wide as you've witnessed but it doesn't drive that wide.
Thanks, I agree on dogs in the bed, I wouldn't feel comfortable with it. My thought was we could have one in the back with the single seat folded up, and the two kids on the middle and the back right. Other dog could maybe share the floorboard with my wife.
