Tesla plaid Cybertruck
 

Ignoring the flared fenders, is this aerodynamic?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tes...50-raptor/amp/

There's a lot of debate over the stock Cybertruck.

IIRC the front diverter adds downforce with minimal added drag, just from the downward pressure of air piling up at the stagnation point.

The trapeziodal wheel arches are prolly suboptimal. No Moon disks.

That trapezoid of light behind the offside tire suggests suboptimal bellypanning.

Keep in mind, that's just somebody's silly photochop not any image from Tesla. If the Cybertruck has something beyond the tri motor already announced, that is the question. The tri motor is already the layout for the upcoming other plaid versions of Teslas and the purpose is to do torque vectoring to help cornering. Now if they are going for a Raptor fighter, what they need is long travel suspension with massive shocks that won't boil with long high speed off road running. The problem will be that the 3 motor long range Cybertruck will be a good 1500 pounds heavier and that's a lot of energy to dissipate.
What would be cool (and any talk about Tesla's future products you get to completely make stuff up as you go like rocket assist or underwater mode) is if the shocks were actually electrical generators and you got some energy back with all the wild wheel travel.

So a Raptor isn't about being fast on a track or in a straight line, there are other trucks that are better in that area, it's also not about slow, rock crawling type off road travel, the Powerwagon or Commander Rubicon is better, it would be about high speed desert racing style truck.
Ram also has a new Hellcat powered 707 hp wide body Rebel truck coming soon. That truck is going to be the new pinnacle in pickup craziness.

aerodynamic
 

'Aerodynamic' would only construe that Cybertruck is either acted upon by its atmospheric environment,or acts upon its atmospheric environment.Trees,boulders,and deserts are aerodynamic.
Other than that,we'd need context.

Exactly. And what's more, this is entirely based on a single tweet wherein Elon said he will drive a Plaid Cybertruck. No other context.

"Aerodynamic" is probably the single most-misused word in the entire body of automotive writing.

I always love to hear how somebody made some product chemical free. So it's made with happy thoughts and light? I saw a water filter that claimed to filter out all chemicals. So it's more like a vacuum tube?

filter out all
 

I'd like to see them drink from a can of PVC solvent, Tetrahydrofuran.
The packaging,manufacturing facility,energy to manufacture, raw material,energy to get it to the store shelf was probably sourced from happy thoughts and light as well.:rolleyes:

What's the issue? This is an aerodynamics (of vehicles) forum.

It looks like the basic shape could be pretty aerodynamic, but it's all straight lines. It makes me think Tesla had two things on their mind: (1) "Look, we can make it aerodynamic and angular" and (2) "This will be much easier to stamp." It's very different from the other Teslas, which are very curvy. I doubt Tesla neglected aerodynamics on this plaid version, whatever that is. It looks better than the regular Cybertruck (I didn't compare, so maybe they're very similar), but I don't care for the flared fenders.

* Ehh, it looks the same except for the flares.

It sounds like aerohead has been drinking Tetrahydrofuran straight from the can. :)

The issue is with the terminology. "Aerodynamic" means "moving air." Does it exist in moving air? If yes, then it is aerodynamic. Buildings are aerodynamic. People are aerodynamic. Neither are more or less aerodynamic than cars, Plaid or otherwise.

So, the question "Is this aerodynamic?" can only be answered: yes, and so is everything else. If you want to know something specific, such as "Is this shape low drag?" or "Does this shape produce low lift?", those are the questions you should ask. (That's what aerohead means by "context").

This photoshop is not the Plaid version; it's a fan edit. We do not know what it would look like because, beyond a throwaway line in a tweet, Tesla has not released any information on it.

The context is this Aerodynamics forum.

There are several threads here with "aerodynamic" in the title.

The definition:

aer·o·dy·nam·ic
/ˌerōˌdīˈnamik/

adjective

1. relating to aerodynamics.
"aerodynamic forces"

**** 2. of or having a shape which reduces the drag from air moving past.
"the plane has a more aerodynamic shape" ****
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The "Aerodynamic Streamlining Template."

All this contention over words. :(

Is this Plaid enough?

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/wp-con...r-730x430.jpeg
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/wp-con...r-730x430.jpeg

I think that's much more argyle, in this context. :D

I'm starting to worry. It's been five days.

aerodynamics
 

Again,your question is meaningless.I invite you to ponder your question and see if you can re-phrase it in a manner in which we can respond more specifically.
I believe I understand your question,however,I want you to understand how important it is in 2020,that we communicate with specificity.

basic shape
 

Now your question is improving!
The basic shape of Cybertruck is an industry leader.It will be the lowest drag pickup ever offered for sale or lease.
In reality,there's not a 'straight' surface on Cybertruck,except for its belly.
The 'Plaid' version shown,with extreme wheelhouse mutilation would be an entirely different proposition.I give it four thumbs down.

Rust never sleeps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS_l0qMgUv0
Include the sparse history of stainless steel cars.