The so-called Tesla Cybertruck arrived late, causing a lot of controversy. After several delays, the electric pick-up officially saw the light before the end of 2023, at a price that was 50% higher than promised and with less autonomy than expected.

Since then, Tesla's giant car has faced all sorts of controversies: absurd and exorbitant prices for accessories that didn't deliver on what others promised, problems with key components, and highly questionable off-road behavior, for example. The behavior that has been the target of many jokes and jokes on the networks, without a doubt.

But the customer doesn't care about all that.

The most purchased luxury car in the United States

While social media has been filled with pictures and videos of people making jokes about the Tesla car, it's also flooded with customers showing off its crazy electric vehicle. And, according to the data, social media is also full of people who envy the owners of a Tesla Cybertruck.

According to data from Kelley Blue Book, which compiles sales figures in the United States, Tesla's pickup truck is the best-selling car in the country at more than $100,000. A milestone achieved in May and June (latest data), but with Hummer's electric option opening a big gap (nearly 4,000 Tesla Cybertruck units registered for Hummer's 349 in May) and regaining the throne against the Ford F-150 Lightning, which took the top spot in March .

They also say that the average price of Tesla Cybertrucks sold was between $111,000 and $112,000 in May and June. A trend that will be even more pronounced in the coming months, since the company has removed the option to select the access version that should have started at just over $60,000. Now, the cheapest model starts at $99,990.

Part of the price increase, beyond accessories, comes with the range extender, which is an additional cost of more than $16,000. However, demand for the Tesla Cybertruck doesn't seem to be slowing down and customers are still willing to pay what Tesla is asking or lease it part-time to gain access to a driving experience reserved for the few.

In Forococheseléctricos, they tell the story of Dustin Liu, owner of a vehicle rental company who reserved five units when reservations opened in 2019. Such was the success of these five units that he ordered another 20 vehicles of this type to expand the fleet.

According to media reports, the daily rental is close to $500 after taxes, but during peak demand, in the first days after launch, customers were paying $1,000 to rent the vehicle.

All this has caused second-hand vehicles to be priced higher than new cars. A quick search turns up plenty of results offering units of the Cyberbeast version, with a starting price of $119,990 and delivery promised between October and December 2024, at prices reaching $135,000 before tax.

Threats made by the company itself to prevent this type of sale do not seem to be deterring buyers.

It cannot be driven in Europe because it is not homologated there and everything indicates that it will be very difficult to get on the road, so it could not be driven here. It was touched, however, and there was an opportunity to climb on top of it. And what was already imagined has been confirmed, the Tesla Cybertruck is something extraordinary.
Those who wanted to see it live had a great opportunity on May 26, at the Car Experience in Madrid, where Tesla vehicles were tested for those who wanted to get behind the wheel of electric cars.

But before going there, the Tesla Cybertruck made a stop in the center of Madrid. Next to the Caixa Forum space, Tesla showed its most extravagant and extravagant car. Straight lines, silver, and an environment that looked like a copy of the car.

Something that is very difficult to assimilate

After seeing the Tesla Cybertruck from a distance, the first thing you might think, and gradually getting closer to the car, might be that it is bigger than it is pictured. He was waiting for fans in a low-ceilinged, dimly lit corner. It all helped make Tesla's latest car a little smaller.

But when you get close and stand next to the Cybertruck, you get an idea of ​​just how big the car really is.

Elon Musk's madness is difficult to assimilate. It looks like a boxy, bevelled car that a kid would design. It's incredibly simple. And at the same time, it is this simplicity that gives sensations that are much more present. The perfectly smooth steel surfaces do not disguise its enormous size.

Its visual weight is confirmed 5.68 meters long, 2.20 meters wide (2.41 meters mirrorexpanded) and when it is remembered when looking at a car that is 1.72 meters tall. With the air suspension at its highest point, the car was seen rising to a height of two meters.