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Its a longer video, but WhistlinDiesel subjects both trucks to brutal punishment. None of this was reasonable use, but it was interesting.



Highlights:
  • A chain attached to the tow hitch snapped the aluminum mega cast apart.
  • Jumping took the vault cover off its tracks
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lowlights: the doors falling apart, and classic Tesla ghetto-fixes like duct taping washers for spacing. Looks like the legacy Freemont Factory culture ( NUMMI ) followed to Texas.

Man that jump was crazy, the off-roading was better than I thought even after watching so many CT offroading videos. He really seems to like the suspension
 

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Its a longer video, but WhistlinDiesel subjects both trucks to brutal punishment. None of this was reasonable use, but it was interesting.



Highlights:
  • A chain attached to the tow hitch snapped the aluminum mega cast apart.
  • Jumping took the vault cover off its tracks
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The frame snapping is shocking to me... I guess there really is no replacement for the steel body-on-frame design

Now I really am starting to consider the Silverado EV, with its frame design being another checkbox. I'm RN1151XXXX for a FS Cyberbeast so I still have time to decide

It's coming down to a choice between the Cyberbeast's looks+performance versus an actual EV truck
 
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The frame snapping is shocking to me... I guess there really is no replacement for the steel body-on-frame design
Yeah I am glad I saw this video before I tried to pull out a stuck vehicle with kinetic energy. I think those ropes that stretch and give some play when tugging are going to be a must.
 


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Yeah I am glad I saw this video before I tried to pull out a stuck vehicle with kinetic energy. I think those ropes that stretch and give some play when tugging are going to be a must.
Yeah, that was pretty shocking. I'm guessing they didn't model pulling on an upward angle like that. Or, if they did, not pessimistically enough.

But, yeah. Ouch.
 

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Fun video, pretty entertaining. Glass help up well. I don't see any actual issues with the CT. Frame snapping off looks bad, but because CB accelerates very quickly, I bet the force was huge on that hitch. Ive seen CT do tractor pulls without issue
 

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The frame snapping is shocking to me... I guess there really is no replacement for the steel body-on-frame design

Now I really am starting to consider the Silverado EV, with its frame design being another checkbox. I'm RN1151XXXX for a FS Cyberbeast so I still have time to decide

It's coming down to a choice between the Cyberbeast's looks+performance versus an actual EV truck
When he pulled the Cybertruck off the concrete culverts, it dropped 5 ft and the hitch landed right on that concrete cross beam holding the culverts from rolling. Pretty sure that’s what broke it. Then the kinetic pull.
 

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Wow saw some amazing stuff but that frame cracking ouch! CB torque is insane just snaps off

I doubt the average person will never do 10% of this torture test….. well maybe the C4 lol
 


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Fun video, pretty entertaining. Glass help up well. I don't see any actual issues with the CT. Frame snapping off looks bad, but because CB accelerates very quickly, I bet the force was huge on that hitch. Ive seen CT do tractor pulls without issue
Exactly. No frame snapping here in these recent tractor pull contests.



 

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Exactly. No frame snapping here in these recent tractor pull contests.
it’s also very probable that he staged the whole thing for viral YouTube clicks. I’m sure he’s actually much smarter than his persona in the video. He knows what gets the most views. And he knows his main audience is all diesel truck bros.
 

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it’s also very probable that he staged the whole thing for viral YouTube clicks. I’m sure he’s actually much smarter than his persona in the video. He knows what gets the most views. And he knows his main audience is all diesel truck bros.

I doubt he needed to stage anything for clicks, if you watch it the man straps a decent amount of C4 to the trucks in an attempt to destroy them. He started loving the G-wagon after it dominated the Hilux in durability tests. I'm not saying he's some upstanding guy who always tells the truth on his videos (he's definitely part of the gonzo journalism group or post-truth generation), but give his other durability videos a watch before judging.
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