Tesla introduced the Cybertruck nearly two years ago and the company recently admitted it’s been delayed until 2022. As a result, the highly-anticipated model will arrive after the Rivian R1T and GMC Hummer EV. It could also hit the streets after the Ford F-150 Lightning, which is due next spring. Tesla is going to be late to the party, but a prototype was recently spotted at Merced County Castle Airport with a handful of new items including side mirrors and what are said to be windshield wipers.
While the pictures and video posted on the
Cybertruck Owners Club are pretty grainy, they indicate the model is inching
closer to production. Besides the aforementioned safety equipment, we can also
see more conventional wheels and what appears to be fog lights. That being
said, the rest of the design appears pretty faithful to the concept that was
introduced in 2019.
Tesla has been relatively tight-lipped
about the model, but the company recently scrubbed pricing from the Cybertruck
configurator. This could be an ominous sign as the move seems to suggest the
company won’t stick to their original prices of US$ 39,900 for rear-wheel drive, US$ 49,900 for all-wheel drive, and US$ 69,900 for the tri-motor all-wheel drive
variant.
That remains to be seen and so do the
final specifications. However, we’ll remind you the base model is slated to
accelerate from 0-96 km/h in less than 6.5 seconds and have a range
in excess of 402 km. The tri-motor variant improves both figures as
the dash to 96 km/h is slated to occur in less than 2.9 seconds, while
the range is set to increase to more than 805 km.
