THE latest Tesla model was shot at with a Tommy gun in a bizarre pre-sale test revealed by company boss Elon Musk.
The eccentric billionaire unveiled the bizarre move in response to a post on X, formerly Twitter, the platform he bought in 2022.
X @teslownersSVThe new Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted after a ‘bullet-proof’ test[/caption]
X @teslownersSVA video posted to X shows it riddled with dents from bullets[/caption]
A video posted by the Silicon Valley Tesla Owners Club showed the upcoming Cybertruck, set to retail from about £32,000, driving down a main road.
The truck’s door was studded with dents, which the X user speculated might be due to it going through “bullet-proof testing”.
Mr Musk responded to the clip, seemingly confirming the test and indicating that it had been a success.
He wrote: “We emptied the entire drum magazine of a Tommy gun into the driver door Al Capone style.
“No bullets penetrated into the passenger compartment.”
Social media commenters reacted with shock and confusion to the unusual testing schedule.
One wrote: “Dude this is so crazy.”
Another added: “I want one.”
And a third said: “Best Cybertruck spotting ever.”
The all-electric truck, first announced in 2019, is also set to come with reinforced glass.
The model has been delayed several times and the first commercial unit only rolled off the production line in July.
Back in May, we took a look inside the new motor, which features a detachable, space-age sleeping pod.
And one man in India became so impatient with the hampered production schedule that he actually attempted to build his own.
Now, though, Tesla has finally provided a release date, with the first trucks set to be shipped to selected pre-order customers on November 30.
It comes after a driver claimed to have been wrongly hit with 14 ULEZ charges after a number plate mixup.
Meanwhile, a woman was caught on camera trying to fill her Tesla up with petrol.
X @teslownersSVTesla and X owner Elon Musk confirmed it had been shot at with a ‘Tommy gun’[/caption]