Zac Quinn 
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been doing serious marketing to build up the hype for the Cybertruck. From a video of the truck winning a drag race against a Porsche while pulling a Porsche, which turned out to be… well, not entirely accurate, to a tweet back in 2019 showcasing the Cbyertruck pulling an F-150 uphill in a game of tug-of-war. By now, it’s clear that the Cybertruck isn’t as outstanding as Tesla would have us all believe, with locked off-road features seriously hindering its off-road capability, among other things. The most recent debunk has been a real-world remake of the tug-of-war stunt, though this time, it’s a stock Cybertruck going against a diesel Silverado HD, and the Cybertruck doesn’t even come close to offering a challenge to the pickup.
Per InsideEVs, the problem isn’t the truck itself but, once again, the fancy computer that makes everything run or not run in this case. In this experiment, the CPU shut down the entire system when the Cybetruck attempted to tug the Silverado HD. Once the Silverado started to pull the Tesla pickup, a failsafe kicked in, disabling the motors. The only instance where the Cybertruck managed to pull the Silverado was when it was in park, and no one was inside.
With so many incidents where Tesla doctored the results of these tests that touted the Cybertruck’s capability and performance, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to trust anything Tesla might say about its cars. Sure, automakers are known to make bold claims about their vehicles, but straight-up lying and misleading the public is disappointing.
The Tesla Cybertruck is quite the creation, with a bold design that ensures it stands out from all other available vehicles. Not to mention the Tesla name attached to it. Those two things alone would make it sell without lying about the pickup capabilities. Just look at the number of reservations Tesla has had for the thing since it was first unveiled, even despite the embarrassing broken window incident. All Tesla is accomplishing by lying about what the Cybertruck can do is building distrust for any claims they might have regarding future products.
