I had the opportunity to test drive the Cybertruck and it exceeded everything I thought it would ever be

[jasper7821]

Thanks to Anne and Joe for giving me the opportunity to drive the Cybertruck, it was so incredibly amazing and I can’t thank them enough.

I had only seen the truck from the outside and behind the roped off perimeter, and also had to drive 450 miles from AZ to San Diego just to see it.

So I was thrilled to be able to finally see one up close.

It’s 100 times more spectacular in person than any photos or videos.

And I can’t believe I got the opportunity to take it for a cruise.

Everything about the truck was amazing, it’s such a joy to drive and it’s the most comfortable smooth vehicle I’ve ever driven including my old Model S and Porsche’s with air suspension.

The cabin is so incredibly quiet, and the four wheel steering and steer by wire are the most remarkable things I’ve ever experienced driving.

I’m totally OCD and super happy to see with my own eyes that the Everbrite ProtectaClear works awesome on preventing fingerprints.

I’m still waiting for a VIN on my 1/17 AWD order, hoping it comes soon.
Now that I got a taste of the Cybertruck, I am even more eager to get mine.

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[Cyber Man]

Awesome! I'm glad you had a chance to test drive CT and loved it. Your smile says everything - it's priceless. Hope you get your CT soon.

 

[jasper7821]

Awesome! I'm glad you had a chance to test drive CT and loved it. Your smile says everything - it's priceless. Hope you get your CT soon.

Thank you, for sure definitely a surreal experience. ?

 

[HaulingAss]

Thank you, for sure definitely a surreal experience. ?

I wonder why I sense the Cybertruck is going to be the sleeper hit of 2024, 2025 and 2026. It's going to be bigger than all the automotive "experts" expected. And demand will grow for years to come. People love the idea of a vehicle that can do so much and is so hard to damage. My F-150 will scratch and dent on very ordinary trails or in the grocery store parking lot.

 

[jasper7821]

I wonder why I sense the Cybertruck is going to be the sleeper hit of 2024, 2025 and 2026. It's going to be bigger than all the automotive "experts" expected. And demand will grow for years to come. People love the idea of a vehicle that can do so much and is so hard to damage. My F-150 will scratch and dent on very ordinary trails or in the grocery store parking lot.

For sure, for months all I saw was it once in the showroom and probably all the videos out there. But when I actually got to get behind the wheel, there is nothing like that anywhere.
And probably will be nothing like it for 3-5 more years.
I do wish there was a least a back window slider, don’t know why they didn’t do that. But version 1.5 will probably have one ?

 

[Irisholis]

"I’m totally OCD and super happy to see with my own eyes that the Everbrite ProtectaClear works awesome on preventing fingerprints."

Can you please tell me how much Everbrite ProtectaClear it took to do the whole cybertruck? they sell by the pint, quart, gallon, and higher.

 

[jasper7821]

"I’m totally OCD and super happy to see with my own eyes that the Everbrite ProtectaClear works awesome on preventing fingerprints."

Can you please tell me how much Everbrite ProtectaClear it took to do the whole cybertruck? they sell by the pint, quart, gallon, and higher.

The owner said he bought one quart and had almost 1/2 the quart left when finished.
this is a great video.
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...by-bearded-tesla-guy.13133/page-2#post-260709

 

[Gigahorse]

I’m totally OCD and super happy to see with my own eyes that the Everbrite ProtectaClear works awesome on preventing fingerprints.

Good to hear about the ProtectaClear, can you elaborate on that any more?

 

[ericbigguy]

was that an altimeter?

 

[ProtectaClear]

"I’m totally OCD and super happy to see with my own eyes that the Everbrite ProtectaClear works awesome on preventing fingerprints."

Can you please tell me how much Everbrite ProtectaClear it took to do the whole cybertruck? they sell by the pint, quart, gallon, and higher.

Here is the link to the kit that has what you need for the Cybertruck. https://shop.everbritecoatings.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13&products_id=166

 

[jasper7821]

was that an altimeter?

