A harsh and merciless endurance test for a Tesla body Cybertruck (2 photos + 1 video)

It wasn't easy, but the experiment's organizers got their way.





Unlike traditional frame pickups, the Cybertruck is based on a lightweight chassis. Gigacasting technology, used to cast key aluminum body elements under high pressure - the base of the engine compartment and the rear of the bed - allowed to keep the weight of the machine with thick stainless steel skin at a given level, while providing a towing capacity of 11,000 pounds (5 tons).

Since aluminum is a relatively soft metal, the Tesla chassis has caused mistrust among traditional owners of such trucks. Skeptics set out to prove its unsuitability for heavy-duty hauling.



One of the video bloggers used an excavator and a crane scale installed instead of a towbar to apply pressure to the Cybertruck, thereby creating not the longitudinal tension for which the chassis was designed, but providing all the conditions for a break. Which, in fact, happened after the weight exceeded 10,000 pounds (4,536 kg).

To make the case more convincing, a used Ram 2500 pickup truck was tested under the same conditions, the steel frame of which withstood the load on the drawbar without breaking.



Of course, in reality no one would intentionally load a car in this way. Owners use their "cybertrucks" to tow trailers, and so far no one has encountered such problems. Nevertheless, even a biased experiment can serve as a demonstration of the difference between old and new technologies, marketing, and, ultimately, their durability.