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The Tesla Cybertruck is Super Boring Inside
The Tesla Supertruck looks like something a kid would dream up if they saw Back to the Future too many times, got out a ruler, and attempted to draw a vehicle.
It’s all strange pointy lines, inappropriate angles, and shiny stainless steel.
The Cybertruck certainly makes a statement driving down the road. So you’d think it would be equally flashy and interesting inside.
Turns out, no. The interior of the Cybertruck is super boring.
I got to sit it one recently. Stepping up to it is impressive. It’s a massive hunk of steel and glass, and the whole thing feels imposing.
But inside, it feels like Marie Kondo’s minimalism had a baby with whoever designs prison cells.
There’s a boxy center console with a big screen on it.
Some big metal pedals that look like they were cribbed from a GTA 3 arcade game (because, maybe they were.)
And that’s pretty much it.
The seats and the rest of the cabin are dull; as if Tesla spent so much time on the outside of the truck that when they designed the interior, it felt easier just to grab the backseat from a 1990s station wagon, plunk it in, and go home to a nice Kombucha and a nap.
Everything feels a bit underdone. A bit cheap.
That’s a strange vibe for a car that now costs over $100,000.
The only really cool feature is the steering wheel, which looks like the yoke of a fighter jet. Tesla gets genuine points for uniqueness there.
