TURNING RADIUSES

[Korben Dallas]

We all know that most conventional automobiles & trucks turn quicker when backing up. However, with Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire technology, that may now be a moot point. My experience tells me they are about the same, but I have no way of measuring, with much confidence that is, if this is true.

Why do I care you might ask? Because at the end of the month we are heading to central Cali to visit relatives & they live in a nice neighborhood but do have a homeless problem due to a large park a few short blocks away. So we always park in their garage that is 90° to, and accessed from an alleyway.

My nephew gets his Toyota Tacoma inside without much trouble & I have already measured the garage for the Cybertruck during a Visa a year ago. The CT will easily fit inside, however, getting it in, and then, more importantly, back out is a concern.

So here’s my question to the community, when parking inside for the first time, should I go straight in or back in?

I’d also love to hear from anyone who may have measured both turning radiuses, or, and please pardon the pun, steer me in the right direction.

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[wayne]

back in !!!

 

[getsometom]

If I were in your shoes, I'd back in to the garage. In my experience, it's easier to adjust for small angle changes when backing into a space compared to pulling in. However, you may also want to consider charger's location and distance to your CT's charge port in the garage as it could be a limitation.

 

[Korben Dallas]

I appreciate your responses guys. Thank you. One thing that just hit me is that I will need to park tight to the wall on the driver side and that negates going straight in.

So for the time being I’ll be backing in so I don’t ‘trap’ myself inside my glorious Cybertruck LOL.

I’ll try to remember to take a few photos and post an update in October. Hopefully it will be positive.

 

[TimeOut]

We all know that most conventional automobiles & trucks turn quicker when backing up. However, with Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire technology, that may now be a moot point. My experience tells me they are about the same, but I have no way of measuring, with much confidence that is, if this is true.

Why do I care you might ask? Because at the end of the month we are heading to central Cali to visit relatives & they live in a nice neighborhood but do have a homeless problem due to a large park a few short blocks away. So we always park in their garage that is 90° to, and accessed from an alleyway.

My nephew gets his Toyota Tacoma inside without much trouble & I have already measured the garage for the Cybertruck during a Visa a year ago. The CT will easily fit inside, however, getting it in, and then, more importantly, back out is a concern.

So here’s my question to the community, when parking inside for the first time, should I go straight in or back in?

I’d also love to hear from anyone who may have measured both turning radiuses, or, and please pardon the pun, steer me in the right direction.

Well, google says (depends on the Tacoma model) - much better IMHO

 

[Korben Dallas]

Well, google says (depends on the Tacoma model) - much better IMHO

That’s very encouraging for sure. Thanks much TimeOut!

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

We all know that most conventional automobiles & trucks turn quicker when backing up. However, with Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire technology, that may now be a moot point. My experience tells me they are about the same, but I have no way of measuring, with much confidence that is, if this is true.

Why do I care you might ask? Because at the end of the month we are heading to central Cali to visit relatives & they live in a nice neighborhood but do have a homeless problem due to a large park a few short blocks away. So we always park in their garage that is 90° to, and accessed from an alleyway.

My nephew gets his Toyota Tacoma inside without much trouble & I have already measured the garage for the Cybertruck during a Visa a year ago. The CT will easily fit inside, however, getting it in, and then, more importantly, back out is a concern.

So here’s my question to the community, when parking inside for the first time, should I go straight in or back in?

I’d also love to hear from anyone who may have measured both turning radiuses, or, and please pardon the pun, steer me in the right direction.

TRULY RADII DUDE!
Steer me up Scotty!

 

[HaulingAss]

So here’s my question to the community, when parking inside for the first time, should I go straight in or back in?

The Cybertruck is super nimble, so you can do it whichever way results in the best orientation. If the Tacoma can do it by backing in, the Cybertruck can do it in either direction.

 

[cybercoffee]

definitely back in! yeah having owned both a long bed taco and a ct, I can definitely say the ct turns on a dime and the taco is like driving a schoolbus lol

 

[Korben Dallas]

It was a piece of cake getting the Cybertruck into the garage at our relatives house in California. This is how it looks inside.

 

[Woodrick]

Well, google says (depends on the Tacoma model) - much better IMHO

And that jives with my experience. It will pretty much turn into the parking space 3 away from you.

 

[HaulingAss]

And that jives with my experience. It will pretty much turn into the parking space 3 away from you.

Also, because of the rear wheel steering, it's easier to scoot it sideways a foot or two by backing up and pulling forward again (compared to a vehicle without rear steer). It's just really easy to put it into tight spaces.

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