This week, the real-life Tony Stark – better known as Elon Musk – unveiled Tesla's Cybertruck. It's a futuristic-like pickup featuring an "exo-skeleton" using the same "cold rolled" stainless steel alloy featured on the SpaceX Mars rocket prototype. Elon says the design was partly inspired by Roger Moore's Lotus Espirit S1 in the 007 film, The Spy Who Loved Me.
It's also meant to be bulletproof but the live demonstration didn't go quite as planned, with Elon uttering "oh my f***ing god" under his breath as the side window smashed, while reassuring the audience it didn't completely shatter. As amusing as it was when the live demonstration didn't go as planned, what was truly hilarious was the Internet's reaction to the truck's aesthetics.
A lot of people on social media seem to think the Cybertruck looks like a low-polygon pickup from an old video game. One sound comparison via Twitter was to the early years of Lara Croft's Tomb Raider series on the original PlayStation. The best tweet of all though might have been this single reply Elon Musk received from the official Cyberpunk 2077 account:
Hell yeah, Cybertruck and Cyberpunk 2077 teaming up – could the timing of this be any better? If we don't see some sort of collaboration or at least some free DLC allowing us to drive around in a Cybertruck by April next year, we're going to be thoroughly disappointed. As long as Microsoft doesn't feature the truck in the Halo series anytime soon, we don't see why this shouldn't be given the green light in Cyberpunk 2077.
What do you think? Should the Cybertruck make a cameo in Cyberpunk? Could we expect to see it in Gran Turismo? Tell Musk what you think down below.
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Real life Tony Stark’s a fair comparison, if you’re referring to the bit before he gets kidnapped by terrorists and learns the consequences of his ‘innovations’.
Yeah, let's hope Cyberpunk 2077 isn't the same kind of "smash hit" as this truck's windows.
In all honesty, I'm expecting to see it in a car pack for GT Sport sooner rather than later. Shouldn't take Polyphony's artists that long to render (just look at the thing). The game's lighting engine would perfectly show off the CyberTruck's... umm... lines as well.
I can not believe 200,000 pre-orders have been made for the truck
@hotukdeals ...and yet, if it were an Apple truck, it would've had twice as many pre-orders before anybody had even seen the blasted thing.
Welcome to yet another installment of "More Money Than Sense".
@MadAussieBloke That car was always my favourite first choice to call and drive in The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
@MadAussieBloke This one looks better. 😆
@hotukdeals I have preordered it since I'm sure the day one patch will solve the problem with its windows.
Just found out that GT Sports will soon have a new Lamborghini and its very Cyberpunk 2077.
https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/news/lambo-v12-vision-gran-turismo-you-can-drive-it-too
I'm definitely in the minority here, and granted, I'm not much of a car guy, but I think that truck looks dope.
I like the clean, angular look of it. It's really simple, and recognizable.
I just like it. Haha
There are made for each other!
Let's hope this won't be Microsoft exclusive.
As for cybertruck itself, just WOW! I can't believe this guy released something like that! It's like (some of) our dreams are getting true. Congrats to Elon!
Elon knows what he did.
His name sounds like a brand of cheap cologne from Avon.
Doc Brown wants his DeLorian back.
It's one of the most hideous vehicles I've ever seen. The specs though are mind blowing. Teslas have taken over my area and I'm sure I'll be seeing a bunch of these monstrosities in a couple years.
Elon Musk: So what do you think?
Bruce Wayne: Does it come in black?
Elon Musk: Yes.
Marty McFly: Can it time travel, though?
Elon Musk: Not yet.
Really more of a suv...But cool.
I want the bike version
@MadAussieBloke exactly. It looks like it's made for the trash, not the sparkling beauty that is Cyberpunk.
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