2024 Tesla Cybertruck

The Cybertruck's wild styling masks a checklist of capabilities. It can tow up to 11,000 pounds. Its 6-foot bed, while narrower than competitors, lacks intrusive wheelwells and can still fit standard sheets of plywood. Two 400-watt power points can run power tools and accessories, and the Tesla can even send up to 11 kW of electricity back to your house in a power outage. An adaptive air suspension can provide up to 16 inches of ground clearance and combine with the truck's all-wheel drive and multiple traction modes for off-roading excursions. Oh, and there's also the truck's bullet-resistant stainless steel body work, shatter-resistant windows, and outlandish claims of acceleration (2.6 seconds) and range (up to 470 miles).

For weirdness and design, the Cybertruck has no equal. But there are other options should you desire a more conventional-looking electric pickup. The Ford F-150 Lightning is the elder statestruck of the genre and has impressive towing and hauling capabilities. It's been joined by the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV and forthcoming Ram 1500 Rev. None offer the Cybertruck's off-road bag of tricks, however. That falls to the Rivian R1T. It has a smaller bed and back seat but otherwise matches up well to the Cybertruck in power, towing and all-terrain ability.

Can the Cybertruck hold up to real-world all-terrain abuse and rounds of supercar-like acceleration? Edmunds bought one to find out. We're still getting to know the Cybertruck and adapt to its quirky ways, such as not using its actual door release handle to exit the cabin, and we'll be subjecting it to all manner of staff use and testing over the next year and 20,000 miles or so. Follow along at our Cybertruck long-term test.