Tesla Cybertruck faces Ford F-150 Lightning in one of the most difficult official safety tests

The Tesla Cybertruck went head-to-head with a Ford F-150 Lightning in one of the most difficult official safety tests.

In a dramatic showdown, Tesla’s Cybertruck and Ford’s F-150 Lightning were slammed head-on in one of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) most brutal crash tests, and the results were anything but even.

Using crash-test dummies, the test is called the Moderate Overlap Front test, which is one of the more realistic and challenging crash simulations.

The Cybertruck has been unpopular in the last year, so hopefully its performance in this high-intensity and high-importance test proves it’s not worth being forgotten just yet.

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Tesla Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150 Lightning in official safety tests

When it comes to testing cars and EVs, it is important how they rank on the official Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) most brutal crash tests.

In a recent video, two electric pick-ups were put to the test by a YouTuber to see how both would fare when up against the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The test was a Tesla Cybertruck vs. a Ford F-150 Lightning, and one certainly came off better than the other.

They started with the IIHS’ Moderate Overlap test, where vehicles travel at 40mph and 40 percent of their front ends hit a fixed barrier, simulating a scenario where only part of the front structure is engaged.

Surprisingly, the Cybertruck, with its dwindling popularity levels recently, scored a ‘good’ rating in the test, which is the top score in the hierarchy.

The Ford F-150 Lightning, on the other hand, scored a ‘poor’ rating, which is the lowest possible outcome.

Other ways of testing safety

When tested on their braking systems and their ability to detect passengers, both pickups received a ‘good’ score.

The Cybertruck’s headlights, however, were downgraded to ‘poor’ because its low beams caused excessive glare, which disqualified it from a Top Safety Pick title, unfortunately.

However, despite following the headlights downgrade, the Cybertruck retains a five-star rating from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

This result from the crash test could really turn things around when it comes to dwindling sales numbers of the Tesla EV, as it shows that, although the headlines could use work, the Cybertruck is a surprisingly safe vehicle.