A Ford executive has called out Tesla for its video showing the new Cybertruck engaging in a tug of war with an F-150, and Elon Musk has responded.
At the recent reveal of the Cybertruck, Musk played a video showing the electric bakkie pulling an F-150 (seemingly a rear-driven variant) uphill, before posting the same 16-second clip to Twitter.
But Sundeep Madra, vice-president of Ford X (the Blue Oval brand’s “venture incubator”), later tagged Musk on Twitter, challenging the SA-born 48-year-old to an “apples to apples” test.
Musk’s reply? “Bring it on”…
As a reminder, the unconventionally styled six-seater electric bakkie boasts a claimed payload capacity of nearly 1 600 kg, with the most powerful (triple-motor) model’s towing rating coming in at about 6 350 kg.
Cybertruck pulls F-150 uphill pic.twitter.com/OfaqUkrDI3
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2019
Bring it on https://t.co/pCnln1NdRO
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2019