$59k Base Dual-Motor AWD Cybertruck Begin Delivery!

[AWDMK4]

Yes,. pretty much everything checks out. Few days ago I saw a post where a CB delivery was rejected because of horrendous build issues. I was nervous - but thankfully mostly everything is ok. If you take a look at the passenger side frunk area, you will see it sits just a bit lower and not flush. They said to open a ticket to have it adjusted.

I drove it on the same roads I take everyday and I can tell you in "comfort" setting, it's quieter and noticably smoother than my M3P. No complaints there at all.

For sound, I wasn't expecting much given I experienced premium CT sound which is unbelievable - but I was pleasantly surprised. It comes very close to my M3P premium sound. With the bass turned up, it's a great system for everyday listening. Yes, you don't feel the bass on your body like in the premium but I hardly ever listen to music like that anyway.

Thanks for the feedback. I also have a M3P (2024) and love the sound system. If the SAWD is at least 80% of the M3Ps sound quality, I'll be very satisfied.

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@Mini2nut
Q for you - I understand that the base CT doesn't have frunk open on approach. But you are still able to open the frunk by pressing the center button right?

If I unlock the CT by pressing the door switch, then the button works for opening and closing as it should. But I noticed if I just walk up to it, the button doesn't do anything.

How does yours behave in this regard?

 

[-CYBRG-]

Thanks for the feedback. I also have a M3P (2024) and love the sound system. If the SAWD is at least 80% of the M3Ps sound quality, I'll be very satisfied.

Given there are virtually zero SAWD for anyone to try, I tired to get a feel for the SAWD sound system by trying the base Model Y. It's horrible. I was instantly convinced I had to change the order to premium.

But the base CT sound system is NOTHING like the base Juniper's. Night and day. Compared to premium sound in highland M3, I would say the clarity, loudness and bass is very similar - except you can kinda tell the directions where the sound is coming from may be a little limited compared to M3P which surrounds you. But that's because you are looking for differences and you experienced M3P premium sound.
You'll not be disappointed.

 

[Alpine]

These are fun discussions and here's my take, but it's not really worth the paper this is written on.

• CleanTechnica website estimates 30,000
• @Mikec3399 estimates 18,500
• @Alpine thinks 5,000
• I'm thinking we're tracking in the forum 1% of the orders, or 15,000

Couple of discussion points:

Tesla delivered roughly 7,263 CTs in the first half of this year, which probably included a handful of $59k deliveries in June.

Extrapolating the 1H delivery numbers, and ignoring the SAWD, 2026 delivery volume would be in the 15,500 range, down from 20,327 in 2025.

I don't know the breakdown of PAWD vs CBs but I'd guess there are many more PAWDs sold, so I'll go with a 4:1 split, or 12,400 PAWDs and 3,100 CBs set to be delivered in 2026.

We don't expect the $69k SAWD to have the demand of the $59k (obviously) due to the narrow cost delta with the PAWD. The RWD was $10k less and only sold 173 before Tesla pulled the plug. I would expect the $69k SAWD to make up similar sales numbers as the CB annually, or about 3,000-5,000.

The $59k CT was cheap enough to open the market up to a new set of buyers and CT fans who held off on original reservations due to the increased cost. I would guess most of these $59k buyers were previous Tesla owners or CT fans who watched this forum and not random people who just decided to buy a CT in February. Tesla didn't advertise the deal and most of the sales staff weren't aware.

Tesla's earnings call is tomorrow so hopefully Elon can give us some insight, but I'm holding at my 15,000 $59k number, but I hope it's more like Alpine's estimate of 5,000.

My estimate is based on Tesla selling 59,202 cybertrucks in all of 2024 + 2025 and the fact that $60k is still a lot for most people especially given the short notice nature of the deal.

Most buyers can't afford to pay cash so financing 60k starts to look like 60-72 months of rent like payments of 1k or more.

We'll get a good idea of what happened in Q3

 

[jameskk]

Added, and welcome to the family.
Love the optimistic username!

you can also add mine to the list
Ordered 2/24
State: SC
RN: 12718xxxx
Est Delivery Date (when ordered): Aug-Nov

 

[AWDMK4]

Hopefully we'll hear from @popthefrunk today on his delivery experience. Let's hit 3 deliveries this week!

 

[AWDMK4]

you can also add mine to the list
Ordered 2/24
State: SC
RN: 12718xxxx
Est Delivery Date (when ordered): Aug-Nov

Added.

So James, looking at your Vehicle list, do you still own the FS CT and the Lighting? Curious if you're replacing anything or just adding to the fleet.

 

[jameswest09]

May I be added to the tracker
RN1272195XX
Order Date 2/28
State- FL
Delivery Estimate Nov- Jan 27 2027

 

[jameskk]

Added.

So James, looking at your Vehicle list, do you still own the FS CT and the Lighting? Curious if you're replacing anything or just adding to the fleet.

I currently own:
2024 FS AWD CT
2022 Ford F150 Lightning Pro
2026 Model Y Prem RWD

CT SAWD will be replacing the Ford

 

[Benzo]

You can add me to the list of 59k orders (what page is that on by the way?)

State: AZ
Date ordered: 2/22/26
RN: RN127156XXX
ETA: some day this year or next

Any other information you need?

My ETA updated to Aug 20th - Sep 30th

 

[Mini2nut]

@Mini2nut
Q for you - I understand that the base CT doesn't have frunk open on approach. But you are still able to open the frunk by pressing the center button right?

If I unlock the CT by pressing the door switch, then the button works for opening and closing as it should. But I noticed if I just walk up to it, the button doesn't do anything.

How does yours behave in this regard?

Mine is the same. As long as the vehicle is unlocked I can open the frunk with the exterior button below the frunk.

 

[Lyonessjo]

Yes. Picked up this evening in CO.
Order date 2/23
After many date changes, including 2027, morning of July 15 date pushed back to Sept-Jan 27. Same day afternoon, vin assigned, delivery changed to July 25-28. A day later it let me schedule pickup on July 20, today.

THANK YOU! My Order is Feb. 26. Texas. Your delivery has given me hope. Since I sold my Lincoln thinking Sept./early Oct., this report makes driving my dear old Yukon okay.

 

[-CYBRG-]

THANK YOU! My Order is Feb. 26. Texas. Your delivery has given me hope. Since I sold my Lincoln thinking Sept./early Oct., this report makes driving my dear old Yukon okay.

For in production models, Tesla usually ends up beating the original estimate - even if the dates take wild swing in between. In my case, when I ordered on Feb 23, the estimate was Sept/Oct.

Same with my other 2 Teslas - got the cars much earlier than original estimate.

You hold an advantage given you are in Texas and looks like Texas is a geographical priority for Tesla, so I would definitely be more optimistic.

 

[-CYBRG-]

@AWDMK4
Obviously it's hard to get a proper idea about an audio system through your phone / computer speakers .. but here's a video of the CT sound system bass vibrating the side mirror with the windows up.

 

[AWDMK4]

@AWDMK4
Obviously it's hard to get a proper idea about an audio system through your phone / computer speakers .. but here's a video of the CT sound system bass vibrating the side mirror with the windows up.

Considering the CTs doors are pretty solid, I'm impressed!

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