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Gurgel Itaipu (1975) and Tesla Cybertruck (2019)

17 pointsby delducaover 5 years ago

8 comments

sergersover 5 years ago
During the press, the stage actor was hitting the tesla truck with the sledge hammer lighter(wind up bigger for show to make it seem harder).<p>He was also hitting the standard truck door or on a angle with edge of sledge hammer.<p>Where as he hit the tesla truck flat on with lower force...<p>.<p>Understand the single body design from a manufacturing and structure standpoint.<p>But vehicles get in accidents, get bumps. Now what&#x27;s the cost of replacing the whole body due to damage vs a fender on a standard vehicle.<p>And what if my truck load damaged the bed, now gotta get a new body?<p>Are the just going to weld me back together?
silasdbover 5 years ago
Another comparison: 43 yo brazilian Gurgel Formigão vs Tesla Cybertruck (text in Portuguese):<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quatrorodas.abril.com.br&#x2F;noticias&#x2F;formigao-picape-brasileira-que-esta-43-anos-a-frente-da-tesla-cybertruck&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quatrorodas.abril.com.br&#x2F;noticias&#x2F;formigao-picape-br...</a>
martythemaniakover 5 years ago
Someone on youtube called it the child or the Hummer H1 and Citicar.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hummer_H1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hummer_H1</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Citicar" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Citicar</a>
seltzered_over 5 years ago
Jalopnik did a good comparison and found a more similar looking model (scroll down): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jalopnik.com&#x2F;a-deep-look-at-the-design-of-tesla-s-cybertruck-1839993654" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jalopnik.com&#x2F;a-deep-look-at-the-design-of-tesla-s-cy...</a>
mainettiover 5 years ago
Gurgel was a visionary, he was beyond his time. João Augusto Amaral Gurgel, <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pt.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Jo%C3%A3o_Augusto_Amaral_Gurgel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pt.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Jo%C3%A3o_Augusto_Amaral_Gurge...</a>.
kevin_thibedeauover 5 years ago
One is intended for ease of assembly. The other other to look cool parading around Black Rock.
klyrsover 5 years ago
The takeaway is... Moore&#x27;s law doesn&#x27;t seem to apply to vehicle polygon counts?
trump2028over 5 years ago
I&#x27;ll more interested in the bike