Rivian vs Cybertruck vs Lightning! Quick Tour & My Recommendation For You 

Which truck would you go for? Comment below! Also - Don't worry! We cleaned up the parking lot from all of the crush test stuff.

Kyle has the gift of gab. This wasn't a 2 hour video edited for 20 mins. It's a straight shoot. Nice work!

Giving you an oscar for this amazing one-take performance!!

It would be really neat to see like a 300-500 mile road trip to some national park all done by the 3 trucks like in a caravan and then see what the charging infrastructure, amount of electricity, cost and charging times were all like. Rivian cybertruck and ford f-150 lightning

Finally an honest review giving the lightning the credit it deserves!

I took my Lightning for a drive today in zero degree temps with snow and it performed flawlessly. Electric cabin heat is the best!

Got my lightning a month ago. LOVE it. Traded in my bolt and frontier to consolidate. Gimmie a full-size, body on frame, parking pawl havin truck with a spare tire and more accessories than you can shake a stick at, any day over the other two. It's almost like Ford makes the best-selling TRUCK or something.

The Rivian is just so good looking.

Just your enthusiasm alone makes this a great video! Thanks for being so fair and honest!

Nice job getting through this. I wish you had pointed out the gear tunnel on the Rivian and the custom kitchen you can buy that slides in and out of it. Really highlights the "lifestyle" aspect of the brand. Great job again, and thanks for all you do.

My Lightning and Rivian orders came within a month of each other (Rivian first). My previous truck was a Lariat F-150, which I loved. If I was looking for a work vehicle or had to seat 5 people comfortably, I’d have gone with the Lightning. But I’m mostly an off-roader with 4 seats needed, and the R1T was the direct design for that. It’s like a larger version of the offroad lifted Tacoma I had, but much better daily driver. Both of these EV vehicles are great. Some of the differences are a bit more nuanced than folks tend to describe. I am finding the Rivian hauls anything I need (plywood, mulch, etc.) and the Lightning seemed like a better offroad vehicle than my Lariat was. If I was a construction contractor I’d go with the Lightning. Since I’m a hydrologist working a lot in wilderness, I went with the Rivian. But either can work for both of those types of owners. No comment on the Cybertruck. My wife vetoed it based on aesthetics. Regarding charging networks, yes Tesla is the best. But I haven’t had any major issues road-tripping the Rivian - been across 6 southern states with it so far and just ran a 1500 mile circuit through FL in 4 days for a series of business trips away from home without any problems. So, I think that’s also a nuanced difference. Just get the vehicle that feels best for you. For me, it’s the R1T.

Great review of three amazing trucks. I much prefer these faster / shorter videos.

18:45 - It has the 14-30R because when using power tools in the field, you want the locking plug.

I just purchased the Lighting XLT. While I like the traditional look, it was my only choice. The other 2 are simply out of my price range. Having said that, I love this truck

Have had my lighting Lariat for over a year. Still love it every day I get in! Charge at home and have never had an issue. Putting my tools in the frunk is fantastic.

Thank you so much for the brevity. I wish all your videos were this format. Excellent review. You presented the facts without drama and an overload of negativity and criticism. I definitely prefer this style of video.

Great video. My takeaway is that each truck has pros and cons so everyone should choose based on their individual use case. Whatever works for you is the best truck. Isn’t that all that really matters? No reason to bash ones you don’t like.

Excellent video. I own the R1S but this particular video has been so anticipated for yrs and so congrats getting it out the door so early. Well done covering a LOT in a tight timeframe. Still madly in love w my Rivian but see some solid features in the others.

This was really insightful. While I still love the Cybertruck for its innovative design, manufacturing and tech, it’s surprisingly not ahead on either range, storage, charging, toeing power or practicality. That’s a bit of a bummer, especially given that it came out a few years after the others…

The 14-30 is more like the gas generator that the Ford Pro Power system is designed to replace, so I think it is a better fit for the design use case.

We just hit a year with our Lightning. Almost hit it with it in the shop due to a 33 day battery, lightbar, and steering wheel upgrade/recall repair(we had no apparent range, battery, or lightbar issues). Hopefully, this will be it for awhile. Form factor for us, it's the best. We'll be working on an overland upgrade to it, and an overland trailer with about 3kW of panels, and 20kW of batteries, so with good sun, we'll be able to put probably 40 miles per day into it.

It's nice that each of these trucks are awesome in different ways. You really did an outstanding job of zooming through this comparison. It's definitely much more interesting than the typical ICE Ford vs GM vs Ram and Toyota.

