Elon Musk is nothing if not ambitious. Once again, the South African billionaire is attempting to completely upend an automobile market, this time with the Tesla CyberTruck. Since Musk and Franz von Holzhausen unveiled the product in November, the online reaction has been divided. Some Musk/Tesla fans have praised its visionary (even extraterrestrial) design. Others have wondered how Musk is going to get the typical pickup consumer to buy such a bizarre looking vehicle. And, as one would expect from the internet, a third group has primarily confined their thoughts to derisive memes.
YouTube star Marques Brownlee succinctly captures the feelings of an average person when exposed to the CyberTruck. In his first video, from the launch event, he is obviously skeptical, even when taking it for a test drive:
However, upon a few days of reflexion, MKBHD realized the CyberTruck’s potential to revolutionize the entire driving landscape. Watch his rationale for pre-ordering the model:
The Tesla CyberTruck is still two years from availability, so you have plenty of time to decide where you fall on this weird looking pickup truck.