# Tesla Cybertruck **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866 "2019-11-23T10:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 86
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1701 "2025-08-04T05:07:18Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Yup. There hasn’t been one like this since the Edsel. Special. Mmm, the Edsel was not an unusual car for its era; a typical late 50’s land boat. Its problem was in marketing. At the time, major auto makers had multiple makes aimed at different segments. For example, GM had Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick and Chevrolet in order from most expensive to least. FoMoCo had three: Lincoln, Mercury, Ford. Chrysler had one too, I believe, but I’m not sure what the order was. Anyway, some executive at Ford got envious of GM having four makes and decided Ford needed another one to match. So they came up with a car that supposedly was between Lincoln and Mercury and named it after Henry Ford’s son. The problem was, there was no gap there. So there was no market for the new car and it tanked. And by association, kind of ruined the reputation of Edsel the man, who was by reports, a good auto exec. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1702 "2025-08-04T07:30:28Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > And by association, kind of ruined the reputation of Edsel the man, who was by reports, a good auto exec. He certainly was. He saved the Ford company by pushing for the Model A. His father Henry stuck with the Model T well past the point where cars from other manufacturers surpassed it. Edsel helped convince Henry that they needed a new model designed from the ground up, and also helped with the design of the new car. If Ford had stuck with the Model T much longer, the company might have gone out of business. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1703 "2025-08-04T19:09:13Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > In my neighborhood CTs are common enough they’re unremarkable Are they all wrapped? I still remember the DeLorean kitchen sink when it came out. The CT suffers from the same lack of visual appeal even if you like the cube art styling. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1704 "2025-08-04T19:13:03Z")
The ones around here are mostly nude. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1705 "2025-08-04T19:23:19Z")
It’s about 50/50 wrapped/plain around here. They do seem to be getting more rare to see, but of course that’s from a sample size of me. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1706 "2025-08-04T19:23:57Z")
We’re maybe 60% wrapped in something. There’s a fad here now to wrap them in chrome. So they’re still monochromatic metal, but at least they’re shiny; very shiny. So overall maybe 40% raw original stainless, 10% chrome, and 50% every other color and finish you can imagine. I keep hoping for a Hello Kitty CT, but I’ve not seen one yet. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1707 "2025-08-05T02:56:05Z")
I’ve only ever seen CTs in the original steely sheen. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1708 "2025-08-05T03:46:56Z")
Same. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1709 "2025-08-05T18:43:55Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > It’s about 50/50 wrapped/plain around here. Ditto, and of the wrapped ones, about half are advertising a (presumably the owner’s) business. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1710 "2025-08-05T22:03:02Z")
Yes. Many wraps are business ads. The slab-sided nature of the thing leaves lots of room for big ads with big words and big logos. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1711 "2025-08-06T17:31:31Z")
Yeah, the vast majority of the wraps I’ve seen (which are maybe a quarter of all the CTs I’ve seen) are business advertising. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1712 "2025-08-07T15:10:28Z")
Two more Cybertrucks might be sold! > **[Tesla Cybertrucks Wanted By Air Force As Missile Targets](https://www.twz.com/land/air-force-wants-tesla-cybertrucks-to-launch-missiles-at)** > > The Air Force says enemies may use Cybertrucks in the future, so its Test Center needs to add them to its live fire target fleet. I expect that militias, insurgents, and war lords around the world are working to green their fleets of Toyota Hilux by replacing them with Cybertrucks. Important that the Air Force stay prepared for our new carbon neutral adversaries. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1713 "2025-08-07T15:22:47Z")
For me, it’s about 70:30 unwrapped:wrapped, and then of the wrapped, about 50:50 personal:business. I will say this, I just saw another wrapped black Cybertruck yesterday and I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t really look all that bad in black. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1714 "2025-08-07T15:40:39Z")
I don’t think I’ve seen a wrapped one yet. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1715 "2025-08-07T15:45:27Z")
They are somewhat less obvious as black wraps. The first two I saw (~Sep 2023) in the wild were wraps, both for business. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1716 "2025-08-07T20:50:24Z")
Guys, is it wrong that I really want to see a Cybertruck? They’re not legal in my country, and I’m really curious what the whole fuss is about. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1717 "2025-08-07T20:51:31Z")
You’re not missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1718 "2025-08-07T20:52:50Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Guys, is it wrong that I really want to see a Cybertruck? They’re not legal in my country, and I’m really curious what the whole fuss is about. It’s worth seeing one in person so you can point and laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1719 "2025-08-07T21:03:26Z")
Imagine the ugliest vehicle you can imagine and then double that. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1720 "2025-08-07T21:03:44Z")
I don’t know - I’ve always been fascinated by ugly vehicles, like [pre-Dreadnaught battleships](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Bouvet_in_Toulon-Agence_Rol-2.jpeg) or the [Fiat Multipla](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Fiat_Multipla_front_20080825.jpg). The aggressively ugly is so much more interesting than the merely bland. The Cybertruck looks like a future inductee to the ugly vehicle hall of fame, and I’d like to see one in person while they are still any left. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=87)