raccoons' reaction seeing a cybertruck:
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2025
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Some of the original renders I saw were so much better…
Oof. That looks even worse to me.
I’m not sure how it could look worse than the current version.
That looks like a giant sante fe.
Yeah I guess it kinda does.
When the Cybertruck was revealed in 2019 the announced price was starting at $39,900.
The specifications were great.
Cyberpunk was about to be released.
Teslas were still pretty cool.
The Cybertruck looked like a giant Delorean electric truck.
Elon Musk had said some questionable things, but was still "Elon Musk" from Iron Man 2 and Star Trek: Discovery.
If the Cybertruck had actually been offered for sale in 2019 for $39,900, I would have bought one. Without hesitation.
In 2025 I wouldn't be caught dead in one because I don't want anything to do with the politics of Tesla and Elon Musk.
Don't forget Elon "Volunteering at a soup kitchen" Musk from the Big Bang Theory.
They also fall apart, frequently suffer major breakdowns, and are deathtraps
Hard agree
It looks like garbage. In like every way. And I'm a car guy. It's not political. It's a big old pile of "not worth 120". I can buy two Toyotas with more satisfaction in style and performance.
I've heard dudes in maga hats say it's fugly.
So truly unpopular, have an orange arrow.
Upvote because that truly is an unpopular opinion from what I’ve seen and I think they make the Pontiac Aztec look classy.
The Aztec was also a huge disappointment in that the concept car design and features were outstanding but very different from what was eventually delivered
They make PT Cruisers look like a sick ride.
you're pushing it, probably because it broke down
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I guess the Cyber Truck could be cool if it fit in with any of its potential surroundings. Everywhere it goes it just stands out like a sore thumb. There is no city or landscape that matches the aesthetic. It's like seeing a suped up F350 in the middle of NYC. Even if you like those giant trucks it will always look out of place in a big city. Or like seeing a Lamborghini way out on a dirt road in the boonies. It just wouldn't look right. I don't think there are currently any places that exist that match the aesthetic of a cyber truck. It makes me feel like when a high graphical game doesn't render an object correctly and it comes in low poly.
At one point I really wanted to get a Delorean -- the angles, the materials, the doors, all very cool; plus BttF is a nice trilogy that reminds me of being a child. The cybertruck hits a lot of the same notes, so I can understand.
But, honestly, even my current car has too much central monitoring, data collection, and even control than I wanted. I really only bought it because my (the current) previous car was quickly dying.
I knew from Teslas claims and their other cars that there was just too much of that fiddly bullshit involved. So even without considering Elmu, a cybertruck was a clear No.
Why not buy a nice pre-2015 car with none of that data collecting crap installed? You have a lot of good options. Swap out the stereo with a modern one for Android Auto/Apple Carplay and you're good to go.
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Well, you’re using the community for its intended purpose.
An unpopular opinion? In my unpopular opinion community?
Then go buy an 80s car with an actual good angular design and convert it to electric.
Some similar aesthetic options:
- VW Scirocco or early Golf/Rabbit
- Early Lotus Esprit
- Delorean
- Fiat X1
- Triumph TR7
- 80s Alfa Romeos
- 80s Lancias (Beta, or Delta for instance)
- anything from the late 60s to late 80s designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro
They are angular wedge designs, but done with care and thought to manufacturing, some safety (at least from sharp edges), and almost all of them are aesthetically pleasing.
The difference in "ability to avoid serious injury or death in a crash" between an 80s and modern car is the hangup for me. Particularly in a country where I have to share the road with comically huge pickups and SUVs.
As a cool weekend "drive around a bit" car: sure. But not as a daily driver.
Yeah I hear you, it’s a hang up with me as well. Driving one is a lot like riding a bike or motorcycle, it makes me hyper focused and cautious, especially during merges and stop and go traffic.
Having a decent EV setup would at least make it capable of accelerating and keeping up with modern traffic. Which, speaking from experience, would help, but not eliminate the treat by any means.
I stopped bike commuting after moving to a more rural area where lack of bike lanes, brodozers, frauhauspanzers, and cellphone distractions have made it too risky.
The Ioniq 5 has a better 'cyber' look than the Truck. Like a fat hatchback.
That was going to be my next suggestion, good call. I do like it, but wish they’d make a similarly styled sporty car version.
Then go buy an 80s car with an actual good angular design and convert it to electric.
You say that like it's easy to do for anyone. 😅
As much as any one can buy a Cybertruck for $80k, yeah.
You can get an 80s car with a dead motor for less than 1/10th a cybertruck
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Have you seen one in person? They look... Not great in pictures, but like... Passable as a curiosity. In person? Monstrous and ugly as fuck. Also the bare steel is just a horrible choice.
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I maintain they look a lot better painted or wrapped, Musk knows this, and deliberately figured out a way to make painting the 100k pieces of shit the buyer's financial responsibility.
They should have made it look like the truck from Halo.
Just curious if you've seen one in person or just online.
Cuz I didn't like how they looked online. But seeing them in person was just a whole another thing. I've seen a few, My personal opinion is the proportions are just off in every way. It's bigger than you'd think but also it looks like the cab is a lot smaller. It reminds me of toy vehicles you give like 5-year-olds. If it was just an RC car, I probably be fine with it.
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Meanwhile, in actual Cyberpunk media. I disagree with you so hard that I deeply regret I only have one upvote to give. Well done.
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Nah.
It is too simplistic.
Too low poly.
Unrefined.
Too anti-functional.
Almost like some ketamine addict drew it on a napkin and then stuttered 'M - Mm - Make it like, lo- look like this' to some unpaid intern.
It is, imo, an idiot's take on retro future as a style guide.
........
in contrast, we have....
DeLorean.
This Hyundai N Vision 74 concept car.
The modular Slate E Truck.
Those are retro future, look better (imo), and also ... the DeLorean both actually exists, and also actually works, and the Slate truck seems to have at least a decent shot at actually existing.
EDIT: Whoops, I was out of date with my info, looks like the Hyundai N 74 also will actually be produced.
Notice how these look like they could actually maybe be in the background of a shot from the OG Blade Runner, or Akira, or OG Ghost in the Shell... or would not look very out of place in Cyberpunk 2077?
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All that being said, I do want to join the chorus of people saying this is a great topic for unpopular opinion, lol.
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I'm glad there is more variety on the road because of it. I think it's ugly. But the fact that every car has turned into a grey CUV is boring.
There's a saying in Brazil, "Everyone has their taste and asshole" (Gosto e cu, cada um tem o seu), because some people have a shit taste
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