Let’s face it: big gnarly pickups are a hot item these days. To the right folks, in moderate numbers. The price is right. This helps Tesla stand out in a segment that will soon have quite a few entrants. To my eye, it’s quite crude, and the dimensions are bizarre. Well if so it didn’t work, TSLA was down 6% today. While concept vehicles can get away with a lot more Like many others watching the reveal I wondered at times if we were being trolled (especially after the glass debacle), and that the real Cybertruck would then be rolled out. Another oddity of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s is the car in the film back to the future. The two-motor AWD version, which will likely be the most common one, does 0-60 in under 4.5 seconds and has 300+ miles of range, and is priced at $49,900. How on earth…. I guess $100 is not much risk, but I still find it amazing what Tesla is able to get consumers to do. I for one would be totally stoked to buy a $40-50K pickup truck that is five inches short on rear seat head room because it is entirely made of triangles and planes. If you want to read more of the history of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s 1971 concept that led to the production Esprit, I happened to find one on the streets of Eugene and wrote it up here. Giorgetto Giugiaro unveiled the famous vehicle at the Turin Motor Show in 1972 and launched it three years later. It always does, when something so new and different is dropped on folks. When they rolled open the door, they found a 1976 Lotus Esprit sports car tucked beneath a pile of blankets. The biggest issue I see is that it isn’t actually that original, like you I instantly connected it to these wedgy late 60s-70s concepts, and I’d also include the Countach in production cars. Someone else is likely to take their ideas and bring them to fruition. The cybertruck I’m not sure will be a game changer, but it is far more exciting than what I expected based on Tesla’s styling up to now. I wonder if it has a lower than average radar signature. A certain percentage of rich folks like to be out in front with the latest toys, and this would certainly qualify! My apologies – I realized that just after I posted the comment. Twenty years back when I built my home, I researched trying to incorporate solar into it. For something that has been teased for the last two years this thing looks remarkably unfinished. I’m not sure where I am on this. Not including employees (one of which drives 120 miles a day minimum) my wife and I cover the better part of 100k miles a year, all in trucks. PS I’m a form follows function kind of guy with an engineering background. As for me, I’m just blown away. First Pony Car – Ford Mustang And if Tesla can keep the price point for the base model at $39k they will undoubtedly have a few converts from Ford, GM, and Ram. The Futuristic 100-Knot Superboat That Never Was. Moderators, please check the comment delete function. The interior is relatively more predictable, in terms of Tesla’s cars so far. The Ram name was used first on the 1981 restyling of the ’72 D-Series. First Personal Luxury Coupe – Ford Thunderbird It runs a 2.8-liter V6 engine with 145hp, developed by Renault, Peugeot and Volvo. Joe Public is a customer of the dealership. The Cybertruck can easily be accused of being a step back to electric vehicles of yore who don’t appreciate the design inspiration and fun the way we do. The concept comes from a company run by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Some people like it, so what can I say. . Before this, these sorts of digital music units (or in fact any sort of electronic thingummy) were expected to have more and more buttons, and yet Jobs and Ive went seemingly counter-intuitive with a extremely minimalist interface mechanism. But if Musk had really wanted to hint at the Cybertruck’s Italian dream car inspiration, he would point to the Maserati Boomerang, which Giorgetto also designed and was shown along with the Esprit at the 1971 Turin Motor Show. The actor used the car in “time car” to voyage through time and space. Will it sell? Petrolicious is a leading automotive lifestyle brand providing world class short films and tasteful editorial around the world’s finest classic vehicles. The other conversation we will have is about the stainless steel bodywork. And, this truck still misses most of my objective criteria. Most Popular. They’re a thing, now, and a mighty hot one at that. Your email address will not be published. Talk about polarizing! And I have recurring vivid dreams about wild and bizarre cars that can fly, among other things. The “aero” excuse is overblown, it just doesn’t figure into most people’s calculations and Tesla is arguably the most able to absorb a little efficiency hit of anyone out there based on their battery tech and charging infrastructure. The Cybertruck's fully-electric drivetrain, in tri-motor trim, has 500 miles of range, yields a 0-60 mph time of 2.9 seconds, and can tow over 14,000 pounds (all according to Tesla). See Ford Raptor with its layering of bolt-ones to make the whole shape appear even more encrusted and less clean. “It was amazing as a little kid in South Africa to watch James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me drive his Lotus Esprit off a pier, press a button and have it transform into a submarine underwater,” Musk told Jalopnik at the time. Because I’m an old car nut, I was reminded of a famous picture of Henry Ford hitting the trunk of a ‘41 Ford (I think) with a sledgehammer to show off a dent-resistant plastic that he’d had developed from soybeans. And doesn’t seem to work well anyway. The RoboCop theme is cool, no doubt, but as an actual production vehicle, I find it comical. 