FS Beast Owners >6 months: would you do it again?

[Guylouis]

100%!!!


I am SO relieved I didn’t go with the AWD.

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[MICyber]

The premise is fishy, is this a reporter trying to get some quotes for a negative article?

 

[smg]

If mine were to perish today, without hesitation, if available, I would immediately nab the same exact Tactical Grey interior FS Beast, but this time with the free supercharging for life.

The Beast is just so much fun. It's truly a ridiculous machine.

Whenever FS inventory goes away, I would maaaaybe consider the AWD if insurance isn't generous.

I did get a chance to test drive the FS AWD w/white interior when my CB was in for service and to be honest it was way faster than I expected, but not that much quieter really. The biggest difference is that the noise of the permanent magnet motor (the noisier of the two types) comes from behind you instead of in front of you. I'm not sure if it makes that much difference, but I do like the fact that it also has 2 mechanical lockers.

I would get the same AT tires/Cyber Wheels. I prefer to be a bit more ready for different kinds of terrain.

I would not get the white interior. It looks great, but I didn't like how it reflected so much light back in my face, and grey is more my style anyway.

 

[koolio]

The AWD has plastic interior correct? My Beast has premium suede interior which looks and feels really nice. To me that extra feel of premium materials along with the tri-motor being absolutely wicked blows the AWD CT out of the water. I had a non-FS CT AWD on order that got delayed and ended up with a FS Beast. The white interior in person vs the tactical gray in person is a larger step up than what one may think until they drive it on the daily.

I do feel like the Beast is a $100k+ truck comparative to other $100k+ trucks I’ve owned, but the AWD CT does feel less special and to me should be a $60k-$70k truck. Not sure $20k should be the difference in price, but it’s probably fair.

All that said.. I’m selling my Beast. No rush, but when it’s gone it will be gone. I got an opportunity for a 2025 Raptor R at MSRP and had to do it. A couple of items on the Beast that I really wish could be addressed for the next time I buy one:

1. EOM rear view mirror camera or a brand new solution to the existing camera(maybe an upgrade?) that provides less noise at night.

2. Needs a camera washer on the rear. It’s weird they only put one on the front.

3. I know it’s likely not ever gonna happen but I’d really like a Heads Up Display. Tesla could do a lot of fun and quirky things with it.

4. They need a fully steel boxed in frame.

5. Hopefully range in the battery cells will be improved. I drove from Colorado to Wisconsin with the Beast, no issues, but there were a couple of stretches where I ran down to 1%(because I don’t have range anxiety) but I wish I didn’t have to and that it just could have gone that extra distance to a better stop or faster charger in the area.

6. The Beast needs a sports package like the Plaid got. The off road mode was a great start, but let’s get this truck pushing around a track cuz to me that would be fun as heck. YMMV.

7. The truck bed auto opens. It needs to auto close.

8. FSD will likely have massive improvements and hopefully be closer to my last Tesla Model S I had for years before the CT. I sort of stopped using FSD after the last update.. I don’t feel like I can depend on it like I have been able to with my Model S.

If you’re referring to the headliner and the sides, they’re alcantera / suede on the AWD version.

 

[Jacob]

I LOVE my beast and would buy it again but I would have opted for tactical grey if it was an option. I still haven't gotten a voucher, light bar, wheel covers or anything else and would trade it all for free supercharging for life if I could.

 

[dalton108]

I’ve got a 911 GT3 RS collecting dust. Piece of shit compared to my 2 CT’s. I don’t think I will ever drive it again.

No pics, so, I’m officially calling BS.

 

[LiveFreeOrDieBob]

I’d definitely buy the Beast again if mine were totalled. I’m ruined for driving anything else now. The handling, especially the steering, is insane. Going back to regular non-steer-by-wire feels like driving a dump truck. The beast reminds me a lot of the first-gen CTS-V I had, just way faster.

 

[SentinelOne]

For folks who have owned a Foundation Series Cyber Beast for >6 months: if your truck was totaled (and you wanted to replace it with another CT) which build options would you go with this time around? Core wheels? Grey interior? AWD?

Beast, AT Tires, Grey Interior (im getting my 7 month old FS Beast interior swapped to Grey on Jan 31)....sure as hell wouldnt pay $2500 for it...if you want white I'll sell you mine in perfect condition for the $1300 it cost me to switch to grey!

 

[65SoYoLO]

...Going back to regular non-steer-by-wire feels like driving a dump truck...

And OLD dump truck...

 

[Tecyber1]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The AWD CT is not worth the money. Coming from a Lightning, the Beast is a step up premium experience. If you get the AWD, you're better off spending less and getting a Lightning.

If i did it all over again I would get another Beast. If I wanted to be cheap, I'd get a Lightning. If I owned an AWD CT, I'd be ashamed I didn't spend a bit more or a lot less.

 

[Art138]

Beast, AT Tires, Grey Interior (im getting my 7 month old FS Beast interior swapped to Grey on Jan 31)....sure as hell wouldnt pay $2500 for it...if you want white I'll sell you mine in perfect condition for the $1300 it cost me to switch to grey!

So is this a grey kit you are buying or an upholster doing all the trim?

 

[Oden's Beast]

 

[SentinelOne]

So is this a grey kit you are buying or an upholster doing all the trim?

Tesla OEM Grey Panels....

 

[CTInProcess]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The AWD CT is not worth the money. Coming from a Lightning, the Beast is a step up premium experience. If you get the AWD, you're better off spending less and getting a Lightning.

If i did it all over again I would get another Beast. If I wanted to be cheap, I'd get a Lightning. If I owned an AWD CT, I'd be ashamed I didn't spend a bit more or a lot less.

Agreed! 1.6 seconds faster is worth the $20k. I mash the pedal every stoplight to prove how bad ass my CT is but somehow people still ask me if it’s an AWD.

 

[mahdir35]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The AWD CT is not worth the money. Coming from a Lightning, the Beast is a step up premium experience. If you get the AWD, you're better off spending less and getting a Lightning.

If i did it all over again I would get another Beast. If I wanted to be cheap, I'd get a Lightning. If I owned an AWD CT, I'd be ashamed I didn't spend a bit more or a lot less.

You must be smoking that good good, lol. No Ford truck…no other truck period is better than any Cybertruck. You sound insane!

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