Yes, the owner installed one for fun as he likes seeing his altitude ?.
I’ve been a pilot for 30yrs, gave me some cool ideas ?

 

[HaulingAss]

For sure, for months all I saw was it once in the showroom and probably all the videos out there. But when I actually got to get behind the wheel, there is nothing like that anywhere.
And probably will be nothing like it for 3-5 more years.
I do wish there was a least a back window slider, don’t know why they didn’t do that. But version 1.5 will probably have one ?

For years before we had anything close to a production version Cybertruck, I've been saying that it's ultra stiff chassis, combined with the fully adjustable air suspension, was going to give it driving dynamics that couldn't be matched by current trucks, ICE or EV. Tesla even put more expensive extra-long A-arms on it to accomodate all that travel. This is putting good engineering above the typical bean-counters desire to cut pennies and increase profits.

My biggest concern was that the exoskeleton style structure was going to transmit wheel impacts throughout the cabin and give it a "boomy" sounding cabin that was tiring and irratating to drive long distances on rough roads. As it turns out, it sounds like Tesla engineers did a bang-up job preventing sound transmission from the road to the cabin and my original concerns didn't give them the credit they deserve. My misplaced fear was that they would say, "It's a truck, it's not supposed to be like a Cadillac". However, by almost all accounts, the cabin is a very pleasant environment, even if the roads are imperfect.

To be clear, the cab of my F-150 is relatively quiet, except for the irritating drone of the V8 that Ford engineers bragged they had purposefully not muffled too much, instead tuning out the undesirable frequencies and leaving mostly deeper sounds, what they probably considered a manly rumble. But there is no other way to describe it but irritating and disruptive to conversation when climbing hills or accelerating, especially on longer freeway travels but also at low off-road speeds. They can take their acoustically tuned intake and exhaust noises and shove them up their collective ass because once you experience the futuristic whine of an electric powertrain it's obvious that an ICE engine has no desirable frequencies, regardless of how much ignorant ICE fans wax poetic about engine noises. Not even my V-twin Ducati, with a carbon fiber pipe and open airbox sounds desirable any longer. The sounds are particularly irritating when gas prices spike, because those accoustically tuned intake and exhaust notes are like the Devil's own choir reminding you every time you climb a hill or accelerate to a higher speed that your giant 36-gallon gas tank is rapidly sucking dry, trying to get you to pry your wallet open yet again. It takes all the fun out of what an enjoyable day should be, working or recreating.

So, yeah, other than the obnoxious engine drone, the F-150 cab is pretty quiet, on roads that don't have jarring bumps, but Ford achieved that at the expense of driving dynamics by making the chassis a flexy flyer and isolating the cab from the chassis. This works reasonably well on dirt roads with lots of dips and puddles as long as you go a slow enough speed, appropriate to the low-tech suspension. But it can add a lot of time to a remote excursion going 20 mph instead of 40 mph. It can double the travel time. The tires lose contact with the ground far too easily as the speed increases, which reduces the normal margin of safety. I haven't driven a Cybertruck yet, but it's obvious to me, from all early accounts, that the rigid chassis coupled to the long-travel air suspension is far superior on bad roads, dirt or pavement.

Granted, the F-150 Raptor would be the better comparison, but then the price rises into the realm of the Foundation Edition Cybertruck, and the gas bills and maintenance soar even higher. And the chassis is still too flexy for reasonable on-road driving dynamics which just ruins driving for me. The Cybertruck adapts to its environment better than any other truck on the market.

Thanks for sharing your first-hand impressions of the driving dynamics.

 

[jasper7821]

Good to hear about the ProtectaClear, can you elaborate on that any more?

It makes the truck so so nice and shiny and the no fingerprints thing is awesome.
Plus the protection it gives the metal.
All my cars and motorcycles after I cruise them around or get home from work, I use my air compressor and blow them off, then use the California car duster, then wipe the wheels every single day, that’s how OCD I am.
And with the coating, it makes keeping it clean so much easier.

