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Old Nov 4, 2024 | 11:32 AM
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The Cybertruck may be butt-ugly, but it has an insane amount of torque. Watch it beat a 911 on the drag strip while towing a 911.

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Old Nov 4, 2024 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The Cybertruck may be butt-ugly, but it has an insane amount of torque. Watch it beat a 911 on the drag strip while towing a 911.
Staged, stacked and debunked months ago.

They never did a quarter mile, the 1/4 results were extrapolated from a 1/8 mile run.

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Old Nov 4, 2024 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The Cybertruck may be butt-ugly, but it has an insane amount of torque. Watch it beat a 911 on the drag strip while towing a 911.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyrTLYyIvNI
that was a COMMERCIAL from 11 months ago. might want to check things out before posting them.

but yes, it does have a ton of torque and hp, especially in 'cyberbeast' trim.
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Old Nov 5, 2024 | 07:31 PM
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Old Nov 6, 2024 | 06:17 AM
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I wonder if those tires impact range.
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Old Nov 6, 2024 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike728
I wonder if those tires impact range.
I'm sure they influence the range, but not anywhere near as much as the 1,500 hp supercharged 540 V8 running straight alcohol does.

Now, if it were an actual cybertruck? Yes I suspect they'd have a pretty monstrous impact, if you'll pardon the pun.
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Old Nov 6, 2024 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike728
I wonder if those tires impact range.
I don't know but I was outside on my porch late having a smoke when I came up on this video.

I had the sound turned off on my phone because it was late but I assumed the video was fake.

Maybe it isn't?
I thought it was cool they copied the Cyber truck. 🤓
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Old Nov 6, 2024 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by swajames
Staged, stacked and debunked months ago.

They never did a quarter mile, the 1/4 results were extrapolated from a 1/8 mile run.
to be fair, it will beat 911 on 1/4... just not while towing it.
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Old Nov 6, 2024 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
I'm sure they influence the range, but not anywhere near as much as the 1,500 hp supercharged 540 V8 running straight alcohol does.

Now, if it were an actual cybertruck? Yes I suspect they'd have a pretty monstrous impact, if you'll pardon the pun.
Oh, I didn't bother to look at the video. So I guess it's not what it seems.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
that was a COMMERCIAL from 11 months ago. might want to check things out before posting them.

but yes, it does have a ton of torque and hp, especially in 'cyberbeast' trim.
Well, this one wasn't staged. It happened just a couple of miles from my house, where a Cybertruck beat a Lamborghini. Unfortunately, it was irresponsibly done under dangerous conditions in a very crowded area, was investigated by the police, and the drivers were later arrested. This was only a couple of blocks, BTW, from my own Chevy/Buick/GMC dealership. There are many dealerships on that stretch of road....including a Tesla shop.


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Old Nov 8, 2024 | 02:28 PM
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You can now lease a CyberTruck. It's not clear if the $7500 down on the lease example could be paid via Tesla passing on the EV credit they can take or if that is actual customer cash (and Tesla just keeps the credit).


https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-laun...ck-leases-usa/
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Old Nov 9, 2024 | 06:55 PM
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Man thats cheap.
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Old Nov 10, 2024 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Man thats cheap.
A 3-year lease that totals 56% of the sticker price ($45k out of $80k) does not seem cheap at all. Especially when you then don't have the option of taking advantage of the sub-50% residual and buy it out at lease end.

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Old Nov 10, 2024 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Well, this one wasn't staged. It happened just a couple of miles from my house, where a Cybertruck beat a Lamborghini. Unfortunately, it was irresponsibly done under dangerous conditions in a very crowded area, was investigated by the police, and the drivers were later arrested. This was only a couple of blocks, BTW, from my own Chevy/Buick/GMC dealership. There are many dealerships on that stretch of road....including a Tesla shop.
So many people have shown me that video of that “race.” It was so short that I have a hard time calling it much of a race. In a 1/4 mile that Lambo would crush that cybertruck and it wouldn’t be that close.
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Old Nov 10, 2024 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
A 3-year lease that totals 56% of the sticker price ($45k out of $80k) does not seem cheap at all. Especially when you then don't have the option of taking advantage of the sub-50% residual and buy it out at lease end.
$1,000 a month to drive something as iconic as a Cybertruck is pretty cheap. $1,000 a month payment on an $80k vehicle nowadays is pretty much what you're going to pay.
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