Tesla Cybertruck Finishes Grueling 1,280-Mile Baja Test

By Gary Gastelu |

Oct 9, 2023

The Cybertruck can go the distance … on dirt.

Tesla engineers took two Cybertrucks for a trip from San Diego down the Baja peninsula to Cabo San Lucas in order to test their durability and ride quality off pavement.

The 1,280-mile trip crossed a variety of surfaces that included, sandy wash, salt flats, rocky ridges, desert and washboard roads, an engineer said during a live video that was streamed on X from a Starlink satellite uplink mounted to the top of the vehicle.

“These trucks are hardcore,” the unidentified employee said.

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The pickups were “release candidates” fresh from Tesla’s Austin, Tex., factory, which means they are a version being considered for final customer production. The only changes were the use of off-road racing seats with five-point harnesses to help the passengers deal with the tough terrain.

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Both were equipped with computer-controlled suspension systems with air springs, the latter of which were a feature added after the Cybertruck’s original debut in 2019.

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According to the employee, the only mechanical issues between them were two flat tires during the journey.

The trucks were also charged along the way using Tesla Level 2 destination chargers that are open to the public.

Details on how far the trucks were able to go between charges were not revealed.

Tesla hasn’t announced an exact date for the first customer deliveries, but Elon Musk has said it would happen before the end of 2023, although an original target date for the third-quarter of the year was missed.

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Final pricing and specifications also remain a mystery, even as Tesla has amassed a reported two million Cybertruck reservations.