The Tesla Cybertruck is inching nearer to reaching the arms of shoppers after 4 years of ready and when it does hit the market, it’s going to instantly draw comparisons with its most direct rival, the Rivian R1T.
Whereas it’s not possible to say how the Cybertruck will match up towards the R1T on condition that ultimate specs for the Tesla haven’t but been introduced, a handful of photos have been printed that present R1Ts sitting alongside Cybertruck prototypes, giving us an thought of how the 2 match up by way of dimension.
The primary sequence of photos had been shared to a Rivian group on Fb by Ken McConnell and present his R1T alongside a Cybertruck. The designs of the 2 couldn’t be any extra totally different and it’s instantly apparent that the Tesla is longer than the R1T whereas sitting barely decrease. It additionally seems as if the mattress of the Tesla is kind of a bit longer than the R1T however the angled roof line might impede headroom within the Cybertruck’s second row.
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It’s additionally exhausting to not discover how soiled and inconsistent the stainless-steel exterior panels of the Cybertruck are, making it really feel far much less premium than the good matte paint of the Rivian.
The second set of photos was shared to the Cybertruck House owners Membership discussion board and reveals a blue R1T parked subsequent to a different Cybertruck prototype. The scale distinction between the 2 is much less obvious in these photos however there’s no denying that the comparatively low and vast stance of the Cybertruck is exclusive within the pickup business.
Tesla had higher deliver its A-game with the Cybertruck whether it is to create a pickup that’s extra well-rounded than the R1T. The flagship Quad Motor model of the R1T delivers 835 hp and 908 lb-ft (1,231 lbs) of torque and has 62 cubic toes of cupboard space, can help a payload of 1,764 lbs (800 kg), and tow as much as 11,000 lbs (4,989 kg). The Rivian additionally boasts as much as 14.9 inches (378 mm) of floor clearance because of its adjustable air suspension system and might ford greater than 3 toes (91 cm) of water.