Nigerians known for their love for classy stuff, are expected to start placing orders for the Cybertruck vehicle produced by Tesla, the company owned by world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
The cheapest of the Cybertruck truck which was unveiled two years behind schedule, will cost $60,990 (N61m), according to Bloomberg. The priciest of the car called Cyberbeast will cost $100,000 (N100m)
At the unveiling of the car which has a speed that could cover 60 miles in three seconds, Elon Musk personally handed over a select few of the vehicles to some attendees, including one to Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian. The unveiling was live-streamed on X, Musk’s social media platform.
Specifications
The Cybertruck has a unique trapezoidal exterior design inspired by the “Blade Runner” movie and stainless-steel alloy exoskeleton that challenges the traditional aesthetics of the pickup truck market with some features not seen before.
The base rear-wheel drive variant can travel an estimated 250 miles, while the all-wheel drive and “Cyberbeast” variants can travel 340 miles and 320 miles, respectively.
The top two variants can travel further with an optional range extender that takes about a third of the truck’s bed space. “It’s meant for very long trips or towing heavy things up mountains,” CEO Elon Musk said on X.
Power
Tesla’s top-of-the-line “Cyberbeast” Cybertruck can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2.6 seconds, outperforming many sports cars.
Musk on Thursday showed a video of the truck trumping Porsche 911 in a drag race, while towing another unit of the sports car.
It also boasts a towing capacity of 11,000 pounds, matching Rivian’s R1T and slightly higher than Ford F-150 Lightning and GM Silverado EV’s 10,000 pounds.
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