The Tesla Cybertruck could seem like one thing you’d discover within the notepad of a 10-year-old would-be automobile designer, however beneath the controversial bodywork are loads of spectacular applied sciences and options. Maybe essentially the most spectacular factor concerning the Cybertruck is simply how fast it’s in a straight line.

Tesla has lengthy used the acceleration of its EVs as a significant promoting level so it’s little shock that it’s doing the identical with the Cybertruck, noting that the tri-motor ‘Cyberbeast’ model is the quickest-accelerating pickup truck available on the market. Desperate to see simply how fast it’s, CarWow lined it up alongside a Ford F-150 Raptor R for a sequence of exams, each on the pavement and on grime. It additionally raced Elon Musk’s newest creation towards a Lamborghini Urus.

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The races towards the Urus go simply as you could anticipate. Whereas the Cybertruck options three electrical motors delivering a mixed 845 hp and 685 lb-ft (930 Nm) of torque, the Urus ‘makes do’ with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 rated at 650 hp and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm). Whereas fast, the Lamborghini has no likelihood of maintaining with the Tesla. It’s the races with the F-150 Raptor R that we discover most fun.

In a single nook you could have the Cybertruck, the way forward for high-performance pickups whereas within the different nook is the final word model of America’s best-selling truck. The Raptor R is at an influence drawback to the Tesla, pumping out 700 hp and 642 lb-ft (870 Nm) nevertheless it does weigh over 350 kg (772 lbs) much less.

On the pavement, each the Tesla and the Ford rocket off the road with blistering pace however it’s the Cybertruck that comfortably takes the victory in every of the races, besides once they race one another in reverse. Essentially the most entertaining races come on the finish the place the Cybertruck was positioned on grime whereas Raptor R remained on the pavement, giving it a serving to hand to maintain tempo with its new electrical rival.