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Re:Tesla Cybertruck by newnewpdro on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:53PM (#21602674)
Yeah, because that's what all the F150 buyers of the world really wanted, an angular flat-paneled ridiculous movie prop.

This thing alienates far more than it attracts in the pickup truck market.

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by whysohardtoc on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:36AM (#21603028)
Flat panel is what trucks have needed to go back to. Get a bad dent or the garbage is rusting out? Cut it out and weld some sheet on top. No need buy an entire door or go to a body shop.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by IAmGraydon on Friday November 22, 2019 @04:54AM (#21604258)
Are you being serious? This is a Tesla. You think people are going to repair them by welding steel sheet on top?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by sgt on Friday November 22, 2019 @05:13AM (#21604333)
Not immediately but if this thing is as indestructible as it looks, after 10 years of hard use, new battery pack, it's not hard to imagine that it'll be fixed by welding steel panels on it.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by usrusr on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:49AM (#21603942)
The DeLorean isn't exactly famed for body repairability and this is just that, a DeLorean grotesquely inflated to light tank scale.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by tomcooks on Friday November 22, 2019 @02:58AM (#21603713)
Flat panels are less secure, because flat surfaces are less stiff than curved or creased surfaces (theory you can easily test with a piece of paper).
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by CamperBob2 on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:51AM (#21603959)
Did you watch the video? They "tested" it with a sledgehammer.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by tomcooks on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:00PM (#21607435)
Yes, and the panels in this truck have a reinforcing crease.

I was referring to parent comment

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by jenkinstrigger on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:25AM (#21602946)
ok sure, but what if they paint it red?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by ctdonath on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:46AM (#21603094)
What if they anodized it red?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by BRAlNlAC on Friday November 22, 2019 @01:16AM (#21603252)
you don't anodize steel.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by asdf21 on Friday November 22, 2019 @09:54AM (#21606038)
They said they would vinyl wrap for different colors.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by et2o on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:55PM (#21602698)
F150s have been getting more and more like this, this is exactly what they want.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by afterburner on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:14AM (#21602872)
F150s still have curved sections... this is more like the F-117.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by infinitybeyond on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:46AM (#21603091)
Did you see the photo of the F-117 when they were showing inspirations for it?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by newnewpdro on Friday November 22, 2019 @05:10AM (#21604314)
Which makes perfect sense, pickup trucks do benefit from a reduced radar signature greater than lighter weight body panels that are equally strong...
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by syshum on Friday November 22, 2019 @02:48AM (#21603658)
As a Long time F150 Buyer, no we do not
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by look_lookatme on Friday November 22, 2019 @07:55AM (#21605093)
Hear hear.