2025 Tesla Cybertruck

Overview

Depending on your tastes, the Cybertruck looks like something out of a dystopian nightmare, a charming throwback to early polygonal video game design, and/or just plain cool. Putting individual feelings about its styling aside, it's a capable and comfortable pickup with a reasonably spacious back seat and, in its most capable form, the ability to haul 2,500 pounds in the bed or lug an 11,000-pound trailer. In the Edmunds EV Range Test, an all-wheel-drive Cybertruck topped its 318-mile EPA range estimate, traveling 334 miles on a charge.

Edmunds spotlight: New rear-wheel-drive base model

So far, Tesla has only built all-wheel-drive Cybertrucks, the cheaper of which has two motors generating a combined 600 horsepower and the tri-motor Cyberbeast putting out 845 hp. A new base model is expected for 2025, with a single motor driving the rear wheels. Little is known about the rear-wheel-drive model as of this writing, but it will likely have a smaller battery pack as Tesla is touting an estimated range of 250 miles. The company says it will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds, which would make it 2.4 seconds slower than the entry-level all-wheel-drive model. Its towing capacity will max out at 7,500 pounds, slightly less than what a Chevrolet Colorado can handle.

Competitors to consider

The Cybertruck is decidedly full-size. Its overall length is just 2 inches shorter than a Chevrolet Suburban, and it's as wide as a Ford F-150 Raptor. That pits it against a growing number of electric trucks, including the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra EVs, and the upcoming Ram 1500 Rev. The Ram and GM twins promise far greater range exceeding 400 miles. Or, for a smaller and less attention-grabbing truck, you should consider the Rivian R1T.

Look beyond the Cybertruck's polarizing design and you'll find a genuinely useful — and extremely quick — pickup. But you're going to have to be comfortable drawing looks of admiration or ire from every motorist on the road.