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Te sla C yb e r t ru ck's
revolutionary retro look
Words by Nicoletta LaneseN
o, you haven’t been sucked into a
low-res video game – the new Tesla
Cybertruck just looks like an
animated armoured vehicle whose pixels are
taking a while to render.
When Elon Musk rolled out the Cybertruck
in November 2019, the truck’s strikingly
angular design certainly caught peoples'
eyes, but auto experts say the look has as
much to do with function as form.
Unlike many pickup trucks, the Cybertruck
has a unibody design, meaning the vehicle is
built around a metal scaffolding, according to
TechCrunch. In standard pickup trucks, the
vehicle’s body rests atop a metal frame that
both supports the engine and absorbs
© Teslaphysical stresses.
In September 2019, Tesla co-founder and
CEO Elon Musk teased that Tesla’s new
electric pickup truck would look
‘futuristic-like’ and ‘cyberpunk’The Cybertruck boasts a maximum
towing capacity of 6,350 kilograms and a
payload of 1,580 kilograms, according to
Outside magazine. Although powerful, the
truck body remains lightweight thanks to its
stainless-steel monocoque frame. The
reduced weight enables the all-wheel-drive
model to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometres
per hour in just 2.9 seconds, even though
its battery alone weighs more than
450 kilograms.The same stainless steel used for the
Cybertruck encases SpaceX’s Starship
spacecraft, and Tesla claims the metal will
resist dents, corrosion and even bullets. The
truck’s ‘armoured-glass’ windows proved less
impressive, though. Tesla’s chief designer,
Franz von Holzhausen, chucked a steel ball at
not one, but two windows during the
unveiling event, shattering both. “It didn’t go
through, so that’s a plus side,” Musk said.
“Room for improvement.”“Unlike many pickup trucks, the Cybertruck
has a unibody design, meaning the vehicle is
built around a metal scaffolding”