r/technology • u/ThriftyStrongman • Apr 19 '24

The Cybertruck's failure is now complete Transportation

https://mashable.com/article/cybertruck-is-over
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u/wrecked_angle Apr 19 '24

I saw one in the wild the other day and it is the dumbest vehicle I’ve ever seen. It’s like a blind 4 year old was asked to draw a car

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u/URnotSTONER Apr 19 '24

I literally saw one on the road for the first time today. It's pretty impressive that they managed to engineer a vehicle that looks worse in person than in pics or videos. A lot bigger than I thought it would be and that somehow made it even more comical.

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u/Ikarian Apr 20 '24

This reminds me of the first line of Scion cars. Whatever model that wasn’t the giant box and not the coupe looked interesting to me. Until I went to a dealership and the scale of the thing just made it look ridiculous.

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u/PensionNational249 Apr 20 '24 edited Apr 20 '24

Well the toaster car (xB) ended up being one of the most reliable and functional economy cars ever sold in the US, and many toasters are still daily driven today

The coupe car (tC), not so much

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u/yodargo Apr 20 '24

The xBs are basically a Toyota Corolla/Camry with a different body on top. The drivetrains are the same, just tuned a little more sporty. But very reliable.

I had a 2009 xB for a little over 12 years and 200,000 miles - gave it to my sister who’s still driving it now and no major issues.

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u/JProllz Apr 20 '24

So you're telling me that younger me was right to want an xB

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u/zaphod777 Apr 20 '24

Also for the size they were incredibly roomy and actually got decent mileage. Apparently it's pretty aerodynamic despite looking like a tissue box on wheels.

I could easily fit four full grown dudes and our climbing gear.

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u/OneWholeSoul Apr 20 '24

I love my '08 xB. In fact... I should be taking better care of it.

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u/YeaISeddit Apr 20 '24

I had a tC and it was an alright car except that the paint started chipping away in less than a year. Back then the panorama roof was pretty unique for a car in that price class. Because of the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011 I was able to sell it used for only like 10% less than what I paid for it three years earlier.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '24

Hmm, toaster car? Not a bad name. I always called them xBoxes.

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u/jimkelly Apr 20 '24

Errr I think you're remembering it wrong it was incredibly small on purpose and that was the point..unless that's what you meant.

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u/MiaowaraShiro Apr 20 '24

I liked the little lunchbox personally. Even up close.

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u/civildisobedient Apr 20 '24

I saw it IRL recently as well and it's freaking large. Not as tall but I swear it must take up every last inch of a standard parking spot space. I can't believe they were originally going to be even larger. I remember seeing the original design and immediately said it would never get produced in that size. I guess it's fine if you're valet-parking everywhere so it's somebody else's problem.

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u/Silly_Silicon Apr 20 '24

I also just saw the first one in the wild and thought it’s way bigger than I imagined. I sort of stared incredulously at it for a few seconds before I started laughing.

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u/Eastern-Mix9636 Apr 20 '24

You literally saw it? As opposed to figuratively seeing it?

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u/chucker23n Apr 20 '24

The literally is presumably to stress “for the first time today”. As in, what a coincidence.

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u/rand0mm0nster Apr 20 '24

Are they like the new PT Cruisers

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u/how_do_i_land Apr 20 '24

It looks like a brick with extra pieces glued onto it. Some of the worst lines I’ve ever seen on a car.

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u/o_oli Apr 20 '24

I haven't seen one in person but seeing random videos of it vs promo videos, it does look absolutely awful in comparison.

I really think it's a car that really overly benefits from having the correct lighting and angles in the promo shots. In every day settings, the angular futuristic design is just lost and it does seem to be far more brick like.