Still, it’s impossible to look away from this colossal beast sitting on equally gigantic 33.5-inch wheels that has fascinated many people around the world over.
In Singapore, though, it’s not likely any Tesla enthusiasts will have the opportunity to own one – not until the company makes right-hand drive versions for our market, and not until Tesla fulfills its orders in North America, presumably, which remains the only country in the world to date where you can buy a Cybertruck.
CYBERBEAST MODE
There are two versions of the Cybertruck – the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive and the Tri Motor All-Wheel Drive Cyberbeast. The former is able to go from 0-100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and the latter, in just 2.6 seconds – same as a Porsche 911! And despite both weighing a whopping 4,989kg.
The base model flaunts peak horsepower of 600 hp with a range of 547km while the Cyberbeast takes it up a notch with horsepower coming in at 845 hp, but with slightly less range at 515km. There’s also the option of a range extender taking the range up to 755km.
The Cybertruck is also famously – and arguably – bulletproof. Its structural skin is constructed from Ultra-Hard 30x cold-rolled stainless steel that makes it invulnerable to 45-caliber and 9mm bullets and 12-gauge shotgun shells – a weird but wonderful selling point no other truck manufacturer can lay claim to.
Its glass components, however, aren’t bulletproof, though windshield and windows are engineered from the ultra-strong Tesla Armor glass made of a glass and polymer-layered composite, which is said to absorb and redirect impact force making it more resistant to damage.
Fun fact: You won’t find the Tesla logo anywhere on the vehicle – its reputation precedes it, anyway, and you’ll recognise its radically unique silhouette as eccentric as its founder Elon Musk from five miles away.
Now the other very practical reason Tesla is unlikely to bring in the Cybertruck for sale in Singapore is simply its highly impractical dimensions – measuring 2.4m wide, 5.6m long and 1.7m in height – that’s just way too girthy for our roads.
So this might be your one and only chance to see the Cybertruck up close in person. Don’t miss it.
Register your interest here.
Tesla Experience Centre
9 Raffles Boulevard. #01-84 Millenia Walk
