Elon Musk and Jay Leno Cruising in the Tesla Cybertruck Is Painfully Blissful

Biggest Revelation In This Teaser – The Production-Spec Cybertruck Will Be A Tad Bit Smaller

Although the clip is almost seven minutes long, the Jay and Elon part lasts for around 2 minutes and 30 seconds roughly. You can see them drive around the SpaceX factory and the Boring Tunnel. This, of course, isn’t the production-spec Cybertruck. They do speak about any changes we could see in the final Cybertruck, and Musk said that the dimensions will be reduced by five-percent overall.

This statement more or less supports his previous claim as well. A Twitter user had asked Musk what’s the biggest change made to the Cybertruck from the prototype unveil. Musk replied, “Reduced size by 3%, center line is more level & lower window sill height.” According to the specs released by Tesla at the time of the launch, the Cybertruck measured 231.7 inches. A three-percent reduction means the truck now measures seven inches shorter, approximately.

But now that Musk has said five-percent reduction, we can expect the length to reduce by 10.5 inches, width by around four inches, and height by over three inches.

These are the measurements of the pre-production Cybertruck:

For the sake of comparison, the Ford F-150’s length ranges from 209.3 inches to 250.5 inches, depending on the body style and configuration. A 6.5-foot bed F-150, just like the Cybertruck’s, in the SuperCrew cab configuration is 243.7 inches long. Cybertruck wasn’t longer than the competition, so why bother reducing the length? Musk says this is done so that it fits in a normal garage. Will Tesla reduce the wheelbase or the truck bed? Highly unlikely, but you never know.

You Can Expect A Lot Of Positive Talks About The Cybertruck In The Show

Jay Leno has said on many occasions in the past that electric cars are the future. Leno is a Tesla car owner himself and has vouched for the brand previously. He once said, “I mean, the advantage of electricity. I have a Tesla. I’ve had it for three years. I’ve never done anything. There’s no fluids to change. There’s nothing. You know, For new technology to succeed, it can’t be equal. It’s got to be better. And they’ve (Tesla) sort of solved the battery problem. It can go 350 to 400 miles at a charge. There’s no maintenance. They’re faster than the gas car. So there’s almost no reason to have a gas car unless you’re doing long-haul duty.”

The filming had taken place earlier this year, and Elon Musk and Jay Leno were spotted driving the Cybertruck down Hawtorne’s Crenshaw Boulevard. They were spotted filming near the SpaceX headquarters and the Tesla Design Center as well. The crew was even spotted setting up the cameras to film near a Tesla Supercharger. Lots of stuff to expect from the episode.

Final Thoughts

The video showcased a couple of other clips as well where you can see Jay Leno in an L.A. fire department chopper demonstrating how the aerial missions work. He also goes on a drive with a blind man in his 2008 Corvette. Overall, it looks exciting. Jay Leno’s Garage airs every Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. ET on CNBC.