Originally Posted by Shiver Me Timbers (Post 14615397)

Musk is crazy
Like bat shit crazy
That is not a truck and I hope he is on the maiden voyage trip to mars

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 14615415)

This is true. But you're all in and the thing hasn't hit the road yet. New models of any vehicle tend to have issues. Even Toyotas. And lithium batteries don't do so well when banged, rattled and vibrated heavily for hours at a time. And then there's the wiring/connections etc., that would have to put up with all of that as well. Never mind what would happen if the battery case cracked while you were driving through a 3-foot deep stream.



And I've seen first-hand what happens if a lithium battery gets smacked too hard.



So I'll wait and see what that thing does when you get it out say on the Rubicon Trail or Imogene Pass, or even just up the Deer Creek Trail on Boulder Mountain before considering that thing a real pick-up.

Originally Posted by aturnis (Post 14615447)

They've got their tech pretty dialed in. The battery is armored from the bottom and sides. Not sure if they go with the stainless they covered the car with or the usual titanium.

The 35 degree approach angle, 28 degree departure angle and 16" ground clearance won't hurt either.

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Originally Posted by Shiver Me Timbers (Post 14615496)

That's fine

F -N Musk is still bat shit cray cray

Approach angles n' all

Just dont throw rocks at the side windows

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 14615503)

To be fair, there's not a car out there with windows that would have taken that hit. Their problem was making a big deal out of it as if it were a compelling feature in the first place. It's not like most people need a window that can take a bullet.

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup (Post 14614348)

No, it is because they got the huge bail out and then once they had paid back the loans they never brought the prices back down to the normal range.

Originally Posted by aturnis (Post 14615435)

It comes in RWD, Dual Motor AWD, or a tri motor setup, probably the plaid powertrain they're currently developing. They say 0-60 in 2.9.

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 14615503)

To be fair, there's not a car out there with windows that would have taken that hit. Their problem was making a big deal out of it as if it were a compelling feature in the first place. It's not like most people need a window that can take a bullet.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 14615512)

How many miles that battery last while towing 6,000lbs? 100 miles is my guess.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 14615512)

How many miles that battery last while towing 6,000lbs? 100 miles is my guess.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 14615512)

How many miles that battery last while towing 6,000lbs? 100 miles is my guess.

Originally Posted by TLO (Post 14615514)

I'd guess that 9/10 of these things will be sold to people living in major metropolitan cities who never tow anything.