Unpopular opinion - I like the look & the idea of the Cybertruck. I think it’s a cool looking vehicle. I like the design and the concept of an edgy light-duty electric pickup truck.
I’d never buy one - they’re too expensive, have way too many issues, and Musk is a fucking chode. But I take issue with people who call it “ugly.”
Personally, I think most “traditional” pickup trucks are ugly. The F150, Ram, Silverado? Those are at the very best - boring. They’re definitely not attractive. At least the Cybertruck is a fresh concept for a pickup.
I recently bought a Hyundai Ioniq 5. It shares a couple design elements of the Cybertruck- simple polygons, angular, sharp edges. Obviously not nearly as extreme, but if a more reliable & less shithead-led company released a wildly / surreally designed vehicle similar to the Cybertruck, I’d consider it.
Granted. Rack that up to “too many issues” as I said. The Cybertruck can still have the clean (less rounded) edges without being sharp enough to cause harm. There are other cars with “angular” designs which don’t cause bodily harm.
Don’t know how accurate it is as I don’t own cybertruck and don’t know much about how it is built, but I heard that it has an aluminum frame, and since aluminum and steel can’t touch (as the joint would degrade without stone special treatment) they went with cheaper solution and used plastic joints to connect them.
I do like the idea of shaking up established notions when it comes to aesthetics, design, and functionality. The Cybertruck really is a concept car that actually made it to production - you just don’t see that.
That said, I greatly dislike everything else that has come from this. It’s become this weird divisive thing, a political statement, a rolling monument to billionaire hubris, an expensive flex, and in general, saying things loudly at great expense to the owner on so many fronts. It doesn’t even do its stated purpose - a pickup truck - all that well. All we need are statistics that indicate that these are dangerous to everyone else on the road, and it’ll tick just about every “bad” box there is.
Back when it was first revealed in 2019 Musk hadn’t yet morphed into his final chud form and the thing was to be priced at $39k. I thought it looked cool and the price was right, I honestly would have considered buying one given the federal subsidies.
Here we are, 5 years later and Musk is yet another of Putin’s puppets actively helping Trump and the online legions of morons destroy the country and the Cybertruck is now $80k with no upgrades, $100k with.
I was never in love with it, but at this point buying it is a lot like buying a red MAGA hat. It pegs you as a particular type of dumbass, particularly given its reputation for terrible quality control. The kind of dumbass that spends six figures to trigger the libs.
Personally, I think most “traditional” pickup trucks are ugly. The F150, Ram, Silverado? Those are at the very best - boring. They’re definitely not attractive. At least the Cybertruck is a fresh concept for a pickup.
I know they’re inherently not very safe, but I’ve always wanted a stylish/futuristic cabover pickup, like the Dodge Deora concept:
The single door is in the front, you can see the edge around the windshield. If anything, it’s easier to get into this as there is more space in front of you.
Also, you can park closer to others as you don’t need side clearance to open the door.
Well, unpopular it is.
I saw once a picture of two Cybertrucks in a desert and the first thing that came to mind was an 80s low budget sci fi movie scene.
I don’t follow trucks, so this was the first I heard of the Alpha-T. Would definetly take that over the Cybertruck.
Here it is for anyone else not familiar. It may have been a bit much for 2001, but in the 2010s with the Total Recall and Blade Runner remakes, this would’ve fit in great!
The article I looked at had a few side by side images, and while it does share a decently similar silhouette, the feeling I’d get seeing those 2 vehicles on the lot or the street would be so different between the pair. I get that underneath it’s likely the same exact truck, but I’d see different types of people wanting one or the other and I wouldn’t expect both to be coming from the same manufacturer.
Again, I’m not a truck person, but while I like those last generation of trucks before pickups had to go all aggro, the production model is dated now while the concept looks like they could successfully unveil it this year. It looks bold, but in a sci fi way moreso than in a Texas truck bro kind of way. Like someone could be hauling a suit of Fallout power armor in the back of it or be conducting some post apocalyptic research in the wasteland to save humanity.
Totally agree with everything you’re saying. The gen 1 titan was like the least aggressive looking of basically all the pickups around its time. Sadly the gen 2’s ended up just looking like the same ol same ol modern pickup truck with a massive square hood. That said, the gen 1’s are notoriously difficult to work on because of its stubby nose. You should see the hassle I went through trying to get to the fuse box in mine. It’s like…behind the back of the hood practically under the windshield. But I love its massive front dashboard and bubble look. Reminds me a bit of the old previas.
