Motor Trend - USA (2020-02)

(Antfer) #1
NEWSI OPINIONI GOSSIP

Elon Musk explains
his radical choices
to Ed Loh and the
MotorTrend staff.

The interior is typical Tes l a-stark, but it seats up
to six with space to spare. Neat steering yoke, too.

14,000 pounds and payload
about 3,500 pounds.
The Cybertruck’s interior
was still taking shape during
both of our visits, but it’ll no
doubt be the most familiar to
current Tesla owners—and
controversial to truck owners.
The six-seat cabin features a
single Model 3–style center
screen, through which the
driver will access the majority

of the Cybertruck’s features
and functions.
Both rows of seats are
surprisingly roomy, with
the front offering generous
headroom thanks to the peaked
roof. Visibility will no doubt
be a challenge, as the hood
and fenders are largely unseen
from the driver’s seat (though
this is addressed with a nose-
mounted camera). The bed’s
sail panels and roll-up tonneau
also compromise rearward visi-
bility. Tesla says this will also be
addressed with a camera, but
reversing with a trailer could
nevertheless be challenging.
Tesla says the Cybertruck
will be priced from $39,990 up
to $69,990 depending on range,
power, and tow rating, when
production hopefully starts

in late 2022. Tesla produc-
tion cycles are notoriously
difficult to pinpoint—the Tesla
Roadster was supposed to go
on sale by 2020—but given
the pace of the Cybertruck’s
development and its light

manufacturing footprint, we
wouldn’t be surprised to see it
reach production first. After
all, as one of the Cybertruck’s
engineers whispered to me,
“Like Elon says, ‘It only takes
nine months to make a baby.’”

16 MOTORTREND.COM FEBRUARY 2020

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