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The added length is probably better than integrating it into the actual tailgate. But it'll also take up a lot of space and not be Tesla specific. So, good for everyone. :)

Does the Cybertruck have the ramp tailgate like they'd promised? I haven't seen it in any of the pictures.

It looks neat, but I wonder about the functionality. How does it store, how easy is it to setup and tear down? How mush space is left for storage after it's in there? How big is the bed area? It seems like it's worse than the similarly priced RTTs that would go on the back of a normal truck bed...

My point was that you can still put a differential in between the rear two motors. In fact, it'll probably be easier than putting in lockers as you wouldn't have to get the RPMs to match exactly. Although, as I think about this, I'm not sure what that would actually look like. A normal diff...

Thanks for the reply. Since we're having fun here. What about a QM with an LSD in rear and maybe front? It would still allow slip on one side and power to transfer, and unlike a locker, it would allow the opposite motor to get out of motor-stall (similar to DM).

I suspect that dual motor isn't always better. I believe it's better for lateral stability to keep you from sliding off a cliff on your side. But what about going up a slippery hill? Seems like that would depend on how quick the stability control is as slowing the slipping wheel vs the motors...

One of the major reasons I sold my 2015 Model S (AP1) for a 2018 Model 3 was for the promised FSD. At the time, the AP performance was clearly worse than the AP1, but it was fairly quickly made to be better and worse, so about the same. They've added more features and continues to make it better...

Assuming your vehicle is a quad motor with 22" (and no spare), the EPA filing says it should weigh about 6856#. So, maybe you had some extra stuff in there. The lightest R1S Dual Motor 21" is 6722#. For comparison, the R1T is about 27# heavier than the R1S. So, the reported Cybertruck weights...

I got a chance to talk with some of the people at Munro and Associates that took apart the R1T. They were dogging the wiring harness rather significantly, but they're more worried about cost and complexity. I also suspect the new wiring harness may help with the vampire drain, because they'll...

I believe the LTX Platinum is a load rating E tire. They're a lot more durable and likely weighty because of it. The more equivalent tire to the TC would probably be the LTX M/S2 that was also recently announced. And I believe they come in 275/60r20.

I think the back seats are folded up. Also, I think @Dark-Fx was right, the bed extends further forward near the bottom. Looks like it'll add length if you're transporting 1-2 sheets of something. But it also means that things are going to slide up even further. Maybe that's what the under bed...

Doesn't that just look ridiculous. Why would you want a covered bed AND carry a bike? When you could fit infinite skinny bikes in the cybertruck bed!

I just saw a Jalopnik summary of Consumer Reports results and it shows the Conti H/T and A/T as the top choices for their class. Also, it was basically Michelin or Continental or Bridgestone that won the categories, and Nokian for SUV winter tire.

I've looked into this a lot recently, but I have no particular expertise. But, the load range indicates the max load pressure, not the max tire pressure. Any PSI above the max load pressure has the same carrying capacity. So, the load index determines the max carrying capacity at the max load...

Or for the R1S 400 / 142 = 2.82 mi/kWh

I found AP1 when I sold my 2015 Model S in 2019, it was better than my Model 3 with "FSD Beta" has ever been in terms of my enjoyment and use of it. It had less features, but the features worked more reliably. I find myself not even using the traffic aware cruise control because of phantom...

It seems like the rumored specs shared today match up with your assessment on the first page.

Depending how the weight is distributed front and rear, it could have a max capacity of 2756 * 4 = 11024 pounds. (Hmm, maybe that's what that number is on the other leak, the total payload capacity, not the towing capacity.) That doesn't seem like good math to me though. For comparison, the...

Or that you have the wrong definition of floating. Maybe it means floating on top of the ground.

I was just looking on Rivian's site. Isn't the bed 54.1"?