2mo ago

Watch This Cybertruck Self-Destruct in Shallow Water

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Cybertruck Self-Destructs in Shallow Water... Leaving Questions About the Promised "Boat Mode" - FuelArc News

LOL... the Toyota Corolla in the background clearly had no issue driving through that water.

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2mo ago

Watch This Cybertruck Self-Destruct in Shallow Water

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The casual playing off of a bunch of damage, failed buttons, and water sloshing around in the body is comedy gold!
I had a Camry and yeah, that amount of water is easy peasy for the average sedan so the Corolla wouldn't have had any problem.
For the record, the Cybertruck manual states that Wade Mode is rated for “approximately 32 inches” of water. Love when the manual approximates. “Approximately” 32 inches is also the stock tire height. But our guy’s tires? Nowhere near submerged. And yet, here we are.
That's actually hilarious how shallow that is for wade mode.
- Approximately.
  Like JFC the manual doesn't even tell you the EXACT amount of shallow water that will brick your truck in the purpose built "wade" mode XD
  Also, if you're taller than a typical 10 year old, you're not wading in 32 inches. That's, at best, "Puddle Stomping" mode.
- Ehhh, the OG air intake on my RAV4 with 30" tires isn't much higher than that from the ground. Just a little bit of water sucked in that way will cause problems.
  Having said that, a simple snorkel solves that and I don't have to flip a switch to use it.
  ETA: watching the video, you also have to wait 10 minutes for the ride height adjustment and the batteries to pressurize...
  ETA2: self-destruct is a really shitty descriptor. The video is not that damning at all. I'm not a fan of the CT, but this is just a BS sensationalized article.
  
  +1 for adding a snorkel/d-breather. Costs something like $150, easy weekend project, then you have a permanent "wade mode" that actually works.
The article skips over some stuff that actually looks pretty impressive starting at 6:20, but I agree with the author of this blog that theguy's "no biggie" is quite funny.
We drove it through a couple feet deep water and it only lost 2 panels and broke the buttons that open the trunk.
"No biggie, a bit of a bummer but a great car!"
This is seriously cult behavior. He's in so much denial constantly his whole time being concious, the mental gymnastics must be exausting.
- That was like 6-8 inches of water.

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