 

[jasper7821]

For years before we had anything close to a production version Cybertruck, I've been saying that it's ultra stiff chassis, combined with the fully adjustable air suspension, was going to give it driving dynamics that couldn't be matched by current trucks, ICE or EV. Tesla even put more expensive extra-long A-arms on it to accomodate all that travel. This is putting good engineering above the typical bean-counters desire to cut pennies and increase profits.

My biggest concern was that the exoskeleton style structure was going to transmit wheel impacts throughout the cabin and give it a "boomy" sounding cabin that was tiring and irratating to drive long distances on rough roads. As it turns out, it sounds like Tesla engineers did a bang-up job preventing sound transmission from the road to the cabin and my original concerns didn't give them the credit they deserve. My misplaced fear was that they would say, "It's a truck, it's not supposed to be like a Cadillac". However, by almost all accounts, the cabin is a very pleasant environment, even if the roads are imperfect.

To be clear, the cab of my F-150 is relatively quiet, except for the irritating drone of the V8 that Ford engineers bragged they had purposefully not muffled too much, instead tuning out the undesirable frequencies and leaving mostly deeper sounds, what they probably considered a manly rumble. But there is no other way to describe it but irritating and disruptive to conversation when climbing hills or accelerating, especially on longer freeway travels but also at low off-road speeds. They can take their acoustically tuned intake and exhaust noises and shove them up their collective ass because once you experience the futuristic whine of an electric powertrain it's obvious that an ICE engine has no desirable frequencies, regardless of how much ignorant ICE fans wax poetic about engine noises. Not even my V-twin Ducati, with a carbon fiber pipe and open airbox sounds desirable any longer. The sounds are particularly irritating when gas prices spike, because those accoustically tuned intake and exhaust notes are like the Devil's own choir reminding you every time you climb a hill or accelerate to a higher speed that your giant 36-gallon gas tank is rapidly sucking dry, trying to get you to pry your wallet open yet again. It takes all the fun out of what an enjoyable day should be, working or recreating.

So, yeah, other than the obnoxious engine drone, the F-150 cab is pretty quiet, on roads that don't have jarring bumps, but Ford achieved that at the expense of driving dynamics by making the chassis a flexy flyer and isolating the cab from the chassis. This works reasonably well on dirt roads with lots of dips and puddles as long as you go a slow enough speed, appropriate to the low-tech suspension. But it can add a lot of time to a remote excursion going 20 mph instead of 40 mph. It can double the travel time. The tires lose contact with the ground far too easily as the speed increases, which reduces the normal margin of safety. I haven't driven a Cybertruck yet, but it's obvious to me, from all early accounts, that the rigid chassis coupled to the long-travel air suspension is far superior on bad roads, dirt or pavement.

Granted, the F-150 Raptor would be the better comparison, but then the price rises into the realm of the Foundation Edition Cybertruck, and the gas bills and maintenance soar even higher. And the chassis is still too flexy for reasonable on-road driving dynamics which just ruins driving for me. The Cybertruck adapts to its environment better than any other truck on the market.

Thanks for sharing your first-hand impressions of the driving dynamics.

For sure, the ride quality and quietness of the Cybertruck is absolutely incredible.
Sometimes I do like exhaust sounds though, but not droning.
My beloved F-Type make some awesome snap/crackle/pop sounds that made it sound like a race car. And with the active exhaust, I could make it sound like a super quiet 4 banger when driving in the neighborhood.
And I love the exhaust note of my Macan GTS, not obnoxious at all, just a nice throaty tone.
But I hated the noise from my Ducati Hypermotard, it had an exhaust on it when I bought it I had to push it down the street at 5am leaving for work. I sold it and got a Zero and absolutely loved it.
Now I have a FTR Carbon with the stock exhaust and it’s just perfect.
In my old age, I just want quietness now ?

 

[jasper7821]

Trying to learn how to do basic editing, made a quick video of the Cybertruck.

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