Tesla can't find buyers for the current backlog of nearly 2,400, or $200 million worth of Cybertrucks, despite claiming over a million orders were received.
That was typical of cars made (for US market) in the early to mid 80s… Can’t remember for sure if it was part of the whole national 55mph speed limit, but I’d bet it was.
The suspension had to be raised to meet new pedestrian safety standards. This ruined the handling.
They couldn’t get the engine they really wanted (a Mazda rotary) and had to go with a GM piston engine instead. Then, new US emissions standards hit and it had to be downrated to meet those. EU models were better, though engine design in general was kinda in the shitter around this time.
People think it’s heavy because of the stainless steel, but those are thin panels over fiberglass. Its weight is in the same ballpark as what Ferrari was putting out at the time.
The first alternator they used did not have enough power for all the accessories to be on at once. People got stranded at night because of this, including Johnny Carson (who was an early investor). These were upgraded later.
Then there’s some manufacturing difficulties. The early models have creases embedded on each side of the hood. Forming the stainless steel that way often broke it at the factory. Later models have a completely flat hood.
As the company’s finances dwindled, DeLorean himself was caught in an FBI sting operation where he was accused of selling drugs to try to keep the company afloat. This ended up being a setup by the FBI–with Larry Flynt coming to the rescue, of all people–but it plunged the company’s reputation even more.
It was a shitty time to make a sports car. Lots of stuff happening at once that made them bad at what they are. Make it 5 years earlier or 5 years later and it’s an entirely different story. Even that might be generous; 1980s sports cars are known more for their angular looks than actual driving ability. It wouldn’t be until the 1990s that companies started to figure out how to work within the new regulations. Then you get legendary bangers again like the Supra MkIV.
Pretty sure there’s probably a Killswitch built in so that it won’t run past a certain date without giving Tesla more money, so once the company tanks they’ll all be dead in the water.
The DeLorean was 95% of the way to a brilliant car. The last 5% killed it with a combination of bad market timing and a few questionable parts selections. Most of those issues had been worked out after the first 3000 units, but the company’s reputation was in the shitter by then.
The FBI sting was a complete hoax.
There is no saving the Cybertruck. It’s poorly built, ugly, and comes from a company run by a narcissist.
On the global scale the Cybertruck is an incredibly niche American thing.
It’s only ever sold 40 something thousand units since 2023. That’s ridiculously low.
For comparison, Toyota sells some 11 million vehicles a year globally. And just in the United States, Porsche yearly sells some 70k units. That 40k Cybertrucks is from three fiscal years
I wonder if the cybertruck will be the Delorian of the future.
Well no, it won’t because people actually like the Delorian due to it being redeemed by one of the greatest time travel movies ever made.
We can make it happen with the Cyber truck!
BACK TO THE FÜHRER starring Kid Rock as Marty and Musk as the Doc and the truck doesn’t make it.
Here me out. What if they remaster back to the future and the plutonium guys at the beginning drive a cybertruck instead of the white truck?
Was the delorian hated? Why?
Mostly because it had a garbage engine. The one they used in the movies was modified with a much better engine.
The fact that the real Delorean couldn’t do 88 miles per hour was part of the joke.
Ah okay.
I have no idea about cars or engines
Yeah, the reason why they chose 55 mph in the movie is that was the max speed of the car (if i remember right)
Also the way the doors opened were pretty inconvenient
It was 88 mph, which is a speed that the original engine for the DeLorean was not capable of.
The flux capacitor is activated when it reaches 88mph. They had to add a digital speedometer because the Delorian’s only went to 85.
That was typical of cars made (for US market) in the early to mid 80s… Can’t remember for sure if it was part of the whole national 55mph speed limit, but I’d bet it was.
it wasn’t a good car, It just looked unique.
The suspension had to be raised to meet new pedestrian safety standards. This ruined the handling.
They couldn’t get the engine they really wanted (a Mazda rotary) and had to go with a GM piston engine instead. Then, new US emissions standards hit and it had to be downrated to meet those. EU models were better, though engine design in general was kinda in the shitter around this time.
People think it’s heavy because of the stainless steel, but those are thin panels over fiberglass. Its weight is in the same ballpark as what Ferrari was putting out at the time.
The first alternator they used did not have enough power for all the accessories to be on at once. People got stranded at night because of this, including Johnny Carson (who was an early investor). These were upgraded later.
Then there’s some manufacturing difficulties. The early models have creases embedded on each side of the hood. Forming the stainless steel that way often broke it at the factory. Later models have a completely flat hood.
As the company’s finances dwindled, DeLorean himself was caught in an FBI sting operation where he was accused of selling drugs to try to keep the company afloat. This ended up being a setup by the FBI–with Larry Flynt coming to the rescue, of all people–but it plunged the company’s reputation even more.
It was a shitty time to make a sports car. Lots of stuff happening at once that made them bad at what they are. Make it 5 years earlier or 5 years later and it’s an entirely different story. Even that might be generous; 1980s sports cars are known more for their angular looks than actual driving ability. It wouldn’t be until the 1990s that companies started to figure out how to work within the new regulations. Then you get legendary bangers again like the Supra MkIV.
It wasn’t hated. It just wasn’t a good car.
You misspelled Mandalorian
Looper, right? /s
Probably not, the Delorean was pretty cool even when it was new, I believe.
Also, a Cybertruck is massively complex, so keeping an old one running would be difficult.
Pretty sure there’s probably a Killswitch built in so that it won’t run past a certain date without giving Tesla more money, so once the company tanks they’ll all be dead in the water.
Like an iconic vehicle they make movies about?
A colossal failure that’s only remembered as a joke.
The DeLorean was 95% of the way to a brilliant car. The last 5% killed it with a combination of bad market timing and a few questionable parts selections. Most of those issues had been worked out after the first 3000 units, but the company’s reputation was in the shitter by then.
The FBI sting was a complete hoax.
There is no saving the Cybertruck. It’s poorly built, ugly, and comes from a company run by a narcissist.
Yes, let the hate flow through you, young Padawan.
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Well, it is iconic and will be used as a metaphor years from now when people start making movies of this era.
They won’t find a single one to film.
On the global scale the Cybertruck is an incredibly niche American thing.
It’s only ever sold 40 something thousand units since 2023. That’s ridiculously low.
For comparison, Toyota sells some 11 million vehicles a year globally. And just in the United States, Porsche yearly sells some 70k units. That 40k Cybertrucks is from three fiscal years
Yeah but it is famous loke the pinto, anf easy to recognize loke the delorean, and easy to make a prop version of.
The fuck is a ‘loke’?
Like. I and o are next to each other on the keyboard
They can make replicas
Sure slapping a few pizza boxes together and painting it silver would make a convincing enough replica, but why would anyone bother?
To make a movie.
No no. Why would anyone bother to put one in their movies in 20 years?
That’s like saying they’d have people wearing Apple Vision Pro’s in 20 years. Why? Wasn’t a big product. Just an overhyped one which utterly failed.
Perhaps as a meme to how shit it is but it’s definitely not “iconic to the era”.
Yeah, it is. Just not in the way elmo wanted.
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More probably the Edsel or Yugo, but with the quality of a Lada.
Well, the production of the cybertruck certianly smashed the delorean.