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Very nice image. There are some key details once you click it zoomed in. The four attachment points can be seen very clearly up the left side (two on the vault surround, and two on the cab roof). Also the tonneau and tailgate release recessed control is on the left side. We've noted this in other threads but this image shows the attachment points a little more clearly.

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Very nice image. There are some key details once you click it zoomed in. The four attachment points can be seen very clearly up the left side (two on the vault surround, and two on the cab roof). Also the tonneau and tailgate release recessed control is on the left side. We've noted this in other threads but this image shows the attachment points a little more clearly.

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They are very clearly attachment points and not hinges for sail storage as was speculated by some.
 

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Of course it is. The Atlas is 78". It's wider than the Atlas, even before factoring the 2" wheel flares on each side. Probably 80" body, 84" including the flares.
You’re thinking 2”?

Like a lot of trucks, the front flares are wider
than the rear flares.

note the seemingly different downward sloping angle of the topmost flare, more parallel to ground in the front:

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Slopes more downward toward the rear:
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Those front flares seem to me closer to ~3~4” each. Perspective is tricky, but we know these tires are 12” wide, and I don’t see those tires squalling 6 widths of those flares. Maybe 4, but more like 3 to my eye

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For an imperfect comparison, here’s a 4.33” fender flare on a jeep with similarly sized tires

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You’re thinking 2”?

Like a lot of trucks, the front flares are wider
than the rear flares.

note the seemingly different downward sloping angle of the topmost flare, more parallel to ground in the front:

6AFA39E1-E6F9-4259-A63A-182D8F90D96F.jpeg


Slopes more downward toward the rear:
29C83141-40B8-40F3-80ED-3BBFF8A28BE2.jpeg


Those front flares seem to me closer to ~3~4” each. Perspective is tricky, but we know these tires are 12” wide, and I don’t see those tires squalling 6 widths of those flares. Maybe 4, but more like 3 to my eye

6AFA39E1-E6F9-4259-A63A-182D8F90D96F.jpeg


For an imperfect comparison, here’s a 4.33” fender flare on a jeep with similarly sized tires

35070A5D-A90C-4271-8AC5-547C6033418F.jpeg


ADABE3CF-FA1C-4B2D-A14D-3E2291B78545.jpeg
Wow, 4"seems very achievable in those pics. I feel so much better about myself as a man now!
 


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You’re thinking 2”?

Like a lot of trucks, the front flares are wider
than the rear flares.

note the seemingly different downward sloping angle of the topmost flare, more parallel to ground in the front:

6AFA39E1-E6F9-4259-A63A-182D8F90D96F.jpeg


Slopes more downward toward the rear:
29C83141-40B8-40F3-80ED-3BBFF8A28BE2.jpeg


Those front flares seem to me closer to ~3~4” each. Perspective is tricky, but we know these tires are 12” wide, and I don’t see those tires squalling 6 widths of those flares. Maybe 4, but more like 3 to my eye

6AFA39E1-E6F9-4259-A63A-182D8F90D96F.jpeg


For an imperfect comparison, here’s a 4.33” fender flare on a jeep with similarly sized tires

35070A5D-A90C-4271-8AC5-547C6033418F.jpeg


ADABE3CF-FA1C-4B2D-A14D-3E2291B78545.jpeg
I love how informative your posts are man
 

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https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-brags-about-the-cybertruck

Elon Musk Makes a Sensational Announcement About the Cybertruck
Elon Musk Tweets Reply @greggertruck (fixed it!)
The Cybertruck is the first pickup truck from electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla.


As the days pass, the production start date of the Cybertruck approaches.
This futuristic pickup truck developed by Tesla (TSLA) - Get Free Report is undoubtedly the most anticipated vehicle of the last decade.
No vehicle had generated so much excitement, fueled in part by thundering statements from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, and other top executives.
It has fan pages discussing its features, wondering which options of the presentation model will be part of the version that will be mass-produced.
Internet searches related to the Cybertruck are considerable. According to car advice website Rerev, the Cybertruck generated nearly 2 million Google searches this year. Other electric vehicles of interest to consumers come well behind. The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV generated around 232,000 Google Searches in comparison, and the Jeep Avenger just over 173,000.




