Sponsored

Why are the new Cybertruck sightings so different than the original prototype?

Coolbreeze704

Well-known member
First Name
Bruce
Joined
Nov 23, 2019
Threads
15
Messages
1,418
Reaction score
3,774
Location
Troutman,NC
Vehicles
2022 Model Y, 23 Lightning, CyberTruck (someday)
Occupation
GM Manufactured Homes
Country flag
Sure but the OP wasn’t trying to be an a** hole about his post, read his later post… and if you can criticize his post, I can do the same to yours and say it came across like a forum tough guy….(sorry, you reply on the forum and act like a holier than thou forum guru, you get feedback from the group)
Anyone that knows me and my contributions to this forum for the last 3 plus years knows quite the opposite.
Sponsored

 

Regenshire

Well-known member
First Name
Josh
Joined
May 6, 2020
Threads
1
Messages
285
Reaction score
876
Location
Spokane, WA
Vehicles
Model 3 RWD LR, Model Y Perf, CyberTruck AWD Order
Occupation
IT
Country flag
One big difference no one has mentioned is that the reveal was at night in an industrial atmosphere, with lots of interesting lighting, with most shots being made by people with a lot of experience shooting content and often better cameras then just a phone. The shots of people taking test drives in particular looked really good on release night, and I think a-lot of it is due to the lighting and the light bars on the original prototype.

Most recent video and shots are during the daytime on smart phones by enthusiasts, with the lights turned off on the vehicle, and without some of the dramatic light bars that were on the original prototype.

I think this makes a big difference.
 

Cyberhugo1

Well-known member
First Name
Hugo
Joined
Jul 13, 2021
Threads
0
Messages
71
Reaction score
74
Location
Turlock
Vehicles
Tesla model Y
Occupation
Sales technician
Country flag
I have to wonder if the prototype's aggressive tires are street legal enough to pass the various government regulations. If not, a less aggressive tire pattern would be needed to sell the CT as being street-legal.
That probably had something to do with the change, but when you get it you can always upgrade them. I will be looking into that.
 

cvalue13

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 17, 2022
Threads
74
Messages
7,153
Reaction score
13,769
Location
Austin, TX
Vehicles
F150L
Occupation
Fun-employed
Country flag
The onstage reveal prototype was definitively different from even the onscreen reveal stats for a production model.

The onstage reveal prototype was larger (>84" wide, compared to onscreen width stat of 79.9" wide), almost certainly longer (or else the known wider dimension would have made for an out of proportion bulldog), had wider/larger fender flares, and - no doubt - was wearing massive one-off prototype rubber from goodyear, that managed to extend past those larger fender flares.

Those sort of dimension changes are as or more drastic than the dimensional differences between an F150 Raptor and a 'normal' F150, plus the addition of a tire width on the CT not seen on even the Raptor.

In all, the on-stage prototype had the stance of Humvee, whereas the prototype - as promised and previewed in the onscreen specs and reveal night discussion - fits instead within the footprint of a normal F150

Anyone who in 2019 was expecting a production version to look like the Humvee CT on stage, wasn't following the discussion closely enough. Unfortunate if as a result they now feel disappointed, but that's not really on Tesla
 


Crissa

Well-known member
First Name
Crissa
Joined
Jul 8, 2020
Threads
138
Messages
19,571
Reaction score
31,477
Location
Santa Cruz
Vehicles
2014 Zero S, 2013 Mazda 3
Country flag
The difference are the tires and rims, they're more aggressive on the prototype.
They're literally the same ones? Like, there are two tire types, we've seen them of both.

They keep swapping to road tires when they're not at a show display or drove to the show. Which makes sense; that's what I do in my low slung Mazda 3. I only use the aggressive tires when I'm going to the snow.

-Crissa
 

Ogre

Well-known member
First Name
Dennis
Joined
Jul 3, 2021
Threads
166
Messages
10,735
Reaction score
27,050
Location
Ogregon
Vehicles
Model Y
Country flag
I gladly will still purchase the cybertruck because I think it’s the coolest and most unique car made in a while. Maybe I’m simply reaching hard, and just staring at minor details. I’ve only seen the cybertruck at the Petersen automotive museum, and it looks incredible. I then saw videos of the prototypes being driven on the street, and they look nothing like it (in terms of body work, size, proportions, etc). Now that you’ve stated about it being a hand-built “kit car” I guess you’re right
The only person I know who has spent significant time up close and **in person** with both the OG and the newer prototype is @greggertruck. And he said they are very nearly the same size. Most scans confirm they are within a few inches of each other.

A lot of people have seen one or the other, but most people have just seen the prototypes on video which you should understand by now does not really give a great idea of scale.

I really don’t get where you are going with the other details, but I‘m not one who obsesses over tail-light placement and design (except for those super funky Prius tail-lights, WTF were they thinking?)
 

Kremmen

Well-known member
First Name
Kremmen
Joined
Sep 16, 2021
Threads
0
Messages
75
Reaction score
102
Location
Australia
Vehicles
Model 3 LR. Some project cars, some bikes
Occupation
Boring
Country flag
The prototype, and current cybertrucks in the museum/showrooms look ASTRONOMICALLY better than the camo-wrapped, or other public sightings we’ve seen.
I can't sugarcoat this, this was just a VERY strange post in every possible way. Very very odd.

There's essentially no other vehicle which has gone from as radical a Concept version as this, to a production version that's essentially 98.9% equally radical.
 

Kremmen

Well-known member
First Name
Kremmen
Joined
Sep 16, 2021
Threads
0
Messages
75
Reaction score
102
Location
Australia
Vehicles
Model 3 LR. Some project cars, some bikes
Occupation
Boring
Country flag
I then saw videos of the prototypes being driven on the street, and they look nothing like it (in terms of body work, size, proportions, etc).
The bodywork is almost the exact same shape. I can list about five body changes you could fairly call changes to the overall design, but all are minor (not counting things like changes to the plastics). The size is little changed, if any. The proportions are not changed. What *specifically* do you view as being so very different?
 

Crissa

Well-known member
First Name
Crissa
Joined
Jul 8, 2020
Threads
138
Messages
19,571
Reaction score
31,477
Location
Santa Cruz
Vehicles
2014 Zero S, 2013 Mazda 3
Country flag
...And the model in the Petersen Museum has a bunch of cosmetic damage on its corners. I can't imagine it looks as good as the betas do or the production with the true 3mm body panels.

-Crissa
Sponsored

 
 








Top