Incomplete! - My Brutally Honest Thoughts After Experiencing Cybertruck - First Drive & Full Tour 

Thank you to Mike at EVuniverse.com for letting me spend the afternoon with his Cybertruck! Something I didn’t mention in the video since I didn’t really get a chance to try it prior to the video or during the video is that the sound system in typical Tesla fashion absolutely rocks. If you’re not already, be sure to follow me on Twitter / X: x.com/brandenflasch

Its pretty mad how the elon fans in the comments respond to anyone pointing out issues, its almost like a cult

$100,000+ for a vehicle you can drive around screaming, "Everybody's looking at me!" P.T. Barnum was absolutely correct.

Very reminiscent of DeLorean. Cool design, stainless steel shell, wildly impractical, badly built and full of silly design mistakes.

I went to an EV Event yesterday and there were 18 CyberTrucks. They go attention, but it wasn’t crazy or anything much more than the other cars. I’d say the modded Teslas got more attention. I feel as these get more common they’ll get less looks and attention. They make good rolling billboards now.

Typically excellent vid Branden. We enjoyed the watch over dinner tonight. 🙂 Also, I really liked your comment along the lines of Tesla seemingly designing this with more of an eye towards creating something really different than really great. I couldn't agree more. This clearly wasn't ready for primetime yet, but they rushed it out the door. Time will improve things, but this definitely could have stood another year in the oven.

CT...the only truck a Tesla Fanboy/girl can love. It's bold, attention grabbing and down right fugly. It is a bloated, egotistical monstrosity with huge blind spots and too many imperfections for the price. It surely reflects the mind set of Musk. I own a MYLR and put up with some of its "issues" because it was at a reasonable price point. Tesla didn't meet its own goals for the production of the CT and then rushed it before getting it right. PS...I'm not against futuristic design but it should not be at the expense of function and practicality. But...those with money to burn really don't care as long as they can have the "coolest toy" to stroke their ego.

I think the tonneau cover is the best designed tonneau cover on the market. It gives confidence to hear it opening and closing unlike the Rivian tonneau cover I kind of make a sour lemon face every time I hear it

Does a 4x8 sheet of plywood or similar fit in the bed? It clearly looks like it would at the top but this is the first time I've seen the bed go "in" at the base like that

If people paid more attention to what they're actually buying it would make companies like tesla improve the quality. Its beyond me how they could release a car like this for 100k...

Pointing out the snow shelf covering those lights is a CRAZY oversight on their part. This is supposed to be basically teslas version of the R1 lineup - a rugged, adventure vehicle capable of keeping up with the demands of people who love pushing boundaries outdoors, a strong and capable option for a work truck, and a comfortable and intuitive daily driver. If this was a prototype at an expo years before release, I would feel very differently. Even though it is an incredibly unsafe vehicle, the concept is a cool design. But it’s not a concept car or a prototype, and its 100k price point baffles me. No insulation on the frunk, no rear camera washer like basically everything else at this price point has (bmw, Mercedes), TERRIBLE alignment on tons of cars that made it past quality control, and cheap build quality all around is incredibly disappointing, but expected given teslas recent history. Teslas best bet is to stick with M3,X,S, & Y. They are good vehicles that have had plenty of time to refine along the way. They have a great charging network to support them and have slowly made lots of crazy good improvements to the OS. If they stick with those and address the issues that people have with them, like poor build quality in interiors of higher end model S and X trims, then they’ll have a lot more new EV adopters choose them quicker.

My tow vehicle is a 2015 Porsche Cayenne diesel … it’s a tow monster … great for roadtripping … but heavy for around town driving … looking forward to getting my CT after the initial kinks are worked out

I agree 100% that the charge port not being on the passenger front for towing without unhooking is a massive miss. Also, with the tonneau being so sturdy I wonder if it can turn into a child safety issue with no way out. There's a lot of tempting room for them to want to play hide in there. And forget about all the Tesla fanboys complaining and whining. I'm a huge Tesla fan, and they're the main reason we're on this EV revolution, but there's also quite a bit to complain about. You can't get better unless you hear about what needs to be better.

I liked the CT from the second I saw it. But, I've never seen a vehicle with so many obvious design flaws. Thanks for the tour.

