• Pons_Aelius
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    151 year ago

    The only thing this will be good for is when they do a Back to The Future reboot in 10 years time…

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        In the reboot or in real life?

        'Cause they were shit in real life. I don’t think the asthmatic v6 they came with could even make it to 88mph

        • originalucifer
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          51 year ago

          but it could be tweaked back into life and had some actually interesting features. its a shit vehicle, but it could have been more.

          the cybertruck is just landfill material.

          • Pons_Aelius
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            51 year ago

            The whole reason it was used in the original was that it was already a massive joke of a car.

            Looks ok but runs like shit, the gull wing doors broke all the time and leaked like a sive.

            It’s use in BTTF actually saved its reputation and gave it a place in people’s heart’s it never had before.

            That was why I made the comparison. Shit car that needs a movie to make it relevant and slightly cool.

            • muse
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              21 year ago

              Precisely. That’s even why Doc Brown sees it as being stylish - he’s a bit out of touch

          • Senex
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            11 year ago

            Don’t send it to the landfill! I bet you could make a few stainless steel sinks out of it.

        • Senex
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          11 year ago

          I can confirm this. My friends neighbor had a DeLorean and it sat in the driveway covered in a tarp waiting for “parts” 98% of the time. I can count the times I saw him drive it on one hand.

    • ares35
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      41 year ago

      i fucking hope not. there’s a few films and series that should never be remade or ‘rebooted’, and bttf is one of them.

      • Pons_Aelius
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        I agree completely but we both know that is not going to stop them doing it.

        They did it to Ghostbusters.

        • ares35
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          yes. yes they did. i still haven’t been able to get all the way through the ‘reboot’.

    • originalucifer
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      21 year ago

      You built a time machine out of a cybertruck ?!

      i dont see it. the delorean was actually a neat vehicle with a few drawbacks. the cybertruck is 100% hot garbage.

      • Pons_Aelius
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        Just say the stainless steel body helps the flux capacitor work and you are good to go.

        Most reboots are about call backs that are not as good as the original.

  • Jaysyn
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    141 year ago

    Yeah, but the Ford Lightining already exists & I feel dirty saying this, but Ford makes better vehicles.

  • swiftcasty
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    Musk claimed the Cybertruck is better than any other truck but also more of a sports car than any other sports car, made of a “special Tesla designed steel alloy” that he claimed will never rust and which cannot be stamped but which can also be produced in volume.

    The skepticism is coming through very heavy and I’m all for it.

    Musk implied that in a crash with another vehicle, the Cybertruck—which weighs 6,603–6,843 lbs (2,995–3,104 kg)—will destroy the other vehicle.

    It’s a car, not a battlebot. Nobody should want to destroy the other vehicle in the event of a crash.

    • magnetosphere
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      Nobody should want to destroy the other vehicle in the event of a crash.

      For normal people like you and me, no, but rich narcissistic assholes will definitely want that. Since nothing is ever their fault, the other person must have caused the crash, so they deserve to pay the price.

      Frankly, I think that kind of hateful, aggressive, “fuck you I got mine” marketing is the best way to sell this monstrosity.

    • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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      Six thousand lbs. Holy fuck.

      I’m pretty sure that like 1500lbs more than any mid-size pickup (Toyota Tacoma, Honda Ridgeline), and as much as a full-size pickup.

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          21 year ago

          And that’s a 3500.

          Any idea what the 1500 weighs? Gotta be notably less.

          IIRC, the last generation Tundra came in at 6000lbs, in 2wd form. Think 6500 for 4wd.

      • @Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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        11 year ago

        My diesel Navara (Frontier in the US) is 4500lbs but then again any electric vehicle is going to be heavier than ICE cars. Rivian R1T weights 8500lbs

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          11 year ago

          That’s impressive for a diesel. Diesel usually adds a lot of weight, and that’s spot-on a mid-size truck weight.

    • ReallyKinda
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      21 year ago

      Modern SUVs will already crush the smaller cars, don’t have to get a special car for that

    • @Diplomjodler@feddit.deOP
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      21 year ago

      Good luck getting this thing homologated in Europe. Or any country outside the US, really. I mean, I guess the Russians will take it. Then at least we’ll see how bullet proof it really is.

  • @Aidinthel@reddthat.com
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    101 year ago

    Wait, they actually made that thing? I assumed the project would be canceled after everyone laughed at the reveal.

    • Pons_Aelius
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      181 year ago

      If you have ever worked for a large corp, you would understand.

      “This is the bosses pet project. It doesn’t matter how stupid it is, he wants it made and yes it will still be our fault when it is a total fucking disaster!”