A Tesla Cybertruck goes head-to-head towards a buying cart. Will the cart dent it? What if an individual is within the cart and it is pushed at velocity into the Cybertruck?
An individual? Why would an individual be within the cart, you would possibly ask. There isn’t any actual reply right here apart from to say, why not? Let’s have a little bit enjoyable with Tesla’s virtually bulletproof truck. If it could possibly cease bullets, then certainly a buying cart loaded with a full-grown man will not injury it, or will it?
It isn’t all enjoyable and video games although. With how troublesome chrome steel is to restore, the Cybertruck’s potential to stop dents does matter. We will not say that the stainless on the Cybertruck will stay dent-free, however this Carwow video (which is definitely a really thorough assessment of the Cybertruck as an entire) does comprise some footage that reveals the Cybertruck isn’t practically as prone to dent as a standard (non-stainless metal) car.
First up is the buying cart check (beginning at 22 minutes and 30 seconds into the video). This explicit check demonstrates what would possibly occur if a runaway (empty) cart strikes the entrance door of the Cybertruck. The affect causes the physique panel to flex a bit, however surprisingly, there is not any seen injury.
Subsequent up is a check that we really thought the Cybertruck would fail. This time, the cart isn’t empty. It is really crammed with a full-size man, which might equate to at least one heavy buying cart.
Even after repeated makes an attempt at pushing the man-filled buying cart into the Tesla truck, there are not any indicators of harm. Sure, the physique panel flexes fairly a bit extra throughout these assessments because of the added weight within the cart, however the finish result’s a damage-free Cybertruck.
After all, we do not advocate that you simply put your Cybertruck by way of all these assessments, but it surely’s comforting to know that the truck can stand up to an affect from a buying cart (and possibly mild door dings, too) particularly since its stainless physique is not simply repaired.