Originally Posted by bitkahuna

so about that drive...

the big thing is the 4wheel steering, steering by wire (meaning it's software controlled and variable input/output ratio) and the small 'squircle' wheel. the steering is VERY quick (as has been mentioned by many - you don't even need a full rotation of the wheel to go to lock). i did a u-turn in the width of a tight street... good stuff.

however, it feels very unnatural, but that's not entirely due to the steering itself. this is a tall not particularly wide truck with massive tires and a fairly soft suspension with a surprising amount of body roll. since it's an air suspension this may be able to be improved via software, but it drives a bit like an old lincoln town car with quick steering.

i didn't drive it on a highway though, where i suspect it's more composed because the steering inputs would be smaller and drive by wire can make the inputs (wheel movement) result in less dramatic output (steering).

there's not much to say about the interior of the truck except it's incredibly plain. nothing to see here. but it is quite roomy
i still don't like the giant center screen only because tesla has no choice but to put tons of information/controls in that one place. can one "get used to" it? yes, but that doesn't mean it's great. and yes i know i'll hear from tesla owners how wonderful it is, but i've now driven several teslas and for me i would prefer the S and X dual screen setup.

my friend got the truck in feb, so he was pretty early. he said there were some panel fitment issues but tesla resolved them with no problems. he did also tell me that early on he encountered some overhead branches which brushed the windshield which the car thought meant it was raining, and the giant single wiper started, and fell off. lol

the A pillars are monumentally huge (thick and long, not good), and the rear view mirror is clearly only in the truck for regulatory compliance (it's completely useless). the screen has the rear view camera's view present which is more useful but of course takes up a chunk of the screen.

my friend likes the stainless steel because he just doesn't care about the exterior, keeping it 'nice', etc.

my friend had used the self-parking feature to park the truck in a parking lot, which he says works great and is helpful to park the big truck. i could see it had done a good job.

the full self-driving on the city streets drove the cal pretty close to the parked cars on the right (closer than i would) but that was to make sure it kept in the lane even if there was no traffic coming in the opposite direction. it had me tense with hands near the wheel just in case. if you barely touch the wheel and move it the fsd disengages and you must take over the driving.

the one pedal driving is excellent - tesla has nailed this.

more if i think of anything...

Originally Posted by AMIRZA786

Honestly if I was in the market for an EV truck, it would be an R1T. Although I found the infotainment software to be, sluggish. And I'm being kind here Cyber Truck is definitely not for me.

As far as having a single screen Tesla has adopted, I have no comments because some people like it, and some don't, simple as that

Originally Posted by AMIRZA786

Honestly if I was in the market for an EV truck, it would be an R1T. Although I found the infotainment software to be, sluggish. And I'm being kind here Cyber Truck is definitely not for me.

As far as having a single screen Tesla has adopted, I have no comments because some people like it, and some don't, simple as that

Originally Posted by Blaze876

I get that some people like it...but is it that they like it and DON'T want a screen behind the steering wheel? Or is it that they like the single screen but would welcome the addition of a second screen behind the steering wheel?

Originally Posted by Allen K

Gen 2 is supposed to have a more powerful processor so it should be smoother. I haven't used it so I can't speak to it personally. It is snappier than my old 19 3P which always hiccuped before activating the rear cameras, but the Y loaner we had a few weeks back was much smoother

Originally Posted by Allen K

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-6PjMHfjBg

The 3 things he hates about his CT

1. Headlights - especially when it snows since the the low headlights and ledge gather snow. Lightbar also causes issues because its position lights up snow as it's falling and gives that star wars light speed effect
2. Towing - steel bumper tube -> cast aluminum frame does not give confidence for the weight that he's towing. Cast aluminum has a fatigue limit and will eventually fail unlike steel.
3. Elon's weird tweets + CT as a billboard makes it seem like you're supporting Elon's weird tweets

Originally Posted by AMIRZA786

I don't get the last part

Originally Posted by Mike728

Many in my area have added bumper stickers like this:



Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

Originally Posted by AMIRZA786

I mean who's crazy enough to think they are going to build EV's that go mainstream

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

or grab a falling 20 story high rocket booster with 'chopsticks' or put tens of thousands of satellites into space to give people communication from anywhere, or to get cars to 'mostly' drive themselves or give quadriplegics or blind people new abilities...

Originally Posted by AMIRZA786

I've seen hundreds of CT's by this point, and I've never seen people put stickers on them.

Originally Posted by Mike728

I've not seen many CT's in my area, except at the showroom. Maybe only 2 to 3 in the wild. The majority of those bumper stickers I see are on MY's and M3's. I was just trying to explain the part of the video you said you didn't get. Not everyone is enamored by Musk.