Tesla Cybertruck was pitted against a Lamborghini Urus in an epic tug-of-war showdown when the unthinkable almost happened
- The Tesla Cybertruck is a master at a tug-of-war
- The powerful Lamborghini Urus is a worthy opponent
- Will power or torque win out?
Published on Dec 17, 2024 at 7:26 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Dec 18, 2024 at 5:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
One thing we’ve learned about the Tesla Cybertruck is that it can beat just about anything in a tug-of-war, including a Lamborghini Urus.
Other vehicles may be more fun or powerful, but Cybertruck has infinite amounts of torque.
That, in any race that mostly involves acceleration, makes a difference.
This is something the Lambo Urus had to learn the hard way.
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How the tug of war between a Lamborghini Urus and Tesla truck went
The guys from the Dobre Cars YouTube channel pitted a Tesla Cybertruck against a Lamborghini Urus in a tug-of-war.
The Cybertruck won three out of three attempts.
While it is true that the Lambo did look like it was in with a chance on a couple of occasions, it still ended up losing.
We shouldn’t be surprised, to be honest.
When you accelerate at the wheel of an internal combustion vehicle, a long list of things need to happen, involving oxygen, fuel, traction, and so on.
There are a lot of moving components and a lot of friction.
At the wheel of an EV, it’s like flicking a switch.
It goes from off to on in a second, and it accelerates violently and briskly.
That changes when you give the gas car time and space to catch on, which is why the top speed of EVs is almost always lower than that of gas cars, but in a tug of war, only torque counts, and EVs have more of it.
Is Cybertruck unbeatable?
Cybertruck Cyberbeast is apparently capable of beating anything and everything in a quarter-mile drag race.
The record-breaking Cyberbeast has so far managed to beat a Porsche 911, a Lamborghini Aventador and even other EVs, such as the GMC Hummer EV.
This shouldn’t be particularly shocking.
If there’s one thing EVs can do is generate enormous amounts of torque off the line.
The trouble is that companies are definitely busy developing new EVs, but it feels like they’re no longer that interested in developing gas cars, so this trend is unlikely to reverse.
Pity.
