"Is that real?" A woman standing next to the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck outside a hotel in Venice, California, is pretty certain she's looking at an escaped movie prop. "Like, is there a car underneath that?" she asks. We inform her that yes, it is real, but if any vehicle will cause you to question objective reality, it's this one. To those of us who are into cars, it seems like the Cybertruck has been around forever—it was announced in November 2019 and has been in the news seemingly every day since. But for a sizable segment of the population, this may as well be an alien lander or an escaped military project. It looks like it drove out of the Home Depot Andromeda in the year 3000 carrying a pallet of nano armor for the ol' fusion recombiner back at the Demogorgon Ranch. When the door opens, you half expect to see the driver's seat occupied by a hologram. The Cybertruck is the craziest production car of the century, and second place isn't even close. Read our full review: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a60115630/2024-tesla-cybertruck-beast-test/ 00:00 Intro 00:36 Our road test process 01:26 Cyberbeast configuration 01:38 Performance test results 02:35 Why does it look like that? 03:24 Stainless steel cleaning and toughness 04:50 What's the stainless steel made of? 05:35 Is it really bulletproof? 06:28 Aerodynamics and why a spare tire is an accessory 08:08 Our range test results 09:16 Aerodynamic effects of tonneau and wheel covers 09:44 Steer-by-wire overview 11:05 Electrical architecture and weight 12:01 Driving experience 17:29 Front seats 19:29 Rear seats 20:01 Bed time 21:31 Final thoughts