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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by throwaway_ab on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:50PM (#50395710)
The original design was that the body would be made from these panels. The exoskeleton structure.

The Cybertruck that was released did not have that, instead the panels are just normal body parts connected to a standard car frame underneath - like any other car.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by criddell on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:06PM (#50395963)
Most cars use a unibody design and there's no frame underneath it all. The body is the frame.

Most pick up trucks are body-on-frame style.

The Cybertruck is a hybrid. There is an aluminum frame for the tow hitch and battery pack, but the body panels are also structural (unibody).

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