Tesla Cybertruck could steal the Hummer EV's awesome 'Crab Mode'

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The Tesla Cybertruck is coming after this yr, and what we've heard so far suggests it'll exist a very impressive machine — albeit outrageously designed.

Simply it's going to exist even more than impressive, with Elon Musk now confirming the all-electrical truck will have a four bike steering way. That sounds almost identical to the GMC Hummer EV'due south "crab way."

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Crab mode is Hummer'southward driving mode that substantially lets you lot drive in a diagonal direction. It uses a combination of torque vectoring and rear wheel steering to attain this, and is congenital to assistance you get in and out of tight spots.

It'southward the kind of thing that is especially useful off-route, where you don't have the same level of consistency as asphalt.

A lot of comparisons can be fabricated between the Tesla Cybertruck and GMC Hummer EV, but crab mode was one of the Hummer's unique features. No more, apparently, at least according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk:

Friday afternoons are usually Tesla design studio time. Cybertruck will be almost exactly what was shown. We're adding rear wheel steering, then it tin can practice tight turns & maneuver with high agility.Lot of other bang-up things coming.July 3, 2021

While Musk doesn't mention the Hummer, the comparison is the first thing that comes to our minds. Specially since Musk mentioned increased agility and the ability for the Cybertruck to do tight turns.

Notwithstanding, without a visual display of how this will piece of work, we can't say for sure how like it volition be to Hummer'due south crab manner. Tesla hasn't confirmed that the Cybertruck will have torque vectoring either, though it'due south certainly possible thanks to the twin rear-wheel motors.

Plus torque vectoring is available on the Tesla Model South Plaid, which could point to its inclusion on the top-end Cybertruck.

The Tesla Cybertruck is also set to come up with over 500 miles of range, a super-strong exterior "exoskeleton" and enhanced durability that promises to stop a 9mm handgun round or a sledgehammer in their tracks. Simply don't get throwing whatever metal assurance at the windows. The rear bed is too congenital for versatility, and adaptive air suspension should provide a softer ride off-road.

The Tesla Cybertruck will be available to purchase afterward this yr, with prices starting at $49,900 for the dual-motor AWD model, while the tri-motor AWD model will cost $69,900. A cheaper single-motor version will exist available sometime next year.

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