Tesla’s lineup of automobiles has expanded significantly over the previous few 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 in search of.
The Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y are sedan and crossover automobiles 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 presently has not introduced any plans to provide it, however its followers are loud and protracted, and we’ve even nudged Tesla to contemplate making it.
It’s a full-size SUV.
This explicit phase is dominated by combustion engines presently: Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon topped gross sales with 105,756 and 82,304 models bought, respectively. The Ford Expedition is simply behind with 62,007 models bought final 12 months. There are a number of formidable rivals on the EV aspect of issues, with the Rivian R1S, the GMC Hummer SUV EV, and even the Kia EV9.
Nonetheless, Tesla has but to dip its toe into this market, and it appears lots of its followers are prepared 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 legit, 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’d like a full dimension 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 type. 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 mentioned that it, together with the Mannequin S, is barely produced because of “sentimental causes.”
With regards to the X, it’s merely not fairly what persons are in search of 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 whole lot of nice tech, a flashy look, and satisfactory vary for that journey with the youngsters. It’s an excellent automotive, and one which Tesla is planning to refine with an upcoming refresh, its second this decade.
Nonetheless, it falls in need of what would qualify as a full-size SUV, particularly contemplating its third row is a bit of tight, even for youthful kids.
But it surely’s not fairly what many would take into account as what Tesla must fill this void in its lineup.
What Might Be Coming?
Many followers say they want 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.
Nonetheless, we are able to all agree it’s a far cry from what the Cybertruck actually is, and Tesla doubtless won’t construct one thing that’s even near the pickup. It already admitted it could not undertake the chrome steel exoskeleton for future automobiles within the This fall 2024 Shareholder Deck.
So, if Tesla have been to determine to construct one thing that will be within the full-size SUV phase, it wouldn’t appear to be the Cybertruck.