Nice Vid! Rivian is just a thing of beauty. It will never go out of style. Elegant but patagonian. The material, paint job, the finshes, inside and out are hands down second to none. I have 2 teslas. Cheap ass materials inside. I wouldn't get another one. Future Rivian owner here for sure.

ford and i think this is one of the best videos you've done.enjoyed the fast pace, no nonsense, approach.

Best review yet I’ve seen by this guy … to the point, no bs, no yada yada yada, just a great insightful and informative review.

I like the lighting the best. Beautiful non flashy meat and potato TRUCK!!

Absolutely love my Lightning, but cannot wait for my Compare. Coming soon

Holly heck man, what a great overview of the 3 hot ones! You crammed so much info and covered each truck with enough detail, yet fairly. I really do feel as though I could make a decision if I was buying one of them based on the variety of use cases you presented here. I mean, you ought to change the name to "Well within spec" reviews, cause RU-vid recommended this video and it absolutely nails all the metrics a viewer would want to understand! Thank you for your dedication, it is clear you are extremely passionate about what you do and I love to see it.

I'm a Tesla owner, but the Ford F-150 Lightning is a helluva truck. I got to test drive one and I was impressed.

Love my lightning, had it for a year, works amazing!

Very nice, Can't wait to see more reviews like this

"No one really uses 14-30R..." Well, I use it to run a generator cable to my house, to a transfer switch, to power my boiler, well water, fridge and some.other lights and things when the power is out. VERY useful.

Great job Kyle and Out of Spec team! Hope you guys get a nice vacation

The amount of content Kyle the the Out of Spec team put out is amazing. Thanks for all the hard work guys (and ladies).

Great video Kyle! So much knowledge of these vehicles allow you to speed up the pace wow impressive. I think best shot is the F150 unless their software is not that great. Maybe next video should be comparing technology. Panel accessibility

Yet another excellent review, thanks for posting useful content.

First to be announced, last to be released, most expensive, slowest charging, shortest range. Surely this is the most iconic Tesla product ever

Rivian for me too!

Great videos and great team work all this week. I’ll say it depends on when you buy the truck and if it’s going to be your only vehicle. At this point in time the Tesla charging network is the best and the Ford and Rivian can’t really use it, in the future yes I will consider other brands but right now CT is the best option if you road trip and you want a truck.

Dude! You earned your paycheck with this review. Well done!

Thanks for the insightful information for all three trucks!

Great job describing the differences, Kyle. I like the Rivian, but all three trucks are too big for my needs. I wish Ford would offer a Maverick EV.

Got the F150 Lariat during the price drop best value for functions and pricing out of those 3. Big Frunk and biggest cab space. 70k with for the Lariat Extended battery before tax rebate.

I got almost 30k miles on my R1T bed cover still works 😊 good comparison. I agree to live with one I would have to choose R1T. I had a lighting at the same time did a video comparison and ended up with keeping the rivian. Family of 3 keep in mind is perfect. We all love it. Thnaks for this video real champ getting it done soo quick. No cuts lol

Solid Work Explaining Each Truck

Would love to have a winter comparison in the mountains in deeper snow and ice between all three.

Also of note, Lightnings are now coming with a 14-50 adapter for the 14-30R plug, but you have to either use something with a max 30A draw, or back down the draw on the device to 30a. When ordered, the mobile charger on the Lightning is 30A (as opposed to the 32A MPC that comes with Mach E) to accommodate EV charging off that adapter.

👏 brave to you for knocking that out! Man how did you even breath 🫁! Great job on the reviews!

This was a wonderful succinct video! Thank you! I'm the future EV customer who needs a truck. I have been looking between these 3. I like the Ford a lot

Outstanding work to you and your great team. Your ability to condense a lot of very useful information and communicate it is very good. Comprehensive reviews. You worked with what you had but would have liked to have seen the lightning in all of the videos. Great description of the features, use cases and what would make someone choose each one. Only major ommission that is a buying factor and reality is the choice of stainless steel for the exoskeleton unlike all other trucks really. Great reviews and would eventually like to see comparisons to Hybrid offerings, large EV SUVs that do overlap, and all new EV trucks coming. Great job, safe trip back, look forward to more.

If I had to choose it would be the Cybertruck Long Range (which is not discussed in this video) to come out this year. The Beast Mode version has insane specs performance wise, but for road tripping and general use, the Long Range makes the most sense.

I bought my first F-150 XLT 2021 last year, I enjoyed my truck every time I drove it, my wife 4’5” tall drives my truck with no problem. I mentioned her that I would trade in my current truck for lighting and states that she would keep my current truck then I could get the lighting. Coming from my wife who is very picky and be happy driving the f-150 and Ovell all driving from Highland CA to San Francisco with no problem and is super comfortable, hands down get me a Ford lighting. Yeah, I agree the Cybertruck is a beauty however the f-150 is more practical and overall more family-friendly. U don't even count the Rivian witch also a beauty but it is not worth it.

