Ultimate off-road comparison: Cybertruck vs Raptor R

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[Cyber Man]

Nice! I would say the first test is also a tie as the raptor hit its rear bumper but CT was clear, though Raptor was a little bit ahead of CT. CT might have made the same distance on a lower suspension setting but then it would have touched its rear bumper too . Good test overall. It’s nice to see CT standing head to head with a great ICE off roading vehicle. Thanks for sharing!

 

[countryboy]

Raptor on squishy KO2s, driver experienced off-road
~vs~
CT driver new driving off-road with ~50PSI slicks

Raptor didn't win hill climb because of low gearing lol
But all in good fun I know...

 

[dalton108]

The word “ultimate” is punching well above its weight in this video description.

As someone who bought my Beast to replace my FJ for off-roading adventures I learned nothing of value. Looks like they had fun though.

 

[Gurule92]

Dude. I love Ivo.

 

[Gurule92]

The word “ultimate” is punching well above its weight in this video description.

As someone who bought my Beast to replace my FJ for off-roading adventures I learned nothing of value. Looks like they had fun though.

 

[REM]

"ULTIMATE off-road comparison"

Doesn't even know how or why to lock the diffs and I bet tire pressure is sitting at 50 PSI.


I'm so entirely sick of clueless YouTubers.

 

[Tecyber1]

This being my first truck, I am glad to have not been part of and even now will not consider myself part of this "truck" culture....god its so douchey! smh!

 

[HaulingAss]

With the video promising the ultimate "Off-Road" comparison sporting an opening splash screen showing the Cybertruck in the lowest on-road suspension mode, I've already seen enough to know they are not trying to portray the Cybertruck's off-road capabilities in a fair light.

I've been off-roading a lot lately and the truck is mind-blowingly good at getting off the beaten path in places where a vehicle with high ground clearance is needed. The ease of driving and the comfort and calm composure in the cabin is unmatched!

I have well over 1000 miles in my Cybertruck off-road now, that's about 100 hours of actual driving time, more driving time than I have spent on paved roads, and the vehicle is holding up great, the suspension still feels new, even the body and plastic bits are taking quite a beating from saplings and branches dragging through the mud against the metal and plastic. Sure, the plastic gets light scratches but they are super shallow and superficial. They will buff right out if one was concerned about it. And the metal is many times more resistant to deep, damaging scratches than the F-150 I had before. Just fine scratches that I can't feel with my fingernail. And I've already proven that I can easily bring it back to better than new looking.

The net result is I no longer cringe at all the threats faced off-roading like I did with my F-150. I just drive and have fun. And the sideview mirror design is far superior to my F-150's mirrors for beating through heavy brush for two reasons:

1) The gaps between the pivoting parts have a much closer fit, making it more difficult for anything much thicker than a leaf to get caught between the two halves (the F-150 gets green twigs jammed in there that are almost impossible to remove).

2) The swept back triangular shapes parts the brush with much less force than the broad backsides of the mirrors on my F-150.

Also, the sharply sloping A-pillars parts the brush in an upward direction, even while carrying more speed than is advisable. In my F-150 the A-pillars are painted, and almost vertical in comparison, larger branches would often need to be cleared by hand (or cut off altogether) because they would wedge against that A-pillar with so much force. Only by careful driving was I able to avoid denting the A-pillars (but they have lots of fine scratches from smaller branches). The Cybertruck is the shape of things to come if you want to drive in heavy brush. It's made for parting branches without taking damage, unlike a Raptor. And I've lowered it multiple times to go under hanging storm falls and branches.

Here are a few recent photos (keep in mind, in the thickest brush I can't even get out to take a photo because the doors won't open).

The Cybertruck parts the brush like the hand of God reaching down from the sky so you don't have to get out and clear it manually! And once you get through the brush, you can be pretty confident no one is going to disturb you, especially not someone worried about the paint job on their $140,000 Raptor R! It cleans up easily after all the adventure too. The Cybertruck is like that wild girlfriend you had in college that cleaned up real nicely, just in time to meet your folks!

And a beautiful end to a fun-filled day:

Off-roading is just so much more pleasurable when you don't have to worry about your fragile paint or plastic wrap. Oh, and old Billy Idol albums sound amazing when off-roading. Don't neglect some of the best recordings just because they are "outdated". I keep downloading Hi-Fi tracks from Tidal to the Cybertruck and haven't found it's limit yet. This allows better sound quality than streaming (which isn't even possible out here in the montains due to no cellular coverage).

