Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybertruck Struggled

Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by brucethemoose2 on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @06:07PM (#38283811)

Hm? Its pretty massive to me.

The Tesla has like no suspension travel. The suspension is barely compressing, and you can see the body bounce over the terrain as the wheels lift or almost lift.

And the base F-150 is not really long travel truck, its just... you know, a truck. A little side by side UTV could run over this hill withoit even letting off the gas.

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by jph00 on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @06:23PM (#38283869)

Also, according to the article, the Ford is on road tires whilst the CT is on all-terrains.

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by davidbanham on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @06:35PM (#38283940)

Not a massive factor on that dusty surface. Tyre pressure would make more of a difference I’d wager.

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by alphabettsy on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @06:51PM (#38284078)

Lack of suspension travel under compression is a common issue off-road for air suspension vehicles like the Grand Cherokee and to a lesser extent Range Rovers. Maybe same for the Cybertruck.

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by brucethemoose2 on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @07:15PM (#38284265)

Interesting. Hence the accusations that they are being citified.

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by HankB99 on Thursday November 16, 2023 @08:12PM (#38297980)

> Hm? Its pretty massive to me.

As noted - my ignorance of the nuances of off road capability. Someone who knows what they're looking at could see a lot more than I would.

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