'The Spy Who Loved Me'
These last two vehicles are respectively the second and third most searched electric vehicles on Google after the Cybertruck. The monumental gap is a good indicator of the expectations generated by Tesla's vehicle, which aims to change the way pickup trucks are perceived, starting with the design.
"We've pulled people away from their kind of normal comfort zone and brought them something that's just radically different and will be on the street radically different and, you know, if you're not used to attention might be a little tough in the beginning," Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla's Chief Vehicle Designer, said in January.
Musk first unveiled the electric pickup truck prototype in November 2019, at a promotional event in Los Angeles. The vehicle has been described as something out of the films "Mad Max" and "Blade Runner."
The billionaire himself said that the Cybertruck had been "influenced partly by 'The Spy Who Loved Me,'" in a reference to the amphibious Lotus Esprit S1, featured in the 1977 James Bond film.
Clearly, the goal is to push the envelope, cementing the corporate image of being at the forefront of innovation. Tesla is not like the others: this is the message sent by Musk via the Cybertruck.
Demand is so high, that Tesla no longer takes orders outside North America. The question remains, however, whether the Cybertruck is a vehicle that will be mass produced.
Musk and Tesla answered yes to this question from the onset, by giving a base price of $39,900. In January, Musk indicated that production would start later this year. Production would ramp up from 2024, but the billionaire did not provide any figures.
The vehicle will be produced at Tesla's Austin plant, which has a production capacity of over 250,000 vehicles per year. This site already manufactures the Model Y SUV.
For several weeks, the excitement has mounted even more around the Cybertruck, because of the fleet of prototypes that Tesla is testing in California and Texas. Short videos of these prototypes are posted on social networks, generating many comments from fans who seem amazed by the vehicle.

'The Future'
Musk often posts comments which create new expectations or confirm speculations. That's what he just did. On Mar. 27, a fan posted a short 4-second video in which we can see one of the prototypes of the Cybertruck driving by. Musk took the opportunity to extol the merits of the pickup truck, saying that it will mark the advent of a new era for the automotive industry. For him, the Cybertruck is simply the future.

"Cybertruck cruisin by! @elonmusk I <3 U!" the Twitter user posted.
"Cybertruck will change the look of the roads," Musk responded. "Finally feels like the future."

Many analysts predict that the Cybertruck will become Tesla's cash machine, given the excitement that it is generating. But other experts, like star analyst Adam Jonas at Morgan Stanley, see it as a vehicle that will serve to reinforce the myth around the Austin, Texas-based automaker.
Calling the Cybertruck the "ultimate avant-garde vehicle," Jonas said early March that the vehicle will more likely be an "enthusiast/cult car with far more limited volume (closer to 50k units/year) with some design and manufacturing learnings that could ultimately migrate to the rest of Tesla’s core lineup."
"We feel the Cybertruck carries more value in a cultural/zeitgeist sense than in a direct economic sense. At the same time, we encourage our readers to ask themselves: how many Cybertrucks can roll up to a parent-teacher conference or youth soccer match at the same time before losing some of that indescribable... something?"
 

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Well done on getting the bosses attention! Now if you could gently point him towards all our back of the envelope engineering expertise and option wish lists, we will be golden. 😉
Can you ask him if Gus's truck is done yet?
 


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Great to see CT out on the streets and thank you for posting.
I think it looks even better out in the world and on the move.
I know it is seen here at the lower 'on road' height, but at the end of the clip I'm just not loving under the rear bumper - looking a bit like a kid with full nappy (diaper).
Is there any confirmation or not that there might be a spare wheel under the bed?
My guess is that there will be space for a spare under the bed (accessible from above), but it will not include a spare due to cost and weight. If all else fails, you could ride around with a spare strapped down in the bed with the vault closed. I think we are going to be blown away by how much storage space the CT will have. We recently purchased a Y and despite it's "small" footprint, it has an impressive amount of storage.
 

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I can't understand how anyone would call that thing ugly.
It's sexyAF!
The thing is, cars aren't really objectively pretty or ugly, they don't exist in nature. What we find looks good depends on our learned expectations of what certain vehicle appearance means. Trucks have a very established look, and for those that like the look of trucks, the CT is jarring.

Personally I find the CT has a couple bad angles, mostly front on and from the rear. The featureless grill looks odd, and because we associate the front of car with a human face the lack of a change in angle at the windshield can make the CT seem a bit deformed. However, from the side and 3/4 angles I think it looks amazing. Somewhat like a jet fighter or Lambo on steroids. Not truck-like, but very performance vehicle suggesting in its shape.
 

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I can't understand how anyone would call that thing ugly.
It's sexyAF!
In the early 90's these odd looking glasses looked ridiculous to most and the name was even more peculiar.

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People adapt
 

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It deserves to be the Guggenheim, that is one of the most breakthrough designs for a vehicle where its also extremely functional. This is a futuristic design that you only see concept cars have but never make it to production.
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