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diwakark86 t1_j1ttvh1 wrote

I don't think OP is talking about the aerodynamics. It is about the vehicles' effect in a collision. Most automobile exteriors are designed to absorb the energy of a collision by crumpling and protect the interior. The Cybertruck's use of work hardened steel in its exterior would cause it to either transfer most of the energy to the other colliding vehicle or in case of collision with a large stationary object like a concrete wall transfer the energy to the interior.

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rideincircles t1_j1v5npu wrote

The frame structure picture that was leaked the other week looked like it was designed for that as would be expected. Tesla designs their cars for 5 star crash ratings and I expect the cybertruck wouldn't be any different.

It just seems like it would be a pain in the ass to repair that though.

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