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WhistlinDiesel Torture Tests A Cybertruck To Destruction

Saturday, August 10th, 2024

Enjoy some light content for the weekend.

Some car review channels and magazines like to brag about putting a vehicle through a “torture test.” YouTuber WhistlinDiesel sets out to show they’re amateurs, and puts a Cyberturk through a real torture test, starting with backing it off a flatbed without lowering the bed.

Other tests: Driving over large concrete pipes, door slamming, beating on it with tools and rakes and implements of destruction, etc.

To be fair, he tested it against a Ford F-150 for the same tests, which did better on some tests and worse on other. For example, the Ford cracked an axle driving off the truck bed. But the tow hitch for the Cybertruck literally tore off trying to tow the Ford.

Overall, the Ford scored better than the Cybertruck. It turns out that when you abuse the Cybertruck this badly, a whole lot of the electronics go bye-bye. But the Cybertruck was surprisingly resistant to C4…