Tesla Cybertruck spotted getting sideways in winter testing footage from New Zealand Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds

Tesla is currently testing and tuning the Cybertruck’s winter performance before its suspected August release date. (Image source: @CybertruckNZ on Twitter)

Camouflaged Tesla Cybertruck prototypes have once again been spotted out in the wild — this time in the frozen test facilities of the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds. The Cybertruck was spotted doing both ice and snow testing, with a playful drift session taking place thereafter. As is to be expected, the Cybertruck’s four-wheel-drive system conducts itself impressively, even if there does seem to be some understeer.

The latest in what seems like a constant stream of Cybertruck sightings sees Tesla’s electric pickup truck playing in the cold weather at the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds. A number of videos, posted to Twitter by @CybertruckNZ, show the Cybertruck performing rather admirably in both snow and ice tests.

A closer look at the video shows that, although there’s nothing catastrophically wrong with the Cybertruck’s steering on ice and snow — the Cybertruck doesn’t seem to get out of control at any point during the videos — it does seem to under-steer initially before the body responds. It’s fair to expect the Cybertruck to perform well on ice and snow, thanks to its rear-wheel steering and quad-motor four-wheel-drive system.

Previously, the Cybertruck seems to have had a hard time, getting stuck in the mud on a rural Texas backroad. The Cybertruck is already at a disadvantage when it comes to driving on slippery road surfaces, thanks to its comparatively high weight. Whether this latest round of testing and improvements ends up perfecting its four-wheel-drive system is yet to be seen.

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Julian van der Merwe, 2023-07- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 8)

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