2a. I like origami big time – the Esprit is one of my faves and your call on the Boomerang is spot on. This comparison shows just how shockingly cheap Tesla is pricing the Cybertruck. What’s missing for me with Tesla are the elements that have made Ford a fit: Price, perceived reliability, and convenience of ownership in terms of purchase, parts and service. The downside may be that it makes every other Tesla vehicle look kind of boring. Not sure this will do any better as an EV but its pretty much exactly what LR should have done instead of the POS they’ve just replaced the Defender with. Living in the Midwest, with a lot of scheduled gray days, fairly hard winters, a lack of solar contractors, and price are still roadblocks 20 years later. Musk is the kid that we’re all jealous of, because he’s getting to realize his toys (and doodlings) in full-size scale and turn his dreams of space travel into reality. Despite its apparent boxiness, I would be surprised if it isn’t significantly slipperier than the current production pickups, with that integral bed covering being a key aspect to that. The submersible Esprit was also equipped with a rear-facing prismatic mirror that had been plucked from an Army tank. The Maserati Boomerang was the basis for the Lotus Esprit, which in turn inspired Tesla's Cybertruck. You could say that Ford and Musk had similar abilities to move the goalposts and capture imaginations, I suppose. Plenty of electricity available for cooking and such. Ford, for the time being, fits me. There are many interesting ideas in this vehicle as well as some (like the windscreen angle) that look problematic. I’m not sure how common my use case is, but to me, this is looking pretty amazing. The Tesla Cybertruck prototype debuted in 2019, and in the future of 2019, ... or something from Giorgetto Giugiaro. Tesla’s Cybertruck: Did I Just Dream That? The specs are good. Personally, I don’t like it. 5. I’m not going to go into price, but I think the volume market for pickups won’t go anywhere near the Tesla in its current form purely on the basis of its shape. The Boomerang was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and revealed at the 1971 Turin motor show. I find it utterly hideous. I’m not sure that’s a good thing. Most of them were positive although some were a little more hesitant than others. production vehicles, something that’s supposed to be on sale in two years should look a lot more like a production vehicle with crush zones, bumpers, cargo tie downs and a structure that can produced at a reasonable price. But then Tesla did just build a complete functioning factory in China in under a year, a timetable that was roundly laughed at when announced. Reminds me of a DeLorean that accidentally went through the dryer. I saw the exact same one on a car forum today, yet Google reverse image search comes up with nothing. Its skin durability was put to the test when von Holzhausen put to the test with a sledgehammer against its door. Oh, one more thing… as far as design inspirations, the Brubaker Pickup design from 1978 is a dead ringer for this thing at least as far as the back half is concerned. I am steadfastly in the anti electric vehicle side of things. But, while I find the Tesla S simply gorgeous, this truck is more hideous than their Model X SUV. It’s not that hard of a concept. I believe Tesla will do just fine with or without the cybertruck, but if it’s mission was to shake this segment the way the Model S and 3 shook the luxury and sedan segments, I think we will have to wait and see. Half the M3 buyers are coming from Civics and Priuses. Plain ugly. The first and potentially the most akin to Tesla’s Cybertruck is the Maserati Boomerang, designed by the iconic Giorgetto Giugiaro. He also detailed his plans to swap in an electric powertrain and actually turn it into a submarine. He’d be a perfect candidate for a Cybertruck. Why Hasn't Elon Musk Made an Aircraft Yet? That is actually apt for this truck. But whereas the Apple market in 2001 was primarily a design cohort, the pickup market is almost the opposite. I suppose that hardcore Tesla supporters will go for this in a big way, the rest of the population will be totally turned off by it. The top-spec model costs about $70,000 — and full-self-driving tech adds $7,000. And yes, I’m judging. Proof that Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 parable “The Emperor’s New Clothes” still holds true today. All of the concepts mentioned such as the Marzal, Boomerang, Esprit (that actually reached production) and even stuff like the MB C-111 and the Dome Zero, they all looked MUCH more production ready than this truck does. I have wished car designers would be this daring my whole life, they’ve played things so safe ever since the jellybean 90s look, where most designs look predictable upon release and boring after a few years. Copyright 2011 - 2021 Curbside Classics. The Cybertruck’s shape and design is the most polarizing thing that’s happened in the industry in quite a while. It has two motors and in-wheel portal gear hubs for massive 15″ of clearance. I think Tesla understands that it is never going to crack the FoCheRam market – that one is too entrenched and conservative to go for something like this. But as of today, that’s one inch less than the Cybertruck. We own a business, we live out of town on a large piece of land that is continuously being molded into what we want, and we have hobbies that require trailers and travel. Yes, the base version, with single-motor RWD, 250+ mile range, and a 6.5 second 0-60 time is priced at a jaw-dropping $39,900. I think that a decent proportion of the luxury truck market might well go for this, given that Tesla is the top selling luxury car brand, at least in certain markets, according to stuff I’ve read. You’ve nailed it with the CitiCar. I like to look at nice things and this thing does not qualify. BTW, that Bollinger is a dead ringer for the old Land Rover shape right down to the angled rear shut-line of the rear doors. It seemed like most of the comments online were negative. And of course Ford and Chevrolet have announced EV pickups too. Tesla plans to offer these accessories. There was a stateliness and a presence about it that set it apart from its competitors; This “truck” seems like it was quickly tossed off, putting stats (aerodynamics, coefficient drag, towing capacity, torque, etc) ahead of style. Musk has been talking about a Tesla pickup for almost seven years. Or someone’s first attempt in CAD. 2. Regarding design influences, I’m surprised no one has mentioned William Townes’ Aston-Martin Bulldog. I’m going to recount an experience I had just a couple of days ago; it’s anecdotal, with its inherent limitations. How we test gear. They were asked to “envision the cars of 2001.” Brubaker’s was chosen as the main one. TSLA stock is down today. In the summer of 1972, Italdesign took on an apprentice who would go on to bigger things: Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche. A huge number of Americans are going to buy these. 1. But here goes: I was parked at the curb in my xB, right next to the University of Oregon campus. Definitely more than the concepts from above in that regard. So a real base of $59.9k. I found the archive.org link through Jalopnik and subsequently deleted that comment. I can easily see Arnold “the Terminator “ driving one of these around Hollywood! The other thing that went through my head last night was, “wasn’t a key aspect to Tesla’s success making a viable EV that wasn’t weird or goofy looking, like every EV prior had deliberately been? I’m 100% on board with the looks and the unibody design. It needs mirrors. Most of the car world kept to its boxy ways. And it was a clear predecessor of the Tesla Cybertruck. I’m in agreement. I’m a car designer by trade and so want to like this…. Why look like everyone else? As any spy-loving cinephile knows, in the film, the retrofitted Esprit is jettisoned off a dock and turns into a submarine, which can fire missiles. Who knows. This is undoubtedly a critical aspect of squeezing out maximum aerodynamic efficiency, which is always a top priority at Tesla. All the flat surfaces remind me of the radar-evading design of stealth aircraft. So why not try something radical and aim it toward existing Tesla customers looking for slightly more utility similar to Honda’s Ridgeline philosophy? Audi acquired 90.1 per cent of Italdesign in 2010, Giorgetto retaining the rest for himself and his son, Fabrizio. That’s not say I want one, as I have no use for such a thing. With Elon channeling ‘Blade Runner’, I’m thinking Ford should have introduced their new EV as the Millennium Falcon. If Musk can make a grumpy old fart like me stop and go “wow!” he may just be on to something. If the special glass was cheaper it’d be used in every car so clearly it just adds cost. The specs sound shockingly good. One in Six Cars Sold By 2025 Could Be Electric, Elon Musk Says His Teslas Can Be Superhuman, A lucky couple from Long Island bought a $100 storage unit and discovered it contained a unique item: a 1976 Lotus Esprit sports car from the James Bond film, In 2013, Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk purchased the vehicle, Musk has said the sports car served as inspiration for the design of