Maybe it’s the retro-futuristic style or reminiscent of sci-fi and cyperpunk, but I genuinely really like the design.
I would never buy one due to the MYRIAD issues plaguing the stainless steel body, interior build quality, or give Tesla money. But still a cool looking car, if nonfunctional truck.
raccoons’ reaction seeing a cybertruck:
the aesthetic is fine if it were like 40% smaller
They should have made it look like the truck from Halo.
Upvote because that truly is an unpopular opinion from what I’ve seen and I think they make the Pontiac Aztec look classy.
The Aztec was also a huge disappointment in that the concept car design and features were outstanding but very different from what was eventually delivered
I would not touch a cyberdump with a pole, but I would drive the shit out of an Aztek
This looks like a normal SUV to me. What’s so weird about it?
Well, you’re using the community for its intended purpose.
An unpopular opinion? In my unpopular opinion community?
Have you seen one in person? They look… Not great in pictures, but like… Passable as a curiosity. In person? Monstrous and ugly as fuck. Also the bare steel is just a horrible choice.
Agreed. I like the concept of the design, because I dig a cyberpunk aesthetic and I just appreciate a big, bold swing at something new on principle.
But wow do they ever look like ass in reality.
They look significantly better with a wrap on them. It’s more like Aztec level of ugly when they have a color.
I have seen a couple and if I knew nothing else about them, their quality, or the insane politics involved, I would feel: “Oh what, that’s a crazy design! Neat. Way too big, though. Kinda looks rusty, but maybe that’s a wrap all over it. That windshield wiper looks hella expensive to replace.”
Nah.
It is too simplistic.
Too low poly.
Unrefined.
Too anti-functional.
Almost like some ketamine addict drew it on a napkin and then stuttered ‘M - Mm - Make it like, lo- look like this’ to some unpaid intern.
It is, imo, an idiot’s take on retro future as a style guide.
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in contrast, we have…
DeLorean.
This Hyundai N Vision 74 concept car.
The modular Slate E Truck.
Those are retro future, look better (imo), and also … the DeLorean both actually exists, and also actually works, and the Slate truck seems to have at least a decent shot at actually existing.
EDIT: Whoops, I was out of date with my info, looks like the Hyundai N 74 also will actually be produced.
Notice how these look like they could actually maybe be in the background of a shot from the OG Blade Runner, or Akira, or OG Ghost in the Shell… or would not look very out of place in Cyberpunk 2077?
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All that being said, I do want to join the chorus of people saying this is a great topic for unpopular opinion, lol.
Thanks for showing me the Hyundai. That looks awesome!
To be fair someone else already posted it in the thread elsewhere, I just put it inline.
But yes, either way, glad you like it, I think it looks pretty fuckin’ awesome too lol.
Or uh, perhaps ‘radical’ or ‘bodacious’.
That N vision 74 is gorgeous
Hyundai is killing it with their EVs
Nice, an unpopular opinion. Good on you.
It looks like the truck that a person who’s never used a truck would build.
Some of the original renders I saw were so much better…
Oh my God! What in the actual fuck happened along the way!?
Musk got involved
Decisions.
So you like this better too?
When the Cybertruck was revealed in 2019 the announced price was starting at $39,900.
The specifications were great.
Cyberpunk was about to be released.
Teslas were still pretty cool.
The Cybertruck looked like a giant Delorean electric truck.
Elon Musk had said some questionable things, but was still “Elon Musk” from Iron Man 2 and Star Trek: Discovery.
If the Cybertruck had actually been offered for sale in 2019 for $39,900, I would have bought one. Without hesitation.
In 2025 I wouldn’t be caught dead in one because I don’t want anything to do with the politics of Tesla and Elon Musk.
Don’t forget Elon “Volunteering at a soup kitchen” Musk from the Big Bang Theory.
Hard agree
They also fall apart, frequently suffer major breakdowns, and are deathtraps
From some angles it looks cool, but from others it’s not very well designed. When it was first unveiled I liked the boldness, but in the end even the design comes apart rather quickly.
Fully agree. When I see them in person, I have to resist the urge to point and laugh at the sucker. In photos, where they control the angle, I can see thinking it looks kind of cool. From the rear, those shits look hilariously dumb.
I thought it looked okay in pictures, but when I finally saw one in person it looked a lot worse.
Yep. Low polygon might be fun in concept, but itvlooks like a lego car … hell I bet many lego cars would look cooler in person…
Just curious if you’ve seen one in person or just online.