 

[HaulingAss]

This being my first truck, I am glad to have not been part of and even now will not consider myself part of this "truck" culture....god its so douchey! smh!

There are many "truck cultures" in North America, all largely different from each other. I'm with you though, a lot of the newer truck cultures are cringeworthy. I think most of them might be trying to compensate for other deficiencies.

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

Another great video we did with Mitch from Wild Horse 4x4. Our Cybertruck on stock tires followed a heavily modified Bronco on 37's with suspension. Impressed him, and us!

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[Trekboy]

With the video promising the ultimate "Off-Road" comparison sporting an opening splash screen showing the Cybertruck in the lowest on-road suspension mode, I've already seen enough to know they are not trying to portray the Cybertruck's off-road capabilities in a fair light.

I've been off-roading a lot lately and the truck is mind-blowingly good at getting off the beaten path in places where a vehicle with high ground clearance is needed. The ease of driving and the comfort and calm composure in the cabin is unmatched!

I have well over 1000 miles in my Cybertruck off-road now, that's about 100 hours of actual driving time, more driving time than I have spent on paved roads, and the vehicle is holding up great, the suspension still feels new, even the body and plastic bits are taking quite a beating from saplings and branches dragging through the mud against the metal and plastic. Sure, the plastic gets light scratches but they are super shallow and superficial. They will buff right out if one was concerned about it. And the metal is many times more resistant to deep, damaging scratches than the F-150 I had before. Just fine scratches that I can't feel with my fingernail. And I've already proven that I can easily bring it back to better than new looking.

The net result is I no longer cringe at all the threats faced off-roading like I did with my F-150. I just drive and have fun. And the sideview mirror design is far superior to my F-150's mirrors for beating through heavy brush for two reasons:

1) The gaps between the pivoting parts have a much closer fit, making it more difficult for anything much thicker than a leaf to get caught between the two halves (the F-150 gets green twigs jammed in there that are almost impossible to remove).

2) The swept back triangular shapes parts the brush with much less force than the broad backsides of the mirrors on my F-150.

Also, the sharply sloping A-pillars parts the brush in an upward direction, even while carrying more speed than is advisable. In my F-150 the A-pillars are painted, and almost vertical in comparison, larger branches would often need to be cleared by hand (or cut off altogether) because they would wedge against that A-pillar with so much force. Only by careful driving was I able to avoid denting the A-pillars (but they have lots of fine scratches from smaller branches). The Cybertruck is the shape of things to come if you want to drive in heavy brush. It's made for parting branches without taking damage, unlike a Raptor. And I've lowered it multiple times to go under hanging storm falls and branches.

Here are a few recent photos (keep in mind, in the thickest brush I can't even get out to take a photo because the doors won't open).

The Cybertruck parts the brush like the hand of God reaching down from the sky so you don't have to get out and clear it manually! And once you get through the brush, you can be pretty confident no one is going to disturb you, especially not someone worried about the paint job on their $140,000 Raptor R! It cleans up easily after all the adventure too. The Cybertruck is like that wild girlfriend you had in college that cleaned up real nicely, just in time to meet your folks!

And a beautiful end to a fun-filled day:

Off-roading is just so much more pleasurable when you don't have to worry about your fragile paint or plastic wrap. Oh, and old Billy Idol albums sound amazing when off-roading. Don't neglect some of the best recordings just because they are "outdated". I keep downloading Hi-Fi tracks from Tidal to the Cybertruck and haven't found it's limit yet. This allows better sound quality than streaming (which isn't even possible out here in the montains due to no cellular coverage).

OMG...you just described EVERY reason I want a Cybertruck!!!

 

[BeFamousVideo]

With the video promising the ultimate "Off-Road" comparison sporting an opening splash screen showing the Cybertruck in the lowest on-road suspension mode, I've already seen enough to know they are not trying to portray the Cybertruck's off-road capabilities in a fair light.

I've been off-roading a lot lately and the truck is mind-blowingly good at getting off the beaten path in places where a vehicle with high ground clearance is needed. The ease of driving and the comfort and calm composure in the cabin is unmatched!

