It probably would have been better had they not been mass produced, and maybe did a very limited quantity run - make it more like a collector item... I suppose thats what it'll be now. I see quite a few on the road, it takes away from the uniqueness.
The amount of hate it gets has been yet another clear indication to me just how annoyingly tribal people are. It shows you’re in the in-group and definitely-a-righteous-good-guy if you hate on the cybertruck. Not hating on the cybertruck is basically admitting you’re a fascist (I’ve had a friend literally tell me this non-jokingly). I think that’s really what 80% of the hate comes down to.
I would argue people don't want anything new, but a different and better direction. In Europe Renault is doing really well with the Renault 5 and Twingo. People are tired of depressing, bland and angry vehicles, and the CT just doubles down on what people already hate about modern cars.
You can celebrate Tesla for trying something new while still hating the actual thing that they tried for being bad.
Sadly, all three of my assumptions were false.
thank god these monstruosities were forbidden in europe
The design aesthetics for automobiles can be stale and this could also be a terrible, unworkable, ugly design.
The problems with the cybertruck for me are (in no particular order) build quality, Elon's politics, low range, annoying bed size/shape, and size of the vehicle (too wide).
Aesthetics are personal, and you can think something ugly, but that doesn't make it objectively so. Even if it's a widely held opinion. It does perhaps make it a poor decision from a marketing standpoint.