Ah, that G2 Titan is what I remember when I think of that model.
I do like the snub nosed look, that era truck just makes me think of Hank Hill, but I can imagine it could get tight under there, especially compared to other trucks going bigger and more boxy.
I forgot about Previa too! It’s got a dated look now in that way that they said things would look in the year 2000 back in the 50s, but I honestly still kinda dig it in a retro-futuristic way. I think they could pull off a Previa reboot today if they wanted.
If it was a little tiny electric car like a Nissan Leaf that was ‘edgy’ and didn’t have Elon as CEO I could totally see myself getting one.
It still looks cool, just costs too much, doesn’t deliver, and has Elon at the controls. Cringey, but cool.
Neat concept, but even from design and then seeing them now in the real world: cybetrucks looked to me like a car that a ragtag bunch of undergrad engineers made from welding a bunch of metal panels together.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is ugly to others, may be beautiful to you.
I’ve been told that I love ugly cars. Like the Pontiac Aztec, the Subaru Baja, and the Honda element. You’ll find people either love or hate them, but I commonly love the cars that most people find polarizing. And the cyber truck is indeed one of the polarizing cars that I like too.
Based on your message, the reason why you love them is because so many people hate them aka polarizing. This is real-world edge lord crap. If you truly loved em, you’d say why you love them that goes beyond just being the opposite of the majority for the sake of it.
For me, it’s honestly not because they are polarizing. Id say I often enjoy the function over the form. My comment was mostly the main point, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
For the Aztec, I liked the flattened/angled back, when everything else was becoming more rounded. I also liked the early Prius design for the same reason.
For the Baja, a light AWD car with an itty bitty truck bed for muddy/dirty crap was cool.
For the element, its a box on wheels, the doors open opposite and they open wide, making them really convenient for packing a lot of things or people in them really quickly. Vans are nice for the same reason, but the element to me was just more aesthetically pleasing than a van.
And for the cyber truck, I honestly love the idea of an electric off road vehicle with ugly ass stainless steel panels for the body. Hit a rock or a tree? Oh well, carve that panel off and tack weld a replacement to it. Paint? Why?
That being said, the criticism of the result of the cyber truck, I fully agree with. It delivered on none of the promises of ruggedness or capability. It was a flop. And Elon is a fuckwad.
IIRC it doesn’t do the pickup thing all that well, other than that the purpose of pickups nowadays is mostly as a status symbol. It’s kinda surprising, I live in a wealthy mountain town full of electrics but have only ever seen one (1) cybertruck in person.
Edit: UPDATE: saw two today, both had been painted (lol)
I have seen more of them in LA, but it doesn’t look like the number is increasing.
I have regular path when walking daily. And there’s one person who has model 3, and past year I saw cybertruck showing up there too. First I saw it there connected to charger sometimes it was gone, looked like it was used.
Last month I saw it just covered, for some time and last 3-4 days it is gone. Either the owner went somewhere for a longer trip or he sold it.
The truck is expensive and didn’t deliver on its promises, so I think it only became a statement, status symbol, tool to grab attention of others, but at least with the last one it is often getting not the attention the owners desire.
I think right now it is a very expensive MAGA hat.
Unpopular opinion - I like the look & the idea of the Cybertruck. I think it’s a cool looking vehicle. I like the design and the concept of an edgy light-duty electric pickup truck.
I’d never buy one - they’re too expensive, have way too many issues, and Musk is a fucking chode. But I take issue with people who call it “ugly.”
Personally, I think most “traditional” pickup trucks are ugly. The F150, Ram, Silverado? Those are at the very best - boring. They’re definitely not attractive. At least the Cybertruck is a fresh concept for a pickup.
I recently bought a Hyundai Ioniq 5. It shares a couple design elements of the Cybertruck- simple polygons, angular, sharp edges. Obviously not nearly as extreme, but if a more reliable & less shithead-led company released a wildly / surreally designed vehicle similar to the Cybertruck, I’d consider it.
The cybertruck design is dangerous.
The sharp edges with raw steel can cut someone.