"School activity bus" That is a new one. Nice review Branden.

yes , some early manufacturing teething issues but in total , the platform is awesome in my opinion …

I really hate the textured dash on this. The Alcantara dash looks better, but neither is really ideal. Not sure why they didn't do the same dash material that they're using on Highland, which is essentially just the vegan leather. Would look better, be easier to clean, and would probably be more durable. I also noticed Tesla's route planner/trip planner has been getting worse over time. When we did our NY trip in the new Y last week, the route planner was almost useless, preferring long charges (some were 55 minutes!), and doing dumb stuff like routing us to chargers to charge for 0 minutes

Given how deep the dashboard is, I’ve always been shocked at how tiny the frunk is. You mean to tell me with a 2ft deep dashboard you couldn’t fit more under there to make the frunk bigger?

Michael was nice enough to meet me in Raleigh to show it off to my son. We own a Model 3

Too much winning . You are missing the forrest for the trees.

I think this is one of the best reviews I’ve seen. So many things about the CyberTruck scream odd, ugly and cheap

A CT followed by a Rivian? Hell, I still turn my head just to look at the Rivian.

Thank you for your honest thoughts!!

Branden, I’m in agreement with about 99% of what you had to say and that’s pretty excellent! I always enjoy your content and I have been since you were driving around the USA in your Model S with it’s free Supercharging!

Branden - I agree with your overall assessments but I'm very excited to receive my Cybertruck even with its shortcomings. I do NOT like the current design of the Steering Wheel and prefer to have the YOKE design which I plan to install.

Reminds me of watching a guy play a one man band kit. Its a Rube Goldberg design where simple tasks are accompished by complex and unnecessary systems. I though Elon said the best part is NO part. Can't you open the charging door yourself? This thing will live most of its life broken or in the shop for endless repairs of plastic parts. "Look at me" buyers delight. People are looking because it looks ridiculous. Throw in all the standard EV probems and you have a masochist's delight.

4:11 I guess the Tesla design team were in either CA or TX so they never thought about the snow problem 😂

This early VIN CT series reminds me of the Model Y. At launch the Model Y had several issues, from build quality to aesthetics. Now the Model Y has extra cabin comforts (re-configured console, USB-C charge ports, carpeted door pocket trim and rear door sills). I do hope Tesla is listening to YT reviews and initial customer feedback in order to make future VIN CT’s better. That said, there is absolutely ZERO excuse why CT’s out of Austin should have body panel/alignment issues (especially after Elon’s message to the Team about “microns, not millimeters”). Someone at Tesla should be QC’ing off the line under a microscope. I have a CT on order, and if it has ANY of these alignment issues, delivery will be rejected, period, full stop. Furthermore (and to your point) it is highly disappointing to see FSD included in the price, yet CT does not even have basic AP. To add insult to injury, FSD has been price dropped at the subscription rate of $99/mo. (to include a free 1 month trial no less). Tesla should either cease this practice or update the CT’s already. I recently downloaded the trial FSD onto my 2022 Model Y LR, and my wife’s 2023 M3, and completed a 2600mi roadtrip from CA to TX utilizing FSD/AP almost the entire way on the MY LR. To attempt the same drive w/o FSD/AP would have been extremely exhausting. Awesome video review and chat, this is very helpful for potential customers. ✌🏻😎.

Tell me you have no friends without telling me you have no friends

At 26:40 you point out how Tesla made the CyberTruck different just to be different and that is so true. Remember the Rivian has a lower coefficient of drag, and it looks like a traditional pickup.

No mention of the absence of IIHS nor NHTSA safety accreditation? Why is everyone missing this? It's 2024. Crashworthiness is integral to a vehicles design.

Guess if you buy a CT, you might call it _FLASCH GORDON_ or simply _THE FLASCH_

The only reviewer speaking the truth!!!!

