How do you describe the Cybertruck driving experience?

[Jacob]

It handles like a sports car, accelerates like a super car, rides both smoother and quieter than my Escalade did and it does it all on all terrain tires! What's not to love? Yet I still get people that flip me off or give me thumbs down. I wish they knew what driving one is like. Instead they insist on showing me that they are just obtuse (clueless, ignorant, (insert word of choice for "stupid" here)). I truly believe though that you have to drive one for a couple of weeks to really appreciate it. It did feel awkward to me when I first got it and I had to get used to it. BTW, has anyone put it in "off-road" mode, set the power to rear wheels only and did donuts/fish tails in the snow? The steering is super amazing for this kind of shenanigans.

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[Bumn]

driving it feels like it is a smaller vehicle than it is... feels like a sports car... I do wish it was about half a foot shorter... tool long to fit in garage and some parking spots

 

[WormtownKris]

My wife calls it "the spaceship." But inside, it is so roomy, comfortable and sleek, that with the ambient lighting I feel like I'm driving a trendy nightclub on wheels!

 

[koolio]

driving it feels like it is a smaller vehicle than it is... feels like a sports car... I do wish it was about half a foot shorter... tool long to fit in garage and some parking spots

Luckily, it fits in my garage with 2.5 feet to spare.

One thing that takes getting used to is the length when backing out of a parking spot in a tight lot.

 

[SixZo]

I could wax enthusiastically for pages about what it's like to drive a Cybertruck, because it's so different from anything else I've ever driven but, if I had to describe it using only one word, I would simply say it's superior.

How often do you take the CT out vs your '24 M3P?

I have a Beast and a 2022 M3P and I've almost exclusively been driving the Beast, unless I'm letting my GF take it for a day or my dad.

 

[ecotrials]

In 50 years of driving I've found the cybertruck to be the most relaxing vehicle ever. Within minutes of begining a drive I feel relaxed and the king of my domain. It's a combination of high seating with forever forward view in a spacious and quiet cabin with beautiful music and effortless steering. As crazy as it sounds I've never felt this before, and that's without use of FSD.

When FSD is finally completed this will be the gold standard for all vehicles to be measured against.

By the way, very limited use of release 13.2.2 so far has been smooth and fault free but need more driving time to evaluate it properly.

 

[ecotrials]

In 50 years of driving I've found the cybertruck to be the most relaxing vehicle ever. Within minutes of begining a drive I feel relaxed and the king of my domain. It's a combination of high seating with forever forward view in a spacious and quiet cabin with beautiful music and effortless steering. As crazy as it sounds I've never felt this before, and that's without use of FSD.

When FSD is finally completed this will be the gold standard for all vehicles to be measured against.

By the way, very limited use of release 13.2.2 so far has been smooth and fault free but need more driving time to evaluate it properly.

I just feel very, very fortunate. I waited 5 years and a week to finally pickup my truck since placing my reservation the evening of the reveal in 2019. Yes, I was frustrated with the delays, the increase in cost, the loss of range compared to what was announced, and finally the loss of the anticipated $7500 IRA incentive. But ... I think I got the AWD at just the right moment. I drove the car the following day enough to calibrate the cameras and the day after I accepted the FSD 12.5.3 download and install. FSD was impressive, but quirky, like hugging the left side of a lane, taking left turns too sharply and sometimes into oncoming lane (without a vehicle there). Plus I had to get used to it, so I didn't give it a chance sometimes, but felt justified in the interventions.
Then I was notified of 13.2.1 and installed that. Within a mile it took a sharp right turning into a parking lot and the right rear tire clipped the concrete sidewalk. But other than a couple of parking lot worries it behaved well. Then I got 13.2.2 and I now drive less that 300 feet no matter how far I have to go. I am literally being chauffeured around on every drive, whilst I keep an eye on everything. I just drive the first 200 feet to get to a road, and the last few feet to park, every time!
I did let it drive an alternate route when stuck in traffic going above Oakland on Hwy 24. It drove through little streets just off Hwy 24 and I questioned why it had decided to do that when it happened. Although it managed the drive well enough, instead of providing an 11 minute quicker arrival time, I arrived about 12 minutes later than the time showing when we left the freeway. That is Navigation though, so I am not holding that against FSDS (Supervised).
I think it drives at least as well as I do (and of course I consider myself a good driver), plus it knows exactly where the corners of the vehicle are, while I have to rely on cameras and the overhead views display proximity of the vehicle edges to its surroundings. I don't always agree with the decisions, like unnecessary lane changes that ultimately must be undone when taking the actual upcoming exit. But I find myself so much more relaxed, and smiling a LOT! I am still paying attention, but don't let little things bother me the way I reacted when doing the driving myself.
One word? Brilliant, and getting better... and better... and better. When I look at brand new trucks on the road I feel sorry for their owners, they have absolutely NO IDEA what they are missing.
SO I am very happily loving my Cybertruck. I struggles with a name for a bit, but I will let you puzzle solvers figure it out. I promise you will KNOW when you get the answer without ever getting my confirmation. Here is my crossword style clue "medieval Hg" 11 letters. And no, I do not intend to wrap it. Perhaps getting the windows treated with the heat reducing film, but definitely not interested in dark windows. For those of you that have a CT with FSD, just enjoy this moment.
Paul

 

[65SoYoLO]

Futuristic.

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