The Tesla Cybertruck is because of be launched into the wild at a Nov. 30 supply occasion, however although that is simply three weeks away, we all know little or no in regards to the car’s precise specs. However is the cat out of the bag now? Perhaps. A self-described “insider” despatched some alleged Cybertruck specs to the parents at The Quick Lane EV, together with dimensions, towing capability, and weight. Let’s examine let’s see how some of the anticipated autos in trendy historical past (allegedly) stacks as much as its opponents.
Proper off the bat, I’ve to be very clear that we now have no means of confirming if these particulars are correct; we don’t know who the insider is and we don’t know the way she or he bought his arms on the information. And naturally, Tesla’s PR division in North America has been decreased to no matter CEO Elon Musk needs to place out on X, the social media community previously often known as Twitter. So take all of this with a grain of salt. We should always know extra in regards to the Cybertruck’s capabilities as soon as it will get into the arms of reservation holders, however till that occurs, that is all we now have.
First up, it seems that Tesla’s truck has a set of energy retailers on the left facet of the mattress, with two 120-volt connectors and a single 240-volt energy provide. This doubtless means the EV can export energy from its high-voltage battery for issues like instruments and home equipment, identical to the Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, and Chevrolet Silverado EV.
Tesla Cybertruck mattress energy retailers (Supply: TFLEV / YouTube)
Nonetheless, because the alleged leak mentions, these are all of the retailers obtainable on the Cybertruck – no energy exporting capabilities within the entrance trunk. By comparability, most of its aforementioned rivals supply extra retailers, together with at the least one within the frunk (besides the Rivian): the Silverado EV has seven in whole, the F-150 Lightning comes as normal with eight retailers, and the R1T has three (however all of them are rated at 120V).
Measurement-wise, the Cybertruck is 223.2 inches lengthy, 79.9 in vast (excluding the facet mirrors), and has an general top of 70.5 inches when the air suspension is about to the medium degree, whereas the wheelbase is 143 inches, in line with the leaked information printed by TFLEV.
An fascinating word made by the 2 presenters within the video embedded above is that autos over 80 inches vast should be fitted with amber positioning lights, like huge rigs. And it appears to be like just like the Cybertruck is only a smidge below the required width, making it look extra like a automotive and fewer like a heavy-duty truck.
In comparison with the F-150 Lightning, Tesla’s pickup is 9.5 inches shorter, 0.1 inch slimmer, and seven.8 inches shorter, whereas the wheelbase is 2.5 inches shorter. It’s an identical story to the Chevy Silverado EV; that truck is 9.9 inches longer, at the least 1.7 inches wider, and at the least 7.5 inches taller than the Cybertruck. (The Silverado EV has completely different trim ranges with barely completely different dimensions).
The Rivian R1T, nevertheless, is smaller than Tesla’s pickup, one thing we form of knew already after seeing a side-by-side comparability between the 2. Nonetheless, now we now have some onerous numbers to check.
The Cybertruck is 6.1 in longer and 0.9 in wider than the R1T, whereas the wheelbase is 7.2 in longer. In relation to general top, it’s onerous to check as a result of Rivian states the utmost top of its truck, together with the antenna, at 78.2 inches, whereas the leaked Cybertruck specs point out the peak with the suspension within the medium setting. The R1T additionally has an air suspension setup, however we don’t know what the cab top is when set on the regular driving degree.
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As per the leaked specs, the Cybertruck can tow as much as 11,000 lbs, has a most tongue weight ranking of 1,110 lbs, the mattress is 72.8 in lengthy and 51 in vast, whereas the frunk has a quantity of seven.1 cubic ft and may carry as much as 420 lbs. By comparability, the Rivian R1T can tow 11,000 lbs, whereas the Lightning and Silverado EV have a ten,000-lbs ranking.
The Twin-Motor model reportedly has a curb weight of 6,670 lbs, whereas the Tri-Motor variant is simply barely heavier at 6,890 lbs, hinting that each variations may very well be powered by the identical kind of battery. With this being mentioned, the specs sheet doesn’t point out the battery capability.
We additionally get a glimpse of what seems to be the rear dual-motor setup, which may allegedly be accessed from the mattress after eradicating some panels. All of it appears to be like actually neatly packaged, however this isn’t actually a shock, as Tesla is understood for its developments in drivetrain expertise.
Tesla Cybertruck rear dual-motor setup (Supply: TFLEV / YouTube)
Right here’s the whole checklist of specs as seen within the TFLEV video:
General size: 18.6 ft (223.2 in) General width: (no mirrors): 79.9 in General top: (medium setting): 70.5 in Wheelbase: 143 in Twin-Motor weight: 6,670 Ibs Tri-Motor weight: 6,890 lbs Tow ranking: 11,000lbs Most tongue weight: 1,110 lbs Mattress size: 72.8 in Mattress width: 51 in Frunk quantity: 7.1 cubic ft Weight capability of frunk: 420 lbs Headroom entrance: 41.6 in Headroom rear: 39 in Legroom entrance: 41 in Legroom rear: 40.9 in Shoulder room entrance: 63 in Shoulder room rear: 62 in Hip room entrance/rear: 57.2 in Rear retailers: two 120V, one 240; no entrance retailers
Even when any of that is true – and it is awfully detailed, however nonetheless unconfirmed – the large questions stay about vary and value. We’ll replace you as we be taught extra.
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