Cuz I didn’t like how they looked online. But seeing them in person was just a whole another thing. I’ve seen a few, My personal opinion is the proportions are just off in every way. It’s bigger than you’d think but also it looks like the cab is a lot smaller. It reminds me of toy vehicles you give like 5-year-olds. If it was just an RC car, I probably be fine with it.
My opinion was formed when I saw them online.
In person they a bit off I’ll admit.
It’s more about the concept of the design rather than actual execution.
Then go buy an 80s car with an actual good angular design and convert it to electric.
Some similar aesthetic options:
- VW Scirocco or early Golf/Rabbit
- Early Lotus Esprit
- Delorean
- Fiat X1
- Triumph TR7
- 80s Alfa Romeos
- 80s Lancias (Beta, or Delta for instance)
- anything from the late 60s to late 80s designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro
They are angular wedge designs, but done with care and thought to manufacturing, some safety (at least from sharp edges), and almost all of them are aesthetically pleasing.
The difference in “ability to avoid serious injury or death in a crash” between an 80s and modern car is the hangup for me. Particularly in a country where I have to share the road with comically huge pickups and SUVs.
As a cool weekend “drive around a bit” car: sure. But not as a daily driver.
Yeah I hear you, it’s a hang up with me as well. Driving one is a lot like riding a bike or motorcycle, it makes me hyper focused and cautious, especially during merges and stop and go traffic.
Having a decent EV setup would at least make it capable of accelerating and keeping up with modern traffic. Which, speaking from experience, would help, but not eliminate the treat by any means.
I stopped bike commuting after moving to a more rural area where lack of bike lanes, brodozers, frauhauspanzers, and cellphone distractions have made it too risky.
The Ioniq 5 has a better ‘cyber’ look than the Truck. Like a fat hatchback.
That was going to be my next suggestion, good call. I do like it, but wish they’d make a similarly styled sporty car version.
Then go buy an 80s car with an actual good angular design and convert it to electric.
You say that like it’s easy to do for anyone. 😅
As much as any one can buy a Cybertruck for $80k, yeah.
You can get an 80s car with a dead motor for less than 1/10th a cybertruck
Well yeah but the “convert to electric” part… 😅
The remaining 75,000 should get you a pretty nice conversion. Fitting the batteries without completely ruining the handling and storage in the conversion does present a big challenge.
But there are an increasing number of shops on both sides of the Atlantic that are offering conversions.
Have you looked at the labor involved, and price? Conversions are not really feasible for everyday cars and likely never will be
Edit: $40-50k plus the original cost of the car. Are you really ready to dump that into a 1980s Subaru? Why not buy a brand new Subaru EV and save a crap load of money?
I hear you, but Subaru/Toyota EVs aren’t really that great (especially in the styling department). But we’re taking about the 80-100K budget of a cybertruck, and choosing it based on aesthetics. This is what I’d do. As mentioned elsewhere, the Ionic 5 is a good alternative as well.
Also I’ve restored 3 and a bit 60s-80s cars now, and want to do an EV or Hybrid conversion for my next project. Since I already own a base vehicle, my DIY budget is about 20k depending on how much life is left in whatever donor car’s batteries I find. But I’m not normal, I can do all the fabrication and wiring needed.
75,000 US dollars is already way more than what my brand new 2025 Volvo EX40 Single Motor Extended Range cost, including a bunch of extra features and winter tires. That’s an all-electric vehicle with a lot of range.
It doesn’t have the aesthetic, but you gotta be freaking fanatic about 80s car design of you’re willing to shell out a hundred thou on a car that you have to build yourself, or worse, have someone assemble for you (even more money).
So no, this isn’t a “just do it” kind of situation 😂
Subaru XT and XT6
Forgot the Japanese and Korean stuff.
AW11 MR2, Celica/Supra and Hyundai Pony too.
Even the early popup headlight Accords and Preludes.
Most of those cars rotted away where I live and I haven’t seen on in at least 10 years though.
If I could get a 1987 Nissan Pulsar NX SE converted to electric with a range similar to the Model 3 LR, I’d be so happy.
With the Squareback hatch replacement for extra points.
Can I get an EV converted Suzuki Samurai/Jimny while we’re at it?
Holy shit, now I want an electric Delta. That’s actually a pretty baller idea
You make me wish I had enough money to be a car guy, these are all incredible.
Have you ever looked at one from behind? Goofiest, ugliest shit ever from the rear.
Can’t say I have. Usually from the side or front. There’s one or two schmucks running around with one in my town.
I bet you like the St. Anger snare too, you absolute madman. Points for being unpopular.
How dare you bring up the
metal folding chairsnare. It was dead and buried.I know nothing about Metallica and am not really a metalhead, but I really liked the intro the St Anger with the snare. (I just listened to it).
