• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    An F-150 weighs just over 4,000 pounds. A Cybertruck weighs nearly 7,000.

    That’s a lot of weight pushing into the soft sand.

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      8 months ago

      This isn’t true. Many higher trim F150s (bigger cab, 4wd, luxury interior) weigh over 6000lbs. Only the smallest, cheapest ones used for work vehicles are on the 4000lb range. Not defending the Cybertruck, but repeating false info doesn’t help.

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        8 months ago

        The 2023 F150 King Ranch Super Crew has a curb weight of 4,912 pounds. The Cybertruck is nearly a ton heavier.

        It’s not an unfair to explain that being heavy affects traction in the sand, and batteries weigh a freaking ton. In the case of the F150 Lightning, for instance, the battery is 1800 pounds, and it’s pretty close to the Tesla in weight.

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        8 months ago

        Only the smallest, cheapest ones used for work vehicles

        So, the only cases where using F150 is even justified?

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          8 months ago

          Maybe I’m misunderstanding what’s being said here, but it’s pretty surreal hearing someone explain how their pickup truck is too big to be useful as a work vehicle.

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            8 months ago

            Most big trucks are big because they have more interior passenger room. They’re essentially vans/SUVs with a small, useless bed that’s purely for looks. Only smaller trucks have a bed of usable size.