After protecting some key specs shut to its proverbial chest, Tesla is lastly sharing extra particulars about the remaining manufacturing variations of the Cybertruck electric pickup.
Tesla revealed battery, pace and other stats throughout its supply occasion on Thursday, throughout which the automaker went out of the manner to examine the Cybertruck to a few of its opponents, together with Ford’s F-150 Lightning and Rivian’s R1T.
We know the extra reasonably priced Cybertruck isn’t coming for some time, however Tesla goals to ship its maxed-out variant — the Cyberbeast — someday subsequent yr. Here we’ll verify in on how the high-priced mannequin compares (so far as specs go) to a number of other fancy electric vehicles on the market.
Range-wise, Tesla estimates the Cyberbeast will go 320 miles on a single cost (or extra, with an exterior battery pack). Ford, in the meantime, says its 2023 F-150 Lightning Platinum encompasses a 300-mile vary. Rivian says its maxed-out RT1 (quad-motor AWD) will go farther: 328 miles on a single cost.
The Cyberbeast is certainly a beast — weighing in at 6,843 lbs, Tesla says. Yet, that’s lower than an F-150 Lightning Platinum (6,893 lbs) and Rivian RT1 (7,148 lbs). Increasingly, supersized EVs are merely the commonplace, to the detriment of mainly everybody else on the highway.
As for optimum towing, Tesla markets 11,000 lbs for the Cyberbeast, tying Rivian’s claimed max towing functionality and falling wanting Ford’s marketed max of 15,900 lbs.
Length-wise, the Cybertruck sits in the center of the pack at 223.7″ lengthy. Ford’s high-priced EV pickup is a bit longer, at 232.7″, whereas Rivian’s measures 217.1″ lengthy. At 70.5″ tall, the Cybertruck is a bit shorter than EV pickups from Rivian (78.2″) and Ford (77.2″).
Lastly, pace: Tesla says the Cyberbeast tops out at 130 MPH, whereas Ford and Rivian each high out at 110 MPH.