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How is it function over form? They use electric motors on the door handles, bed cover, and ramp. They made the bed sides super high and hard to access the bed.
by Someone1234 7y ago
How is it function over form? They use electric motors on the door handles, bed cover, and ramp. They made the bed sides super high and hard to access the bed. It has no floor tie-downs. They gave it a glass roof where you'd lean stuff from the bed!
This is absolutely form over function, they just picked a form which is controversial.
PS - I actually like the Cybertruck. But I'm self aware to know it is due to all the impractical toys that will ultimately be a maintenance hazard. It is cool but impractical.
- retbull 7y agoUh it looks like there are at least holes where the tie downs can fit. The glass roof is kinda nuts for sure though. Those high walls are also annoying if you want to put tool boxes in your truck. It might be possible to still be practical by making some changes to how you might store things for easy access like on a normal truck but it probably can't use current existing solutions. :/
- Someone1234 7y agoIf there are re-enforced holes to add floor anchors then that definitely resolves that issue, just didn't see any on the limited press photos released so far (only wall anchor points). Kind of want someone to do a "truck bed review" of the Cybertruck, just loading, unloading, anchoring, etc.
- DennisP 7y agoThe high sides are for overall stiffness, compensating for the flat sheet steel, which is for cheap manufacturing.
- Someone1234 7y agoI know, I read the article. We're talking about the utility of the design they ultimately wound up with, the "why" doesn't alter that. Designs are always a trade-off, the question is did they trade-off the correct things to make a really good utilitarian truck?
- DennisP 7y agoSorry, I see your point. I saw in another article that this is their first prototype, built very quickly, so I wouldn't read too much into details like tie-downs. For the rest, I guess how useful it is depends on the customer; e.g. I saw a contractor comment that the built-in battery power and air compressor would be pretty convenient for job sites. (Of course other electric trucks would at least have the batteries, but it remains to be seen whether they'll match this on price.)
- deelowe 7y agoIt's function over form from a DFM standpoint, not utility. Case in point, if they cared about utility, they'd quote torque numbers instead of 0-60 times. Not to mention the laughable sides and glass top.
- bonestamp2 7y agoI agree from a consumer standpoint, but the article makes a great argument for the form being very functional from a manufacturing standpoint.
- gwbas1c 7y agoHonestly, I see it as more of an FJ Cruiser or a Wrangler that happens to have a very, very large trunk. I think a lot of buyers will be people who would normally buy a large, 2-row SUV, or truck owners who keep a cap on their bed.