Someone did already get cut badly on their cybertruck
They roll the edges of steel for a reason, it makes it safer
Granted. Rack that up to “too many issues” as I said. The Cybertruck can still have the clean (less rounded) edges without being sharp enough to cause harm. There are other cars with “angular” designs which don’t cause bodily harm.
Don’t know how accurate it is as I don’t own cybertruck and don’t know much about how it is built, but I heard that it has an aluminum frame, and since aluminum and steel can’t touch (as the joint would degrade without stone special treatment) they went with cheaper solution and used plastic joints to connect them.
Is that true?
I do like the idea of shaking up established notions when it comes to aesthetics, design, and functionality. The Cybertruck really is a concept car that actually made it to production - you just don’t see that.
That said, I greatly dislike everything else that has come from this. It’s become this weird divisive thing, a political statement, a rolling monument to billionaire hubris, an expensive flex, and in general, saying things loudly at great expense to the owner on so many fronts. It doesn’t even do its stated purpose - a pickup truck - all that well. All we need are statistics that indicate that these are dangerous to everyone else on the road, and it’ll tick just about every “bad” box there is.
It reminds me of when the Hummer first came out, and all you saw was rich people like Arnold driving them around.
Back when it was first revealed in 2019 Musk hadn’t yet morphed into his final chud form and the thing was to be priced at $39k. I thought it looked cool and the price was right, I honestly would have considered buying one given the federal subsidies.
Here we are, 5 years later and Musk is yet another of Putin’s puppets actively helping Trump and the online legions of morons destroy the country and the Cybertruck is now $80k with no upgrades, $100k with.
I was never in love with it, but at this point buying it is a lot like buying a red MAGA hat. It pegs you as a particular type of dumbass, particularly given its reputation for terrible quality control. The kind of dumbass that spends six figures to trigger the libs.
He announced this after he tried to insert himself into the Thai cave rescue and called the guy actually doing something “a pedo guy”.
Also, since Elon Musk won the ensuing defamation case, you can now legally call Elon “Pedo Guy” and he can’t stop you
I know they’re inherently not very safe, but I’ve always wanted a stylish/futuristic cabover pickup, like the Dodge Deora concept:
Which…way is the front? I mean does it have a really long deck, or is the hood really long?
It’s a cabover, so it’s like an actual European lorry, just smooshed down. So really long deck, and the front is very close to the driver.
Thanks. There is no doors? Does the driver have to Dukes of Hazzard it to get in?
The single door is in the front, you can see the edge around the windshield. If anything, it’s easier to get into this as there is more space in front of you.
Also, you can park closer to others as you don’t need side clearance to open the door.
It’s not ugly. It’s hideous. It’s a 6 year old child’s drawing turned into an actual vehicle.
Cybertrucks are a fresh concept for a pickup like this is a fresh concept for a family car.
I dunno man, the homer had class and character… the cyberschmuck has neither
Well, unpopular it is. I saw once a picture of two Cybertrucks in a desert and the first thing that came to mind was an 80s low budget sci fi movie scene.
“Top men” in charge of bad sci-fi movies made this observation long before the rest of us. We’re in good company.
Is that Big McLargehuge?!
I LOVE 80s low budget sci fi movies!
Nissan should make an electric Titan that looks like the old Alpha-T concept. That thing looked so awesome.
I don’t follow trucks, so this was the first I heard of the Alpha-T. Would definetly take that over the Cybertruck.
Here it is for anyone else not familiar. It may have been a bit much for 2001, but in the 2010s with the Total Recall and Blade Runner remakes, this would’ve fit in great!
The profile of the production gen 1 titan is very similar, but the body kit they had on the alpha t was just so sweet.
The article I looked at had a few side by side images, and while it does share a decently similar silhouette, the feeling I’d get seeing those 2 vehicles on the lot or the street would be so different between the pair. I get that underneath it’s likely the same exact truck, but I’d see different types of people wanting one or the other and I wouldn’t expect both to be coming from the same manufacturer.
Again, I’m not a truck person, but while I like those last generation of trucks before pickups had to go all aggro, the production model is dated now while the concept looks like they could successfully unveil it this year. It looks bold, but in a sci fi way moreso than in a Texas truck bro kind of way. Like someone could be hauling a suit of Fallout power armor in the back of it or be conducting some post apocalyptic research in the wasteland to save humanity.
