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Re:Tesla Cybertruck by trimbo on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:37PM (#21602503)
I can't be the only one who sees the design similarities to the Delorean, right? And to top it off it's stainless steel...
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by sixothree on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:39PM (#21602524)
For me it is reminiscent of TARS from Interstellar.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by jodrellblank on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:41PM (#21602549)
Any chance this is the chassis of SpaceX's inevitable Mars Rover being tested on Earth first?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by SECProto on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:54PM (#21602693)
Elon tweeted [1] that the pressurized edition will be the "official truck of Mars" - which I take to mean it will be the rover.

[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197627433970589696

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by iamcreasy on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:44PM (#21602589)
I don't think you'll need hard exterior on Mars. Instead you need protection from extreme weather.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by NickNameNick on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:48PM (#21602633)
You don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by newnewpdro on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:55PM (#21602696)
Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate?

So much for that book being well researched...

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by ygra on Friday November 22, 2019 @04:58AM (#21604272)
It's been noted again and again. The author also has stated multiple times that this was a deliberate inaccuracy for story purposes.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by CamperBob2 on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:35AM (#21603019)
Supposedly that's about the only technical liberty they took. The rest is said to be pretty realistic.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by iamcreasy on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:50PM (#21602647)
I meant extreme temperature.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by chaostheory on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:12AM (#21602853)
It also looks like the cars in the original Total Recal

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2010/02/03/the-futuristic-cars...

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by gexla on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:56PM (#21602723)
Yeah, it's like they took a Delorean, added an El Camino style bed and made the whole thing more rugged... and electric.

Gas stations? Where we're going, we don't need gas stations!

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by ranon on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:23AM (#21602934)
I thought this was the car from Moonwalker. Was expecting it to turn into robot Michael Jackson. There's no way this wasn't modeled after that?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by asteli on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:37AM (#21603043)
The unpainted steel of the DeLorean made it a pain in the ass to repair. You can't pull dents, apply body filler and repaint, you basically need a whole new panel if you want to restore damage.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by mullingitover on Friday November 22, 2019 @01:01AM (#21603185)
The part of the demo that was actually impressive was the part where they took sledgehammers to the body panels and didn't leave dents. I think it'll be fine.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by bryanlarsen on Friday November 22, 2019 @01:15AM (#21603250)
Unlike a DeLorean, I don't think a few rough weld marks would ruin the aesthetic of the Cybertruck.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by cobookman on Friday November 22, 2019 @01:05AM (#21603202)
Was thinking the same thing. Sounds expensive to repair. Leading to higher insurance premiums
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by oldmanpants on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:58PM (#21602737)
reminds me of the Aston Martin Bulldog concept from '79 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Bulldog
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by smoovb on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:06AM (#21602808)
A Delorean Hummer love child.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by netfl0 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:38PM (#21602516)
My first thought as well.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by magnusss on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:43PM (#21602575)
Same here, though the DMC car looked futuristic for its time. This is simply hideous, a meme of itself.

Any idea what the curb weight is?