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[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 45 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Unpopular opinion - I like the look & the idea of the Cybertruck. I think it’s a cool looking vehicle. I like the design and the concept of an edgy light-duty electric pickup truck.

I’d never buy one - they’re too expensive, have way too many issues, and Musk is a fucking chode. But I take issue with people who call it “ugly.”

Personally, I think most “traditional” pickup trucks are ugly. The F150, Ram, Silverado? Those are at the very best - boring. They’re definitely not attractive. At least the Cybertruck is a fresh concept for a pickup.

I recently bought a Hyundai Ioniq 5. It shares a couple design elements of the Cybertruck- simple polygons, angular, sharp edges. Obviously not nearly as extreme, but if a more reliable & less shithead-led company released a wildly / surreally designed vehicle similar to the Cybertruck, I’d consider it.

[-] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 48 points 5 months ago

The cybertruck design is dangerous.

The sharp edges with raw steel can cut someone.

Someone did already get cut badly on their cybertruck

They roll the edges of steel for a reason, it makes it safer

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Granted. Rack that up to “too many issues” as I said. The Cybertruck can still have the clean (less rounded) edges without being sharp enough to cause harm. There are other cars with “angular” designs which don’t cause bodily harm.

[-] takeda@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Don't know how accurate it is as I don't own cybertruck and don't know much about how it is built, but I heard that it has an aluminum frame, and since aluminum and steel can't touch (as the joint would degrade without stone special treatment) they went with cheaper solution and used plastic joints to connect them.

Is that true?

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Not sure how the cybertruck is put together, but rubber/poly vibration isolators is pretty standard for every body-over-frame truck I've seen.

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