his recently unveiled. And I feel rather like a kid again, because I have not encountered such a wild and extraordinary car since I first laid eyes on some of those incredible Italian concept cars of the late ’60s, like the Lamborghini Marzal and so many others. Pretty sure that’s a fake picture. I wouldn’t even call it a truck, but more of a Coupe Utility, like the X6, Q8, GLE Coupe, and the dearly departed Acura ZDX. I spend a lot of time specifying and selecting the trucks we buy for efficiency in their use case, and constantly try to improve on situation on that front. The Cybertruck is the Donald Trump of the pickup world. He explicitly warned that some might not like the Cybertruck, and that it might limit its appeal; what other automaker CEO would feel that and still plow ahead, with zero compromises? On the other hand, the look is such a departure from common form factor today that a big chunk of the potential market is going to take a pass. 2. Public would rather save the money and Tesla doesn’t need more costs. So much for the redneck in a pick up truck image. If this look meets with acceptance, the cab forward Dodge Rampage might make a comeback. Even this base version has to have a battery about as large as the 100kWh top of the line Model S, and yet it’s priced at just a few thousand more than the base Model 3. For a truck this big the wheels still seem to be too small although they probably are 20″ +. Ford has a good reputation with their hybrids and PHEVS, sales are likely to be good; making purchase, parts and service convenient. Musk has gotten further in the game than anyone else. We may see 70s Italian concept revivals, but others might see CitiCar…. I found the launch pageantry ridiculous and juvenile, but I’m nowhere near any target demographic and I dislike auto shows in general and new-model launches in particular, so…whatever. We wonder what Lotus has to say about it. On June 28, Audi bought out the remaining stake I agree with you. I hope he succeeds. The Model 3 sells worldwide because it works sizewise. tesla needs to focus on getting the model 3 prices down, the model y out the door and creating a better system for servicing out of warranty cars. Nobody could imagine something like it as a real production truck, except Elon and Franz von Holzhausen, his chief designer since the Model S. Finally, a few days before the reveal, Musk said that the Lotus Esprit S1, specifically the underwater sub version built for the James Bond “The Spy Who Loved Me”, was a key design influence. They can afford to short Tesla stock indefinitely in an attempt to stifle them. The Delorean was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Bertone and, like the Tesla Cybertruck, has an unpainted stainless steel body, though several were plated with 24kt gold. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and son Fabrizio, the concept car is a two-seat electric SUV with three suspension modes — racing, road, and off-road. Do people want to drive a truck that looks like it came from an actual dystopia? The Isuzu Vehicross also comes to mind just for the interesting styling and rugged mechanicals. It is true that the growth of truck and SUV sales are now overshadowing the emission savings of EVs and hybrids. If you want to read more of the history of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s 1971 concept that led to the production Esprit, I happened to find one on the streets of Eugene and wrote it up here. Who knows how finished this prototype is? The Cybertruck needs a wind-cheating form to foster battery range, ... Gordon Murray, Peter Stevens, and Giorgetto Giugiaro—voted the DS the most beautiful car of all time. They need polarizing, something that gives those who love it a fervor that will make them evangelists for the new truck. This is such an extreme reach that it’s going to really shrink its market and potential impact, and I don’t think it had to be that way. But it’s a truck, why do the other functions not follow the form aspect? During the underwater sequences, which were filmed in the Bahamas, a retired U.S. Navy Seal decked in full scuba gear was tasked with driving the so-called "wet submarine," according to Sotheby’s. Can GM even sell a vehicle without a 20% off sale anymore in volume to “Real People” and not rental agencies and Municipalities? More Seventies Italian motor show madness. Now there’s a dream car. This thing is straight out of Blade Runner. Looks like a nightmare to me. But I guess it didn’t delete? In 2013, he put an anonymous bid on the car, offering up a cool $997,000 for the aquatic vehicle. Bentley … Nothing about any Tesla up to this point has defied convention stylistically, minus the Xs falconcrest rear doors anyway, they are pretty typical attractive designs of the era. Also FCA actually manufactured a hybrid Durango and Aspen for two seconds and much like GM, gave up. A few things are for sure here Wet Nellie, as the car is called, was the only one to be fully converted to a submarine for