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Hehe · 12-03-2019, 11:58 AM

IMO the bold move on the design seems to be paying off. Some institutional buyers (namely police departments) are looking to get cozy with Cybertruck.

Which makes a lot of sense really. First, they want to make a statement: police is here, behave yourself! Plus, any vehicle with any sort of resistance to bullets is going to cost an arm and legs. Now they can get some basic resistance to smaller bullets for the cost of a regular vehicle.

Sure I am biased as hell as both a Tesla owner and shareholder, but after seeing the Cybertruck and now looking at other pickup trucks and they feel so... dated?

I'd love to see some better pickup design coming out of major truck companies. It's about time.
For cars we went from the boxes in the early 20th century to the absolute whack of a design say modern Ferraris and Lambos... and even more domesticated cars like Honda/Toyota design has changed a lot through the last few decades.

It's almost unbelievable that pickup stayed relatively the same for the last 50yrs. Which brings the question, is it really the best design already or manufacturer simply didn't dare to think out of the box?

12-03-2019, 11:58 AM	#167
Hehe OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: YVR/TPE Posts: 5,241 Thanked 3,301 Times in 1,464 Posts Failed 685 Times in 223 Posts	IMO the bold move on the design seems to be paying off. Some institutional buyers (namely police departments) are looking to get cozy with Cybertruck. Which makes a lot of sense really. First, they want to make a statement: police is here, behave yourself! Plus, any vehicle with any sort of resistance to bullets is going to cost an arm and legs. Now they can get some basic resistance to smaller bullets for the cost of a regular vehicle. Sure I am biased as hell as both a Tesla owner and shareholder, but after seeing the Cybertruck and now looking at other pickup trucks and they feel so... dated? I'd love to see some better pickup design coming out of major truck companies. It's about time. For cars we went from the boxes in the early 20th century to the absolute whack of a design say modern Ferraris and Lambos... and even more domesticated cars like Honda/Toyota design has changed a lot through the last few decades. It's almost unbelievable that pickup stayed relatively the same for the last 50yrs. Which brings the question, is it really the best design already or manufacturer simply didn't dare to think out of the box? __________________ Nothing for now