3:15You've heard it said that a good compromise leaves everyone upset. Whether you agree with that cynical point of view or not, it perfectly encapsulates. Whether you love the Cybertruck and you're hoping to read it's the greatest truck ever made, or you hate it and you're hoping to read it's a steaming pile, you're going to be disappointed. In truth, it's a pretty good truck hamstrung by a series of needless compromises for the sake of vanity.
Even the pointy door mirrors are a compromise to design. Shaving off the top corners has made it harder to see traffic to either side of you on the highway for no other reason than to make them fit the triangular design motif.As you can imagine, these mirrors make it harder to back a trailer, as well. It's too bad, because the rear steering and super-quick steering ratio make reversing a trailer a breeze.
On a fairly easy off-road trail, the Cybertruck spun its tires more readily and more often than our support truck, which was wearing its highway tire option. Part of this was an underdeveloped traction control system that allowed far more wheelspin than the support truck before engaging individual brakes to send power to the opposite wheel.
If you want to do any actual off-roading with this Tesla, you have some work to do before you hit the trail. In the event of the apocalypse, anyone with a unmodified Cybertruck will want to stick to roads.The tires also compromise handling and stopping on pavement. Although it does both competitively, you can tell from behind the squared-off steering yoke it could do even better on a street tire, which Tesla isn't offering as of now.
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