Motor Trend - USA (2020-02)

cab short bed.
Draped in 3mm-thick
unpainted stainless steel
that’s folded into shape, the
truck features four doors, a
small frunk, and a 6.5-foot bed
with accessory rails and four
tie-downs. Notably, the bed
has no wheelwell intrusion

despite a 57.0-inch overall

width and accommodating

35-inch off-road tires. There

is a Honda Ridgeline–like

trunk cut into the bed floor.

The Cybertruck’s wheelbase

stretches 149.9 inches, and

Elon claims its steel skin is

bulletproof to 9mm rounds.

If you want a color besides

the polished silver of stainless

steel, the Cybertruck can be

vinyl-wrapped—which lowers

environmental impact and the

cost of a paint shop.

“What do you think?” Elon

asks. A collective, stunned,

“Wow,” is about all we can

Despite the Twitterverse’s

“kindergarten car” snark, the

Cybertruck is an incredibly

complicated design.

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