I understand the author's animosity towards Musk, who is doing Tesla no favors. But to your point:

"The 11,000 pounds towing capacity is about what was expected, as is the pedestrian-crushing 2.6 second 0-60 time on higher trims."

Which is a low blow, especially considering competing trucks are so boxy and high now that they can run over most of a kindergarten class before even realizing it[0]

[0] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/americas-cars-trucks-ar...