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I can't be the only one who sees the design similarities to the Delorean, right? And to top it off it's stainless steel...
by trimbo 7y ago
I can't be the only one who sees the design similarities to the Delorean, right? And to top it off it's stainless steel...
- netfl0 7y agoMy first thought as well.
- magnusss 7y agoSame here, though the DMC car looked futuristic for its time. This is simply hideous, a meme of itself. Any idea what the curb weight is?
- sixothree 7y agoFor me it is reminiscent of TARS from Interstellar.
- jodrellblank 7y agoAny chance this is the chassis of SpaceX's inevitable Mars Rover being tested on Earth first?
- iamcreasy 7y agoI don't think you'll need hard exterior on Mars. Instead you need protection from extreme weather.
- NickNameNick 7y agoYou don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal.
- iamcreasy 7y agoI meant extreme temperature.
- newnewpdro 7y agoAre you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate? So much for that book being well researched...
- CamperBob2 7y agoSupposedly that's about the only technical liberty they took. The rest is said to be pretty realistic.
- ygra 7y agoIt's been noted again and again. The author also has stated multiple times that this was a deliberate inaccuracy for story purposes.
- SECProto 7y agoElon tweeted [1] that the pressurized edition will be the "official truck of Mars" - which I take to mean it will be the rover. [1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197627433970589696 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197627433970589696
- gexla 7y agoYeah, it's like they took a Delorean, added an El Camino style bed and made the whole thing more rugged... and electric. Gas stations? Where we're going, we don't need gas stations!
- oldmanpants 7y agoreminds me of the Aston Martin Bulldog concept from '79 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Bulldog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Bulldog
- smoovb 7y agoA Delorean Hummer love child.
- chaostheory 7y agoIt also looks like the cars in the original Total Recal https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2010/02/03/the-futuristic-cars-of-total-recall/ https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2010/02/03/the-futuristic-cars...
- ranon 7y agoI thought this was the car from Moonwalker. Was expecting it to turn into robot Michael Jackson. There's no way this wasn't modeled after that?
- asteli 7y agoThe unpainted steel of the DeLorean made it a pain in the ass to repair. You can't pull dents, apply body filler and repaint, you basically need a whole new panel if you want to restore damage.
- mullingitover 7y agoThe part of the demo that was actually impressive was the part where they took sledgehammers to the body panels and didn't leave dents. I think it'll be fine.
- cobookman 7y agoWas thinking the same thing. Sounds expensive to repair. Leading to higher insurance premiums
- bryanlarsen 7y agoUnlike a DeLorean, I don't think a few rough weld marks would ruin the aesthetic of the Cybertruck.