Totally agree with everything you’re saying. The gen 1 titan was like the least aggressive looking of basically all the pickups around its time. Sadly the gen 2’s ended up just looking like the same ol same ol modern pickup truck with a massive square hood. That said, the gen 1’s are notoriously difficult to work on because of its stubby nose. You should see the hassle I went through trying to get to the fuse box in mine. It’s like…behind the back of the hood practically under the windshield. But I love its massive front dashboard and bubble look. Reminds me a bit of the old previas.
Ah, that G2 Titan is what I remember when I think of that model.
I do like the snub nosed look, that era truck just makes me think of Hank Hill, but I can imagine it could get tight under there, especially compared to other trucks going bigger and more boxy.
I forgot about Previa too! It’s got a dated look now in that way that they said things would look in the year 2000 back in the 50s, but I honestly still kinda dig it in a retro-futuristic way. I think they could pull off a Previa reboot today if they wanted.
If it was a little tiny electric car like a Nissan Leaf that was ‘edgy’ and didn’t have Elon as CEO I could totally see myself getting one.
It still looks cool, just costs too much, doesn’t deliver, and has Elon at the controls. Cringey, but cool.
Have a look at the Nismo Leaf, its only a set of wheels and lowering springs off being cool.
Neat concept, but even from design and then seeing them now in the real world: cybetrucks looked to me like a car that a ragtag bunch of undergrad engineers made from welding a bunch of metal panels together.
The go-cart my high school metalworking class built looks better then that piece of shit.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is ugly to others, may be beautiful to you.
I’ve been told that I love ugly cars. Like the Pontiac Aztec, the Subaru Baja, and the Honda element. You’ll find people either love or hate them, but I commonly love the cars that most people find polarizing. And the cyber truck is indeed one of the polarizing cars that I like too.
Based on your message, the reason why you love them is because so many people hate them aka polarizing. This is real-world edge lord crap. If you truly loved em, you’d say why you love them that goes beyond just being the opposite of the majority for the sake of it.
For me, it’s honestly not because they are polarizing. Id say I often enjoy the function over the form. My comment was mostly the main point, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
For the Aztec, I liked the flattened/angled back, when everything else was becoming more rounded. I also liked the early Prius design for the same reason.
For the Baja, a light AWD car with an itty bitty truck bed for muddy/dirty crap was cool.
For the element, its a box on wheels, the doors open opposite and they open wide, making them really convenient for packing a lot of things or people in them really quickly. Vans are nice for the same reason, but the element to me was just more aesthetically pleasing than a van.
And for the cyber truck, I honestly love the idea of an electric off road vehicle with ugly ass stainless steel panels for the body. Hit a rock or a tree? Oh well, carve that panel off and tack weld a replacement to it. Paint? Why?
That being said, the criticism of the result of the cyber truck, I fully agree with. It delivered on none of the promises of ruggedness or capability. It was a flop. And Elon is a fuckwad.
IIRC it doesn’t do the pickup thing all that well, other than that the purpose of pickups nowadays is mostly as a status symbol. It’s kinda surprising, I live in a wealthy mountain town full of electrics but have only ever seen one (1) cybertruck in person.
Edit: UPDATE: saw two today, both had been painted (lol)
I have seen more of them in LA, but it doesn’t look like the number is increasing.
I have regular path when walking daily. And there’s one person who has model 3, and past year I saw cybertruck showing up there too. First I saw it there connected to charger sometimes it was gone, looked like it was used.
Last month I saw it just covered, for some time and last 3-4 days it is gone. Either the owner went somewhere for a longer trip or he sold it.
The truck is expensive and didn’t deliver on its promises, so I think it only became a statement, status symbol, tool to grab attention of others, but at least with the last one it is often getting not the attention the owners desire.
I think right now it is a very expensive MAGA hat.
I live in Washington State and see them all the time. They are definitely purchased as a status symbol more than for its usefulness.
I feel ya! But… everything else you said, yeah. If I were given one, I’d drive it around for a couple of months and sell it.
The Ioniq 5 gives me Lancia Delta vibes, which is a very good thing.
Wow, that is an unpopular opinion!
I could have written this comment word for word. Extra on point because I’m actively ambiviating on getting an Ioniq 5 or a rivian.
You are the first person I’ve seen say they like the look. But if we all liked the same thing, what a boring place this would be. Or more boring.