The Tesla Cybertruck is a wild mashup of famous and infamous car designs - here's a rundown
The DMC DeLorean. The infamous brainchild of John DeLorean, the stainless-steel-skinned car that bore his name hit the road for a brief time before a drug bust and financial shenanigans killed the brand. It was renewed by the "Back to the Future" movies.
Lockheed's F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter is a clustering of radar-defeating angles and edges that clearly caught Tesla designer Franz Von Holzhausen's attention.
A Spinner from the movie "Blade Runner" — these flying car's from director Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi epic were cited by Musk as inspiration for the Cybertruck.
So was the Lotus Esprit S1 from the 1977 James Bond flick "The Spy Who Loved Me." That film car transformed into a submarine — and Musk actually owns the original.
The Triumph TR7 was built from 1974-1981 and was immortalized for its wedge profile by the the "shape of things to come" advertising tagline
If Elon Musk has an equal for automotive showmanship, it's Land Rover design head Gerry McGovern. He welcomed the scorn for the brand's Evoque SUV, which has gone on to be a top-seller, despite its initially polarizing styling.
In the realm of actual pickup trucks, the Cybertruck's high sides for its bed are reminiscent of the first-generation Honda Ridgeline
The now-discontinued Chevy Avalanche also made use of this design feature, as did ...
... The mechanically similar Cadillac Escalade EXT.
Sorry, but I see some Pontiac Aztek in the Cybertruck. The reviled proto-crossover perhaps deserves more respect than it usually gets.
The war horse Hummer H1 isn't made up of sharp triangles, but it shows some intimidating edges and those wheel arches are very Cybertruck-y.
The Batmobile "Tumbler" offered a militaristic take on the Dark Knight's ride — and further Cybertruck inspiration from Hollywood.
Harley Earl's Dream Cars remind us that it's OK to show extremely out-there designs.
And of course the Cybertruck's headlight is pure ... Cylon.
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