Great video - impressive to do it all in one take

I love my lightning, my best car/truck even, the utility and comfort are WOW, I had 2 model S before (huge bug with motor noise) and I dont use my second car Model 3 AWD any more.

I’d get the F-150. If you have body and sensor damage to the Rivian or CT. Good luck getting your vehicle fixed in a reasonable timeframe and at a reasonable cost.

Congrats on the 200K! You're doing a great job for EVs which are the very near future for everyone!

That was an impressive effort. I liked the pace.

Can you run tests in North Dakota in the extreme winter conditions like today -20F or below?

Based on looks alone, it would be the Rivian or Lightning for me. If it came down to one choice it would be the Lightning based on brand recognition alone. Not taking anything from the Rivian. The Cybertruck is not only ugly but it's useless as a pickup as anything I can think of.

One more thing worthy of mention on the Rivian, it has a storage compartment which runs from one side of the truck to the other.

A very insightful episode for me. As usual, Kyle did a great job breaking down his thoughts on the three trucks but to me he highlighted something else. The reason why truck design has basically been the same for decades is because it is a good design. The Ford Lightning is probably the best version of what a truck can be. Tesla’s Cybertruck is awesome but its design is a bit of a compromise. Not a lot of compromise and it does fulfil the need to look radically different from other trucks but for a truck it could have more headspace in the back, better view behind and a bigger frunk. The Cybertruck probably needs more advanced batteries, should be in the works, to pull ahead in terms of range and of course there is the FSD future that will certainly make it highly desirable.

Here's some food for thought. Ford brought the Lightning to market nearly two years ago. Despite all the advances since then, it is still a very serviceable vehicle. The ground-up-design Lighting with better range, better towing capability and better upgradeability is set to begin production in late 2025. What do you think Ford will do with the experience and technical advancements between now and then?

wow the f150 is a massive vehicle. Not sure I would want to daily drive that. I like the size of the rivian and cybertruck.

Great fast and quick review. Hope my Ad’s watching pays u off 😊

Also worth noting that getting anything out of the Cybertrucks bed from the side is a major pain unless you’re 6’2 or taller.

Hey Kyle, when the F150 lightning first came out, you hooked up seven different vehicles to that truck. I have not seen a video of you doing that with the cyber truck yet.

Ignored the Rivian's gear tunnel when comparing the storage across the models.

Great side by side comparison.

Thanks for the side by side. To me the ford looks like the most practical for my family. The frunk is excellent and would be a good compromise if your spouse argues with you about storage if you never had a pickup truck before. Also, the spare tire is good

The best part about the Lightning is the software is secondary to the truck, meaning, you don’t need the software to drive it. There are no fart sounds or gimmicks. Just a Truck with a Battery.

We have a Ford XLT which has become our daily driver. Been great, though Ford needs to work on their software and accessory/parts support. They say "dealers are our eyes and ears" but 4/5 "local" dealers don't do parts or accessory warranty returns. They literally told Ford support 'no' over the phone 😡

That was a very well done video !!!

Excellent overview!

I am interested to see what the electric pickup options/specs will be in 5 - 10 years. The batteries should be way better by then and hopefully chargers will be much faster as well. I feel like I'd want around 600mi real-world range in a pickup, which should be totally doable in 10 years without increasing the battery weight at all. Right now the CT seems the most practical to me. It's a paradigm shift to have a pickup that has the maneuverability and acceleration of a sports car, yet with 16"+ of clearance, and you can bash it all day with a sledgehammer and do no damage. Spacious cab and bed to boot. I'm imagining being able to hide a winch in the frunk with a cutout in the hood for the rollers, and gear boxes on either side of the winch for your towing/winching gear. Your winch and cables would all be kept nice and dry in there, and it wouldn't change the aerodynamics or approach angle.

In summary: Rivian: Patagonia Tesla: Tech Bro Lightning: Workin folk

Great comparison review! I didn’t realize how much smaller the Cybertruck is, compared to the other two trucks, especially the F-150 Lightning.

