HaulingAss
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I'll ask again, do you think Tesla will release a tire option that doesn't meet the full weight specs? Or are you saying they will offer a "sport" tire and it will also meet the load rating required to satisfy the GVWR of the truck?Tyre ratings are not far out from other vehicles. Remember nearly every vehicle has to decelerate in under 3 seconds from even higher speeds. There are millions of F trucks alone with similar mass that do this safely every day. Sideways acceleration is a combination of sidewall stiffness and wheel diameter and width, so a sporty version would also have a larger wheel diameter etc. It's not that bad if you want to optimise for a few features, but its not possible to have the best of each in one tyre.
I didn't say the Cybertruck has different weight specs than other trucks, but I know I wouldn't be happy with the handling of most tires currently rated high enough to handle the 3500# of payload plus the weight of the Cybertruck in addition to being speed rated to 130 mph. In any case, these will be expensive tires if they are going to satisfy me in terms of traction on various surfaces, load rating, cornering, and reasonable tire life. Yes, I know no tire can be the best at all of these but it needs to handle the load and also handle reasonably well.
That's a tall order.
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