Your opinion on Cybertruck prices and trim levels

[AkaCarioca]

Does Tesla take AMEX for the down payment?

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[TheLastStarfighter]

Please be kind I’m 70 and have health problems. On 11/28/2019 I ordered a Tri motor for myself. I would then give to my son if I passed or got bedridden. The people on this forum seem quite bright, smarter than me anyway. I understand the $75000 price that Elon estimated.
What I would like to know is what trim will this be and how much more a tri or quad motor be priced. Guys, im just looking for your opinions. I find this way of releasing information terribly frustrating. Thank you.

I think it's important to be clear the Elon did not say $75,000. No one credible has said anything specific beyond the original quote of $69k for the Tri motor you reserved. More generally, Elon has said that "unfortunately" the price would be different. That almost certainly means it will be at least a little bit higher. But he has also said the electric F-150 is too expensive, and more generally that the goal is to sell lots of Cybertrucks and that while Tesla is a "premium" brand, it's not about luxury or exclusivity. So with that I think a safe expectation is that the truck will be more expensive than the initial price, but not vastly more expensive.

Anything else is speculation, often baseless. That includes the recent "rumor" that the launch truck will be $75k. It may very well be, but the guy who said it offered no proof and probably just wanted to drive traffic to his Youtube channel.

For my own speculation, I think price change will be driven by inflation, added features and unforeseen production challenges in bringing the product from prototype to production. The inflation part is obvious and we can make ballpark calculations about how much costs have gone up. Added features in the final car not in the prototype include 4-wheel steering, and possibly other things such as a fourth motor that Elon tweeted about. We can speculate here, but we don't know all of the additions or their cost. Lastly the pricing estimates would have had some assumptions that may or may not have gone to plan. 4860 battery cell production being a big one, fabricating stainless steel being another, and so forth. There was an apparently leaked document (Telsa was cranky about it so it probably WAS real) that said early prototypes of the truck failed in a lot of important ways, such as cabin noise, breaking, handling, weather seals, etc. If changes to the design were required that added material and made building it more complex - and almost certainly they were - that would drive up costs. Taking all of these things into account, my completely unofficial estimate would put the cost of each model up $5-$15k. But even in the worst case, the Dual Motor option wouldn't top $70k. If initial production trucks are over $70k, they would almost certainly be Tri- or possibly Quad-motor versions.

 

[Pete70123]

I do think all the base prices will be under $80K even though Tesla doen't need extra demand for years. There will be plenty of factory options that could push it over that price though, things like wheels, 48V winches, racks, camping setups, etc. I think there will be two release versions though, so, if someone really wants to option it out with additional hardware, without going over the $80K IRA limit, there will be a cheaper trim that allows them to do so and still remain under the $80K threshold.

That won't stop people from complaining they can't get everything they want and remain under the limit. Ha-ha.

I wonder if Tesla can charge the base price then add ons like winches, racks etc would be considered aftermarket and not part of the purchase price.

 

[cvalue13]

I wonder if Tesla can charge the base price then add ons like winches, racks etc would be considered aftermarket and not part of the purchase price.

If it’s on the Monroney Label, assume it’s in the “MSRP” tally

That includes OEM items/accessories.

 

[HaulingAss]

I wonder if Tesla can charge the base price then add ons like winches, racks etc would be considered aftermarket and not part of the purchase price.

You could buy accessories as a seperate transaction on another day, after you had accepted delivery. But I don't think you could pay for the accessories with the same auto loan used to buy the truck and then claim you didn't buy them as part of the truck.

 

[TyPope]

You could buy accessories as a seperate transaction on another day, after you had accepted delivery. But I don't think you could pay for the accessories with the same auto loan used to buy the truck and then claim you didn't buy them as part of the truck.

Man, if we are gaming the system, Tesla should offer a version of the Cybertruck with 620 miles (1,000 Km) of range, quad motor, solar roof, included Cyberquad, and a hidden winch for $79,420 but only if you also purchase the optional software "Fart Package Plus" for $25,000... Thus, making it under the $80K limit for the $7,500 tax credit while allowing Tesla to still sell the complete package for $104,420. (software doesn't count towards the limit, right?)

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