Tesla’s lineup of autos has expanded significantly over the previous couple of years. At first, the corporate provided the Mannequin S luxurious sedan, then the Mannequin X luxurious SUV, which has the seats however not the house or the affordability that everybody is on the lookout for.
The Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y are sedan and crossover autos which have launched the corporate into the mass-market class. The Cybertruck introduced out the corporate’s first-ever pickup design, and whereas it’s unorthodox, it’s actually useful.
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However there may be one factor Tesla is lacking in its lineup, and it’s a car kind that many have waited for and wish. The corporate at present has not introduced any plans to supply it, however its followers are loud and chronic, and we’ve even nudged Tesla to contemplate making it.
It’s a full-size SUV.
This specific phase is dominated by combustion engines at present: Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon topped gross sales with 105,756 and 82,304 items offered, respectively. The Ford Expedition is simply behind with 62,007 items offered final yr. There are a couple of formidable rivals on the EV aspect of issues, with the Rivian R1S, the GMC Hummer SUV EV, and even the Kia EV9.
Nevertheless, Tesla has but to dip its toe into this market, and it appears lots of its followers are keen to confess that the corporate is lacking a real “folks mover” with sufficient house to deal with a cross-country street journey with a handful of youngsters.
A official, comfortably sized 3-row household SUV.
Not an undersized egg-shaped one with a third row that may solely match contortionists, and design-limiting gimmicks like falcon wing doorways that simply add value/complexity for a buyer set that doesn’t need them.— Climate Nole (@WxGuesserNole) June 4, 2025
No query… we want a full measurement SUV constructed on the cybertruck’s platform.
— HARLAN Z. HILL 🇺🇸 (@Harlan) June 4, 2025
This, they need to construct this.
Cybertruck AWD drivetrain, however this as tough kind. pic.twitter.com/SH4DvkvoIe
— Timothyz (@Timothyz) June 4, 2025
Why Not the Mannequin X?
The Mannequin X is probably going Tesla’s lowest-selling car. It contributes little or no to the general mission of the corporate, and even CEO Elon Musk as soon as stated that it, together with the Mannequin S, is barely produced on account of “sentimental causes.”
Relating to the X, it’s merely not fairly what individuals are on the lookout for when it comes to a “full-size SUV.” As a substitute, it’s extra of a van/crossover SUV hybrid. It doesn’t have tons of cargo and inside house.
It does have a number of nice tech, a flashy look, and enough vary for that journey with the youngsters. It’s an excellent automobile, and one which Tesla is planning to refine with an upcoming refresh, its second this decade.
Nevertheless, it falls in need of what would qualify as a full-size SUV, particularly contemplating its third row is a bit tight, even for youthful youngsters.
But it surely’s not fairly what many would think about as what Tesla must fill this void in its lineup.
What May Be Coming?
Many followers say they wish to see a CyberSUV — one thing constructed on the Cybertruck platform however within the type of a full-size SUV. This isn’t completely out of the query, particularly contemplating Tesla has already made it clear the Cybercab would undertake the identical type of aesthetic because the Cybertruck.
Nevertheless, we are able to all agree it’s a far cry from what the Cybertruck actually is, and Tesla probably won’t construct one thing that’s even near the pickup. It already admitted it might not undertake the stainless-steel exoskeleton for future autos within the This fall 2024 Shareholder Deck.
So, if Tesla had been to resolve to construct one thing that will be within the full-size SUV phase, it wouldn’t seem like the Cybertruck.
