The Tesla Cybertruck Is Official and It's Out Of This World
What is it?
Tesla's Cybertruck looks like no truck you've ever seen. It has the angularity of a paper airplane, with zero rounded surfaces and a sharply peaked roof. The unpainted stainless steel bed and cab are fully integrated into one unit using unibody construction, similar (we think) to a Honda Ridgeline. The very look of it initially seemed like a prank when it rolled out onto the stage at Tesla's Los Angeles headquarters on Thursday evening. Our jaws dropped, and they more or less stayed dropped for Tesla CEO Elon Musk's entire live-streamed presentation.
It's not just the odd styling. Numerous details make it seem like a pure concept vehicle. There are no external mirrors, which are required under current regulations. There aren't even camera pods. The wheel spokes extend over the tire sidewalls, too, which doesn't work outside the confines of a design studio — especially on a truck where such spokes can literally ground out.
And then there was the unforgettable live demo of the shatterproof side glass, which promptly shattered when struck by a large metal ball that was supposed to bounce off harmlessly, leaving Musk to give the rest of his talk against a backdrop of broken glass. Not to mention the sledgehammer demo meant to show the dent resistance of the Cybertruck's stainless steel "stressed-member" monocoque construction — although the door panels held up, we suspect the fellow swinging the hammer could have put a little more oomph into it.
Still, the Cybertruck is undeniably a bold departure from the norm, and some of us are already smitten. It's going to be quite a sight on the road. As Musk noted onstage, most trucks look pretty much the same. The Tesla Cybertruck will never be accused of that.
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官方正式推出超凡特斯拉赛博卡车
特斯拉的赛博卡车看起来和你见过的任何卡车都不一样。它有纸飞机的一样的棱角线条，平坦的表面和尖尖的车顶。一体式结构的不锈钢车身和驾驶室完全融为一体，类似于(我们认为)本田的里奇林。一开始当它以这样奇特的造型在周四晚上的特斯拉洛杉矶总部的舞台上亮相时，这一切看起来就像是一场恶作剧。这种视觉冲击带来的震撼或多或少的一直保持到特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克的整场直播演示结束。
不仅仅是因为它奇怪的造型，无数的细节都它看起来像一个纯粹的概念车。这款车不仅没有法律规定必装的后视镜，甚至连后置摄像头也没有。车轮辐条延伸到轮胎侧壁，这样的设计在室外是行不通的——尤其是在卡车上，这样的辐条样式在实际投入使用中会被磨平。
然后是令人难忘的防震侧玻璃的现场演示，当一个大金属球击中车窗玻璃时，侧玻璃并没有毫发无伤的把金属球弹回来，而是被砸成了碎片，留下马斯克在破碎的玻璃背景下继续他的演讲。更不用提为了展示赛博卡车的不锈钢“压力元件”单体结构的抗凹性而进行的实验演示——尽管门板仍在支撑着，但我们猜测它也已经经不起再一次的撞击了。
不过，不可否认的是，赛博卡车对常规的大胆背离吸引了一大批人的注意。赛博卡车将是一个马路上的一番风景。正如马斯克在舞台上所说的，大多数卡车看起来都差不多，但没有一款和特斯拉赛博一样。
译者：蔡丽芹