filming. So, no sale. I have neither. But then I am not the target market. Anyway, the Cybertruck’s love-it-or-hate it, will-it-ever-make-it-to-production-or-pass-a-crash-test bodywork has sent us down a deep web wormhole of the greatest wedge-design cars ever. it’s hard to imagine that this is going to go into production in it’s current form. Never Mind the Cybertruck, Here Is a Pixelated G-Wagen From Lumma Design. One was cut in half so both Roger Moore and Barbara Bach could be filmed in their respective seats. All Rights Reserved. The second biggest shocker of the evening was when the pricing was announced. Ford seems to be the most committed to EV’s. I cannot imagine in my wildest dreams a farmer who lives somewhere in the Midwest ever buying one of these. Cybertruck looks like it was folded out of sheet metal, just like the CitiCar. And unfortunately once this is available in my neck of the woods, my nightmare of the tattooed toughs and other dubious types cruising around will be a reality. I love it’s boldness, but it could have been so much less crude.. those origami designs of the 70s actually needed very sophisticated surfacing to make them work – look at a Countach LP 400 in detail and see how curved the lines and surfaces really are. Maybe this is a fashion that will come around again, but maybe not. Those are NOT popular anywhere else in the world due to their size (not the gas mileage, there are plenty of poor mpg vehicles around the world that sell), hence there is no world market for this truck. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. But the technology just wasn’t able to make electric vehicles as robust as their gas counter-parts for more than a century, until now. In the 1989 sequel, the hero uses the DeLorean DMC-12 “time car” to travel through time and space. A meme I saw on Facebook earlier today compared the Cybertruck to a mid-century Eichler house crossed with a DeLorean. The modifications to the vehicle cost about $100,000 at the time (about $450,000 today). I think it’ll be both. And that’s part of the reason the DeLorean Motor Company and Italdesign’s Giorgetto Giugiaro selected it for the exterior panels of the DMC-12. Leo Morena; 03/01/2021; Some people compared the Tesla Cybertruck to Giorgetto Giugiaro’s “folded paper” design era in the 1970s, while others said it. Personally I prefer the appearance of the Rivan pickup must more than the Tesla “pickup”. A Long Island couple spent about $100 on an unclaimed storage unit in 1989, and stumbled upon a fortune. The video went viral and it got people worldwide to talk about this monstrosity, or whatever it’s supposed to be. However, I have had GM and Mopar eras in my life. On a more serious note, this is not a practical truck, the high bed sides and sail panels make it hard to load from the side, the finely mitered tailgate has no tolerance for debris and the use of 1/8″ plate instead of 18-20 gauge sheet is incomprehensible. It’s a premium product and if it wants to be perceived that way should be priced that way. The Cybertruck needs a wind-cheating form to foster battery range, ... Gordon Murray, Peter Stevens, and Giorgetto Giugiaro—voted the DS the most beautiful car of all time. Styling is wild. In the 1989 sequel, Giorgetto Giugiaro’s used the DeLorean DMC-12 car in one of his films back to the future. GMC Hummer EV Tesla Cybertruck vs. GMC Hummer EV 2021 Genesis GV80 2021 Ford Bronco 2020 … Unlike the Cybertruck, however, the Delorean had a chassis and the body panels were a thinner covering rather than providing the structure of the car. In fact, this seems like it would work better as NOT a truck. The Mach-E is just another generic crossover with a fashionable powertrain and a legendary name to leech from. The Aztec wasn’t really this level of unconventional, it’s why it was so easy to blend in after just a few design cycles of other cars. The stories on this truck irritate me. Curbside Newsstand: GM Planning A Corvette EV Crossover – Sound Familiar? I love the Mustang Mach E. This, not at all. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, This Engineer Built a Real 'Star Wars' Lightsaber, We're Shook By Japan's 65-Foot Tall Godzilla, The Best Sci-Fi Movies on Netflix Right Now, Why the X-Wing Is Such a Badass Spaceplane, Please Leave AI Out of the Movie Business, Deepfake YouTuber Fixed De-Aging in 'The Irishman', Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK/Creative Commons. And his $70k Raptor almost certainly will never be despoiled in any dirt. There’s a healthy slice of the luxury truck market that will go for something with the conservative looks of the Rivian, but never this. I’m a fairly recent convert to YouTube (Netflix be damned), and many Tesla & new tech channels were there (Teslanomics, Everyday Astronaut, Now You Know, Sean Mitchell, Marques Brownlee), some of them excitedly talking to each other. Than 10 % were positive although some were a little more hesitant than others drive... 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