It took 4 years, which is 2 years late, however the Tesla Cybertruck has lastly arrived with the next worth and fewer vary than initially promised.

On Thursday, Tesla held a supply occasion the place it outlined some particulars surrounding the Tesla Cybertruck and handed over the primary vehicles to prospects.

Some particulars at the moment are confirmed, whereas loads of others nonetheless require solutions. 

Tesla’s web site lays out three vehicles, however every claims pricing and vary to be an estimate.

Deliveries of the bottom Rear-Wheel Drive mannequin, presumably with a single motor, will happen in 2025 and value an estimated $60,990, way over the $40,000 Tesla CEO Elon Musk initially quoted, although it is unclear if a lower-line mannequin might be added sooner or later. Tesla’s web site notes an estimated 250 miles of vary, a 0-60 mph time of 6.5 seconds, a high velocity of 112 mph, and a tow score of seven,500 kilos for this mannequin.

Tesla’s web site claims the All-Wheel Drive Cybertruck, which is able to presumably will use a dual-motor powertrain, will arrive in buyer palms in 2024 for $79,990 and have an estimated 340 miles of vary. The corporate says the All-wheel Drive mannequin will make 600 hp and seven,435 lb-ft of torque, although the latter is probably going after driveline torque multiplication. Weighing 6,603 kilos, it could possibly go 0-60 mph in 4.1 seconds, run to a high velocity of 112 mph, and tow as much as 11,000 kilos.

The highest mannequin, which Tesla dubs Cyberbeast, will price $99,990 and deliveries are deliberate to happen in 2024. Tesla’s web site states this mannequin may have an estimated 320 miles of vary, run 0-60 mph in 2.6 seconds, have a high velocity of 130 mph, and make 845 hp and 10,296 lb-ft of torque (once more, seemingly multiplied).

Tesla’s web site notes a Vary Extender will enhance vary for the Cyberbeast to 440 miles and the All-Wheel Drive mannequin to 470 miles. It is a further battery that is concerning the measurement of a toolbox that can sit towards the again of the cab. It is unclear how a lot the vary extender pack will price, and what it damaging impact it’ll have on towing and payload capability. No truck has been introduced with the five hundred miles of vary initially quoted.

CEO Elon Musk famous random details and figures throughout the supply occasion with out qualifying or quantifying them. These figures included 1 / 4 mile time of lower than 11 seconds and a payload score of as much as 2,500 kilos.

Tesla’s web site says the Cybertruck is 95 inches vast, 223.7 inches lengthy, and 70.5 inches tall. 

Musk mentioned the composite mattress is 6-feet lengthy and 4-feet vast. Tesla’s web site notes the mattress and cab function 120-volt and 240-volt shops with as much as 11.5-kw of energy output and 65-watt UCB-C ports. It is unclear what number of shops are within the cab, however two 120- and one 240-volt outlet could be seen in a photograph. The Cybertruck can even reportedly energy a home, however this was not detailed.

The truck has a 0.335 coefficient of drag and sure unspecified fashions experience on 35-inch all-terrain tires with 20-inch wheels. Tesla’s web site says the Cybertruck has 67 cubic toes of area within the mattress below the tonneau cowl and 54 cubic toes of storage contained in the cab with the second row of seats flipped up.

Musk mentioned throughout the supply presentation the Cybertruck has as much as 17-inches of floor clearance because of a four-corner air suspension system paired with adaptive dampers. Tesla’s web site particulars that the 17 inches of floor clearance is in Extract Mode, nevertheless it’s unclear if all vehicles function this technique and what numerous drive modes present by way of floor clearance. 

The Cybertruck options locking differentials, in response to Musk, together with torque vectoring.

Based on the web site, the Cybertruck can recuperate as much as 136 miles of vary in quarter-hour on a quick charger with a max cost price of 250 kw.

The Cybertruck has a steer-by-wire system and a rear-wheel steering that permits a turning radius shorter than that of a Mannequin X. The Mannequin X’s turning radius is 20.4 toes. It is unknown which Cybertruck fashions function rear-wheel steering or if it is customary. 

Musk claimed the Cybertruck has extra torsional stiffness than a McLaren P1. ”If you’re ever in an argument with one other automotive, you’ll win,” mentioned Musk.

The glass is claimed to be rock proof, which prevents rock chips but in addition makes the inside quieter, in response to Musk. Tesla’s web site claims the glass can resist the influence of a baseball at 70 mph or class 4 hail.

Musk proudly confirmed a video of a Tommy Gun taking pictures bullets into the facet of a Cybertruck with no metallic penetration. It is unclear how far-off the individual taking pictures the gun was from the truck, however Musk tweeted that the “Doorways are bulletproof to .45” & 9mm.”

The Cybertruck options an 18.5-inch touchscreen on the dashboard and a 9.4-inch touchscreen for rear seat passengers. A 15-speaker audio system is proven on the web site, nevertheless it’s unclear if this or the rear display might be customary.

Tesla designed equipment to work with the Cybertruck, together with a bed-mounted tent for tenting and a roof-mounted mild bar that may shine mild as much as 525 yards.

Tesla has not launched battery pack sizes or specs, nor has it famous which battery cells it is utilizing within the Cybertrucks rolling down the meeting line. It is unclear what number of Cybertrucks Tesla has constructed or delivered.

Manufacturing of the Cybertruck started at Tesla’s plant close to Austin, Texas, in July. The identical month closing testing and certification started, in response to Tesla.