It’s easy to hate on the Cybertruck (and fun, too!). The metallic beast has presented owners with a host of problems since its release, from having a front trunk that will cut your dick off, to Tesla not knowing how to fix its own cars, to a broken accelerator pedal that turns the vehicle into a high-speed death machine, it’s fair to say that the car hasn’t met the promises made by Elon all those years ago.
At the very least, however, one would hope that the Cybertruck would live up to its proclaimed off-roading capabilities.
To be fair, it has, at least to a certain extent. That said, a recent post on X/Twitter shows that maybe Cybertruck’s stated off-roading capabilities aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. In fact, they may not even be better than a stock Ford Crown Victoria, a car that hasn’t been produced since 2011.
Went to a #Cybertruck meet where they had an “off road” course. Got tried of hearing everyone say how good these trucks were as they did little fish tails in the corners.
— Jesus R. Garcia (@JBehindtheWheel) June 3, 2024
I brought out my stock Crown Vic and shows them what’s what. pic.twitter.com/9vs5ifwc0V
In his post, automotive journalist Jesus Garcia decides to take his Crown Vic to a Cybertruck meetup with an “off-road” course. When he got there, he managed to blow the other cars out of the water, avoiding popped tires and cruising through the mud before taking the car another 170 miles back home.
In the video you can see a white Toyota Land Cruiser who’s driven managed to blow out a tire. Another cyber truck had a flat tire too. Meanwhile. My old Vic drove 170miles after doing a couple of hot laps on this dirt course.
— Jesus R. Garcia (@JBehindtheWheel) June 3, 2024
Maybe it’s not fair to compare the Cybertruck to the Crown Vic. After all, the Cybertruck is a new vehicle with kinks that need to be worked out, whereas the Crown Vic is a time-tested beater that’s become beloved by millions around the world.
“It’s the ultimate fuck-around car, an endearing all-American rear-wheel-drive shitheap that deals okay with general abuse, provided you aren’t expecting Japanese reliability,” summarizes writer Thomas Hundal for The Autopian. “Smack the frame rails on something? It won’t care. This full-frame sedan will shrug off curbs, or in my case, the crown of the road, just fine.”
I’m the distant future after society has collapsed and we are no longer the dominant species on the planet there will still be Crown Vics on the road https://t.co/yk5dtdsLaR
— Mexican Willem Dafoe (@SonHiram) June 3, 2024
Still, it can’t feel great for a Cybertruck driver to see themselves get bested by a car that was last produced when “Party Rock Anthem” was a number one hit.
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