Tesla’s Cybertruck is lastly hitting the highway on the finish of this month, but it surely was noticed right this moment in a particular colour – matte black, the primary time we’ve seen the Cybertruck in something aside from fundamental unpainted chrome steel.

We’ve technically seen the Cybertruck with different wraps, however these have been principally camouflage or jokes to make it seem like one other truck. The looks of those wraps fueled hypothesis that Tesla may provide wraps when the Cybertruck is launched, although not one of the ones we’ve seen but have appeared like they’d see public availability.

However now we’ve seen an precise wrap that somebody won’t be embarrassed to drive it in (properly, past the fundamental stage of embarrassment from driving a triangle within the first place), and it lastly provides us an thought of what the truck may seem like on the highway, in some colour aside from silver.

The matte black Cybertruck was noticed in Santa Monica, driving by a “Teslas & Espresso” occasion this morning, and movies have been posted to varied social media and to a thread on cybertruckownersclub. It was pushed by Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s design chief, who lives close by.

Initially, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that “Cybertruck can have any colour you need, as long as it’s nothing.” And in reality explicitly mentioned that Tesla wouldn’t provide wraps, a minimum of “at first,” however added that there are many third-party installers who could be comfortable to put in a wrap.

However now the Cybertruck is lastly nearing manufacturing, with preliminary deliveries coming on the finish of this month after being pushed again a number of occasions from its authentic date of late 2021. And it appears to be like extra doubtless that Tesla could provide wraps.

Tesla just lately began putting in their very own wraps on Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y, although they’re fairly expensive at a beginning worth of $7,500. This is because of Tesla’s use of costlier PPF movie, relatively than cheaper vinyl movie, as a result of it’s thicker, has an extended guarantee, and higher protects the paint beneath than vinyl does.

Cybertruck needs to be simpler to wrap than Mannequin 3/Y, as a result of its relative lack of curves will make set up and reducing of the fabric a lot less complicated. Nonetheless, it’s a lot greater than these automobiles, so extra materials will most likely be required to wrap it.

Additional, the truck doesn’t have paint beneath in any respect – so utilizing costlier coloured paint safety movie is probably not crucial, and perhaps vinyl could be sufficient. However hypothesis has instructed that these wraps could be accessible inside six months at a worth of $8-12k, suggesting that PPF could be used.

We’re undecided if the wrap seen right this moment on the Cybertruck was PPF or vinyl, and both method, it’s doubtless not “manufacturing spec” – and whether or not Tesla is even going to do manufacturing wraps in spite of everything. Possibly it was only a one-off as a result of Franz favored it.

However this primary look of a wrapped Cybertruck, mixed with Tesla’s latest shift to putting in its personal wraps, does give us extra indication that wraps could also be accessible.

What do you suppose? Will Tesla provide manufacturing facility wraps? Does the Cybertruck within the video look higher to you? What colour would you wish to get a wrap in? Tell us within the feedback.