This is already a favorite luxury car
The Tesla Cybertruck arrived late and was controversial. After numerous delays, the electric pickup officially saw the light of day as 2023 began to end with a price 50% higher than promised and less range than expected.
Since then, Tesla’s giant car has been the subject of all sorts of controversies. From accessories that failed to deliver on their promises to others at absurd and disproportionate prices, recalls due to problems with key components, and more than questionable off-road performance. Performance that has undoubtedly caused plenty of ridicule and jokes on the web.
And the client doesn’t care about all this.
The most purchased luxury car in the US
While social media is filled with images and videos of people making fun of Tesla, it’s also flooded with customers showing off their crazy electric vehicle. And as the data shows, social media is also full of people who envy Tesla Cybertruck owners.
According to Kelley Blue Book, which collects U.S. sales data, the Tesla pickup truck is a car best-seller countries above $100,000. A milestone that was reached in May and June (the most recent data), but in which they opened a huge gap with the electric variant of the Hummer (almost 4,000 Tesla Cybertruck units registered compared to 349 Hummer units in May) and regained the throne against the Ford F-150 Lightning, which took the best position in March.
They also claim that the average price of Tesla Cybertrucks sold in May and June was between $111,000 and $112,000. This trend will become even more noticeable in the coming months, as the company has eliminated the option of choosing an Access version, which was supposed to start at just over $60,000. Now, the “cheapest” option starts at $99,990.
Part of the price increase, aside from the accessories, is due to the range extender, which costs more than $16,000. Regardless, it seems that Demand for Tesla Cybertruck Shows No Sign of Slowing Down and customers are still willing to pay what Tesla asks, or even rent it part-time, to gain access to a driving experience reserved for a few.
IN forumelectric carsExplain the story of Dustin Liu, a car rental company owner who reserved five units of the car when bookings opened in 2019. The success of those five units was so great that he claims he has reserved 20 more cars of the same type to expand his fleet.
The media explains that daily rental is close to $500 including taxes, but during the period of greatest demand, in the first days after the launch, customers paid $1,000 per day to rent a car.
All this has led to used cars once again being more expensive than new ones. A quick search yields many results offering Cyberbeast-version units with starting price $119,990 and delivery is promised between October and December 2024 at a price of $135,000 before taxes.
The company’s own threats to prevent this type of sales do not seem to be deterring buyers.
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