The Tesla Cybertruck will feature rear-wheel steering just like the GMC Hummer EV, but it’s unclear whether or not the brand will offer any special tricks like the Crab Walk or Rivian’s Tank Turn.
Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck has been surrounded by a flurry of controversy, with production delays (and destroyed windows) making headlines. Now we’re starting to get a better look at what the actual truck will look like, as well as some of the features we expect to see on the finished product.
In a brief video posted to Youtube by the Cybertruck Owners Club, we can see the rear wheels of the Cybertruck steer as it is maneuvered around the event space after Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo.
During the Cyber Rodeo event, customers and fans were able to see a few of the new features of the electric pickup truck, including the deletion of the door handles, the cameras on the fender flares, the retractable rear glass, and the fender-mounted charging port.
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In the summer of 2021, Elon Musk tweeted about the truck being upgraded with the feature, but this is the first time that we’re getting a glimpse of it.
The steering isn’t as extreme as GMC’s Hummer’s Crab Walk, but it will still make the truck easier to maneuver in tight spaces. Rivian’s electric truck also has a special function called Tank Turn that can spin the vehicle in place, but it doesn’t seem as if the Cybertruck will offer such a feature.
The futuristic truck will also receive a different powertrain configuration than previously stated, with four electric motors instead of the tri-motor setup that was initially announced.
Tesla removed the Cybertruck and its specifications from its website last year, leaving most of us in the dark for what we can actually expect from the finished item. The Cybertruck is now slated to reach production by the end of 2023 and will be built at Tesla’s newly opened Gigafactory in Austin, Texas.
Friday afternoons are usually Tesla design studio time. Cybertruck will be almost exactly what was shown. We’re adding rear wheel steering, so it can do tight turns & maneuver with high agility.
Lot of other great things coming.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 3, 2021