There were many details that were very interesting, and seemed honest. I also think that it was fine and honest to say that he likes the Rivian best as his all round car, even though he had some criticisms to make of it. But it was like there was a block or a wall, preventing him from allowing himself to like the cyber truck more than his Rivian. a few times he sounded like he was making a criticism of the cyber drop but then said oh no this is actually the same or better. He also praised the cyber truck and it seemed like he really liked the interior and the space in the cyber truck. There seemed to be an excitement in his voice when he was talking about individual things about the cyber truck, but it was like even though he kept on saying the cyber truck is better in this way, I’m better in that way it has more space and has more room and more people etc. etc. he always seemed to hit that wall. Also a lot of criticisms that he had that were quite valid are going to be fixed or improved with software updates like the 350 max charging rate, and, the self driving software. He said he liked the cyber truck better for highway driving although it was a bit noisy which could be understandable as a downside. The cyber truck also has options to get bigger batteries which would put it above the others. Now I agree that there is an appeal to the Rivian looks that the cyber truck doesn’t have and that the looks are so different it’s hard to compare them. The Rivian has a soft more sophisticated exterior and the interior is more traditional, more in the style of luxury cars today. The cyber truck is very minimalist and clean and futuristic, which is hard to compare to, but looks great with the visibility in the sunroof. So overall, I think he was trying to be very honest, and while in someways, I wanted to criticize him the biggest criticism is it seems like he wasn’t open to let himself like the cyber truck more even though he kept on saying over and over in almost every metric that the cyber truck had more room and had an amazing tunnel cover and the drivetrain and the powertrain were better and the 220 V battery and the faster charging for the first part of the charge cycle, he just went into so many different areas and he would start to say the other truck was better, but then said oh no cyber truck better so it just seems like he hit a wall. Now he owns a Rivian so you don’t feel bad about an expensive purchase that you made for yourself and I don’t think he has a reason to feel bad about it because it’s a preference thing and from the outside of the Rivian looks pretty cool. but the cyber truck and Rivian are so different. You could own both of them and like them for different reasons. I think one of the main considerations will be how these vehicles age. Will the cyber truck get better with age and updates and will the parts of each of these trucks last? How long will these trucks have to spend in repairs and going back to the dealership for recalls, etc. but overall I appreciate this video

Great review, this helped me to pick the Ford F150 as it is the most practical truck of the 3.

Oops! Forgot to mention the Rivian's gear tunnel which I think is one of the truck's most useful features.

Kyle and Friends...Good Job.

As a Rivian owner, I use my front trunk all the time, it fits two carry one and a couple little items, with the lid floor in. You’d really have to be soft to not be able to lift items into it. F150 Frunk looks great, Cybertruck looks like stuff will fall out. Cybertruck looks smaller in the back of the cab than the Rivian, contrary to the commentary, have to see one in person to know I guess.

Great review of three great electric trucks. ..... Everybody's saying how they love how the R1T looks now, but I remember how polarizing the front headlights were. Now they seem normal. Wonder if everyone will get use to the looks of the Cybertruck? As for who has the charging advantage, I would say the Cybertruck, because it has full access to the reliable Supercharging network.

Finally a detailed video that was quick

I use my frunk on my R1T every time I go to the store. Use the gear tunnel less, but when I need it, it is amazing.

Rivian looks more attractive..Cyber look small..but F150 looks more realistic to be a work-horse you can take at work sites.

Would love to see a 100 mile or so Baja like race between these three trucks. I don’t think the cyber trucks lack of locking hubs will hold it back.

This guy is good. Had me focused the whole time 😮

Great, honest review!!!

Ford all day

One other competition is updates…Ford almost never does updates.. Tesla will for sure have updates.. but Rivian seems king right now in this category.. makes the truck exciting and like a new toy to play with every couple months.

I'm more Ford F150 Lightning. I like that it looks the same as the ICE version. It's bigger than the other two. I currently have a Tesla Model 3, and need a truck to add so when the 2025 with NACS comes out, I think I'll be happy with the Lightning. Great vid!

Very useful info. Thanks!

Nice straight to the point review. Hard to beat the lightning for comfort and truck bed usability. Side note, people are gonna get hurt falling into that sharp rear corner of the cybertruck.

The only thing Cybertruck is missing is a sun roof shutter that could have extended from the bed or at least transitioned glass that can switch to dark mode.

Great fast comparison between the three! My pick is the Ford!

Nailed this video guys!!!

I still can't get over the oddly low clearance in the rear of the cybertruck. WTH did they bolt on down there?

Francie is so cute!

Excellent videos, really appreciate all the work that goes into producing them. Would love a Rivian, unfortunately however Rivian has been unable to figure out the Eastern Canadian Market. They were on the ball when it came to collecting deposits but are no where to be found when it comes to actually delivering vehicles. Nor can they seem to get a handle on customer communication.

Well you were certainly right about how polarizing the CT is. The comments think it's the best or worst truck ever built. Thank you for the unbiased and accurate review.