Cybertruck Self-Destructs in Shallow Water... Leaving Questions About the Promised "Boat Mode" - FuelArc News
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I was watching a Cybertruck driver “test the truck’s wade mode,” and was treated to some accidental comedy. Check this out: “Wow, What a Beast!” Here’s the Non-Exhaustive List of Damages The drive is pretty uneventful, but the aftermath? It’s pretty eventful. The repair bill just keeps multiplying. The driver reports: The craziest part is […]

LOL… the Toyota Corolla in the background clearly had no issue driving through that water.

  • joekar1990@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    8 days ago

    For the record, the Cybertruck manual states that Wade Mode is rated for “approximately 32 inches” of water. Love when the manual approximates. “Approximately” 32 inches is also the stock tire height. But our guy’s tires? Nowhere near submerged. And yet, here we are.

    That’s actually hilarious how shallow that is for wade mode.

    • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
      5·
      8 days ago

      Approximately.

      Like JFC the manual doesn’t even tell you the EXACT amount of shallow water that will brick your truck in the purpose built “wade” mode XD

      Also, if you’re taller than a typical 10 year old, you’re not wading in 32 inches. That’s, at best, “Puddle Stomping” mode.

    • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
      41·
      8 days ago

      Ehhh, the OG air intake on my RAV4 with 30" tires isn’t much higher than that from the ground. Just a little bit of water sucked in that way will cause problems.

      Having said that, a simple snorkel solves that and I don’t have to flip a switch to use it.

      ETA: watching the video, you also have to wait 10 minutes for the ride height adjustment and the batteries to pressurize…

      ETA2: self-destruct is a really shitty descriptor. The video is not that damning at all. I’m not a fan of the CT, but this is just a BS sensationalized article.

      • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
        4·
        8 days ago

        +1 for adding a snorkel/d-breather. Costs something like $150, easy weekend project, then you have a permanent “wade mode” that actually works.

  • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    8 days ago

    The casual playing off of a bunch of damage, failed buttons, and water sloshing around in the body is comedy gold!

    I had a Camry and yeah, that amount of water is easy peasy for the average sedan so the Corolla wouldn’t have had any problem.

  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
    3·
    8 days ago

    The article skips over some stuff that actually looks pretty impressive starting at 6:20, but I agree with the author of this blog that theguy’s “no biggie” is quite funny.

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
    21·
    8 days ago

    We drove it through a couple feet deep water and it only lost 2 panels and broke the buttons that open the trunk.

    “No biggie, a bit of a bummer but a great car!”

    This is seriously cult behavior. He’s in so much denial constantly his whole time being concious, the mental gymnastics must be exausting.