I’ve always felt like Branden bought the 4680 Model Y just so he could do nothing but complain about it and after watching this review I’m sure of it. Complaint after complaint. For context, compared to the R1T the CT has a larger bed, better handling, better turn radius, on board power, wins on a cross country trip, a power tonneau cover, better ground clearance, a hard shell that can’t get scratched…. But Branden likes to point out there’s a shelf where snow will collect whereas a Rivian’s doesn’t have that. CT has downsides…. But of all the reviews, this one has the highest level of nitpicking and the lowest enthusiasm for any of the superior qualities the CT has compared to other EV pickups. Seems like you’re is just trying to counter balance the Tesla fanboys who think it’s engineering genius and the best truck ever and the less than promised range,etc and in doing so you’re completely missing what Tesla actually delivered. If it had curved aluminum panels and a Rivian emblem on it you’d be jumping for joy I feel like

And you got the amps wrong

the patented Tesla bad build quality

Man using standards that he don’t go for other cars like 99% of cars are not made of plastic lol

It's funny how everyone complaining that this is all you get from a $100k car will probably never buy a $100k car. If you did buy one, you'd know that there's no $100k car that doesn't have something you can complain about.

Well you finally got to say what you've been dying to say. Now, to find an Ohio State review of Michigan football.😅

A few ready, fire, aim scenarios but otherwise legitimate criticisms and dislikes. Ready, fire, aim as in it isn't very peppy, oh, I'm in chill mode, try again in sport - yep pretty damn peppy. I don't like the turn signal buttons - umm, but they work ok with the small lock-to-lock arc of drive by wire tend to make one wonder which criticisms are valid and which are just whining because it is different from what you are used to or you made a premature/wrong assessment in some cases. All-in-all though, lots of useful comments to keep in mind as I watch for improvements before getting one for myself.

The Rivian is a much much better truck.

What a poor quality truck. I am glad it has no chance to get licensed in europe!

literally every item was a criticism during the tour then i stopped watching

you clearly don't know what special is. This is what trying hard to downplay cybertruck looks like.

Spent money on elon moskvin rusty car 😂😂😂 that's smart move 😂😂😂

I people are so soft now do you really need padding on top of the trunk lid?

Four minutes in the video… loving what I’m hearing. Nice and truly honest opinions reflecting here. Quite refreshing from the fanboys out there. Can’t believe the hood does not have an insulator. But then again it’s Tesla and it’s all about saving $$$.

Hey Brandon,sorry what you are doing,this Video is just looking for failure.

Branden this is just a bunch of FUD with very little honesty just like your X posts. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt....

What a negative dude!!

Tesla missed the mark on this truck. Disappointing.

You don’t own this vehicle and how many miles does it have on it?

Man the complaint of your review is so depressing 😢. Didn't make it half way

Let's go Brandon!

This guy is a goof

Rivian actually look like any other gas truck. It really look dated. This style is def not for everyone. If you dont like it, stick with a Rivian. Are we at a time where we complain that we actually have to drive a car and not rely on self driving?

roflmao

obligatory downvote as ct. exactly what i expected though from the review.

The entire review is only about negative things about Cyber Truck. Well done

Review any Chrysler, Ford or GM truck that's $100k+ and you will find the exact same issue with cheap plastic, panels misaligned, etc

You have a clear bias against Tesla! I disagree with almost everything you said in this review

Next time do a review when you are not on your period. Absolutely EVERYTHING was a negative. Waste of time with this one my lady-friend.

You ARE brutal. This is CT V1.0. Those who are willing to pay that much to be the first to drive it should know what to expect. CT V2.0 will be improved, just like all other Tesla models.

“Different for the sake of being different” … nope , the form factor makes perfect sense when you understand the remarkable engineering prowess that made the CT possible

lol geez harsh but fair

I pushed through about 10 minutes of his Debbie Downer voice and whining before I finally couldn’t take it anymore. Complains about literally every square inch 😂

You whine non stop.

This guys like a male Karen...

Jealous!

Man this is my first time watching your review and it was disappointing. I thought I was going to see an actual review but it was just complaining about useless things. Complaining about plastic fenders feeling “cheap”. 90% of fenders are plastic and flexible. I’m sure this will be the only review I see from this channel.

was just wondering that every 15 seconds or so of the video is negative. Was it really you dislike the truck that much or you were doing it on purpose. Pretty boring review and too much un balanced negativity - so stopped watching after 10 minutes.

Yawn…panel gaps and worthless bs gripes. His opinion is useless….the truth……the CyberTruck is incredible!

Disagree.

Another waste of time review, 2 cents worth of whining....keep the change 😂

First of all, I love your charging reviews. But man, you’re the most miserable vehicle reviewer, especially against Tesla lately. Take a look at MKBHD and how he criticizes a product he doesn’t like. He’s not whiney, he’s objective and takes the petty emotions out of it.