Tesla Cybertruck taken to tractor pull struggles to keep up with diesel-powered RAM Cummins

[Redaktion]

Tesla's Cybertruck is no stranger to controversy. But despite of all the dystopian pickup's quirks, the Cybertruck is undeniably an incredibly powerful piece of machinery. Recently, as showcased in a YouTube video, a dual-motor Cybertruck took on a RAM Cummins in a tractor pull event, and the results are pretty interesting, yet unsurprising.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-Cybertruck-taken-to-tractor-pull-struggles-to-keep-up-with-diesel-powered-RAM-Cummins.851246.0.html

[Neil Planick]

Both vehicles weigh about the same. The Tesla is NOT much lighter and therefore was not at any disadvantage for this.

[Jimmymcjimstien]

Both vehicles weigh about the same. The Tesla is NOT much lighter and therefore was not at any disadvantage for this.

I looked it up because this article sounded incredibly wrong And it turns out that the ram weighs about 300 lb more than the garbagetruck.

Maybe the advantage comes from the ram actually being designed by people who have towed things at least once in their lives rather than idiot software designers who can't even navigate a car wash?

Not sure if the author of this article is in love with Tesla's "design language" or if they are just lazy.

[spices]

Dang, so much hate in just one comment. Chill!

[Dmass]

I would like to see best out of 3.
I would bet the cyber truck needed a charge after one.

[Cyber head]

Dual motor CT is only 600hp not 700

[Michael p]

Both vehicles weigh about the same. The Tesla is NOT much lighter and therefore was not at any disadvantage for this.

I looked it up because this article sounded incredibly wrong And it turns out that the ram weighs about 300 lb more than the garbagetruck.

Maybe the advantage comes from the ram actually being designed by people who have towed things at least once in their lives rather than idiot software designers who can't even navigate a car wash?

Not sure if the author of this article is in love with Tesla's "design language" or if they are just lazy.

so... It was lighter and it was at a disadvantage. Not to mention it's the weaker version with less power. The amazing thing is that the pull itself was probably 20x cheaper compared to the diesel running costs and if the diesel does it a few more times it'll blow a gasket lol

[Michael p]

Dang, so much hate in just one comment. Chill!

jealousy is very ugly

[KC]

Seems a bit childish, the whole exercise.

[Michael202435670]

The Tesla was at a disadvantage because it only has one gear ratio. As the diesels have low range. Over 2:1 reduction. Try running the dodge in high range. I bet it stops at 150 foot. He bolt some 31 inch pulling tires on it, full pull no problem.

[Robc]

So there saying it came up 50 short with the dual motor. so they used the smaller tesla not the 3 engine tesla and there bragging I would say if you come up only 50 short with a missing engine your doing good . Tam like I bet I can beat up your little brother

[Denny Frisk]

I'm just totally shocked that someone competing in a pulling contest, whether it's trucks, semi-tractors or hot rod farm tractors would not actually attend a pull or watch one on TV, Yes, they are televised every week. I've watched tractor pulls for over 60 years, the first pulls I watched had a simple steel plate that was pulled and men standing 10 to 20 feet apart stepped onto the plate as it was pulled by them. With the first weight transfer sleds no more human weight needed on the sled. The most dangerous type of pulling I've seen was 4-legged horse pulling, typically 2-horse teams of large draft horses, Clydesdales, Belgians, Shires, etc, they tend to lunge into the load and start it with a jerk.
    Anyhow, shame on the two guys for not research pulling competition before actually competing in a pull. RFD-TV on cable shows truck & tractor pulling every week. There's even garden tractor pulling, my 4-H club sponsored a garden tractor pull about 1970, we drew tractors from over 100 miles away. My neighbor won 2 or 3 classes with his 12 hp Kohler powered gear drive IH Cub Cadet, it was all because of his new FIRESTONE 23 degree lug 23-8.50x12 tires. I have three sets of them, 6-12, the 23-8.50x12 and the most popular size is 26x12.00x12, all Firestone.
    I'd be surprised if the Cyber truck would ever perform well in a truck pull. THE CUMMINS engine used in the RAM pickup is the engine 4wd truck pulling uses, not the Powerstroke, or the Duramax, just the Cummins.

[Gary Busey]

Is anyone going to explain what Notebookchat is doing covering this hauling challenge between a truck and a steel doorjamb built by a Nazi-platformer whose arrogance and social ineptitude turned Twitter into a pornbot playground?

[Ryan Diederich]

Is anyone going to explain what Notebookchat is doing covering this hauling challenge between a truck and a steel doorjamb built by a Nazi-platformer whose arrogance and social ineptitude turned Twitter into a pornbot playground?

Lol you Cybertruck haters are getting funny. It's a truck and performs like a truck, you'll get over it.

As for your anti-free speech rhetoric, you are way more of a Nazi than Musk will ever be. Btw I subscribe to some of that twitter porn, not sure why it would be your right to control what I see and do. You sound like the Nazi to me.

[Jerasadar]

A Cybertruck that is somewhere between a 1/2 and 3/4 ton category with the weaker motor version up against what is probably a RAM 3500 with the best engine available doing something that the Cybertruck was never designed to do and the RAM exists to do. I'm impressed the Cybertruck did as well as it did.

Now get the tri-motor version out there with better tires and 3-500 lbs of weight in the bed and my bet is it would win against the RAM. That being said there is nothing feasible you could do to make the RAM win in a drag race against the Cybertruck. The RAM is always going to outhaul the Cybertruck, it was purpose built to do just that. But give the Cybertruck it's due for doing as well as it did.