I have well over 1000 miles in my Cybertruck off-road now, that's about 100 hours of actual driving time, more driving time than I have spent on paved roads, and the vehicle is holding up great, the suspension still feels new, even the body and plastic bits are taking quite a beating from saplings and branches dragging through the mud against the metal and plastic. Sure, the plastic gets light scratches but they are super shallow and superficial. They will buff right out if one was concerned about it. And the metal is many times more resistant to deep, damaging scratches than the F-150 I had before. Just fine scratches that I can't feel with my fingernail. And I've already proven that I can easily bring it back to better than new looking.

The net result is I no longer cringe at all the threats faced off-roading like I did with my F-150. I just drive and have fun. And the sideview mirror design is far superior to my F-150's mirrors for beating through heavy brush for two reasons:

1) The gaps between the pivoting parts have a much closer fit, making it more difficult for anything much thicker than a leaf to get caught between the two halves (the F-150 gets green twigs jammed in there that are almost impossible to remove).

2) The swept back triangular shapes parts the brush with much less force than the broad backsides of the mirrors on my F-150.

Also, the sharply sloping A-pillars parts the brush in an upward direction, even while carrying more speed than is advisable. In my F-150 the A-pillars are painted, and almost vertical in comparison, larger branches would often need to be cleared by hand (or cut off altogether) because they would wedge against that A-pillar with so much force. Only by careful driving was I able to avoid denting the A-pillars (but they have lots of fine scratches from smaller branches). The Cybertruck is the shape of things to come if you want to drive in heavy brush. It's made for parting branches without taking damage, unlike a Raptor. And I've lowered it multiple times to go under hanging storm falls and branches.

Here are a few recent photos (keep in mind, in the thickest brush I can't even get out to take a photo because the doors won't open).

The Cybertruck parts the brush like the hand of God reaching down from the sky so you don't have to get out and clear it manually! And once you get through the brush, you can be pretty confident no one is going to disturb you, especially not someone worried about the paint job on their $140,000 Raptor R! It cleans up easily after all the adventure too. The Cybertruck is like that wild girlfriend you had in college that cleaned up real nicely, just in time to meet your folks!

And a beautiful end to a fun-filled day:

Off-roading is just so much more pleasurable when you don't have to worry about your fragile paint or plastic wrap. Oh, and old Billy Idol albums sound amazing when off-roading. Don't neglect some of the best recordings just because they are "outdated". I keep downloading Hi-Fi tracks from Tidal to the Cybertruck and haven't found it's limit yet. This allows better sound quality than streaming (which isn't even possible out here in the montains due to no cellular coverage).

You have the best posts and the best pics. People ask me occasionally, "are you going to wrap it?" I say no I don't want to baby the truck. We all know wraps rip, wrinkle and scratch and then need replacement.
It's great to see that you know how to fully enjoy your CT like it was meant to be.
Now I need to work on the downloading of music. I'll check into Tidal. I assume you are downloading to the thumb drive.

 

[HaulingAss]

You have the best posts and the best pics. People ask me occasionally, "are you going to wrap it?" I say no I don't want to baby the truck. We all know wraps rip, wrinkle and scratch and then need replacement.
It's great to see that you know how to fully enjoy your CT like it was meant to be.
Now I need to work on the downloading of music. I'll check into Tidal. I assume you are downloading to the thumb drive.

Thanks!

I've never pulled out the thumb drive to verify that's where my tracks are going, but I suspect that over internal storage. I pay something like $10/month to Tidal for access to their higher bitrate lossless compression tracks, and it's worth it to me with a stereo as nice sounding as the Cybertruck's.

To be honest, I only have about 6 or 10 LP's worth of music recorded on the truck, and I have no idea how much space is left. I have to pull out the thumbdrive and check sometime (or I can just keep adding tracks until it says it's full). The HiFi tracks probably take up a lot more space than the lower bitrate tracks.

 

[Cyber Man]

Another great video we did with Mitch from Wild Horse 4x4. Our Cybertruck on stock tires followed a heavily modified Bronco on 37's with suspension. Impressed him, and us!

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OMG! Love it. Best part “Cybertruck earned my respect today” from a pro off-roader.. that says everything!

Thanks for doing this guys. The roof rack is so dope. I’m definitely going to check it out once I have my CT!

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