James May finally drives the Tesla Cybertruck

The Tesla Cybertruck. I answer the important questions, such as: How many bottles of my gin will it carry? Is it clever or ridiculous? Is it oblate?
Buy my gin if you want: www.jamesgin.com/
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[@TastierBackInThe80s]

James May measuring how curved each panel of the Cybertruck has with a steel rule is the most James May thing you'll ever see.

[@chada1030]

I was thinking the same thing. Awesome.

[@richardbourne8181]

Wowsers trousers is up there too 😂

[@simonalvarez5129]

Definitely did not disappoint there.

[@drTERRRORRR]

My thoughts exactly

[@TinyMiniStealth]

… today

[@christopherjohnson2375]

Most reviewers "the cyber truck goes from 0-100 in 3 seconds" James May "straight...slightly convex"

[@lilplague4857]

My chest after starting HRT

[@ahpadt]

The 0-100 is irrelevant

[@bluflow86]

@@ahpadt not for idiots

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

Elon did say 100 micron accuracy

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

@@bluflow86it’s a pickup truck, they should be measuring the distance it can tow and how heavy they can move. 0-100 isn’t as relevant for a truck as it would be for a sports car.

[@TobinTwinsHockey]

Only James May could hold my interest holding a steel rule to multiple panels announcing “very very slightly convex” repeatedly

[@Jungl3B0b]

James May does James May Things 🤣

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

Today I learned what "oblate" means.

[@Smitje_0]

I will always mourn 'the reassembler' was so relaxing.

[@lawrencesimmons5735]

I'm nodding off after 3 minutezzzzzzzzz

[@WLNLW]

For the nerds wanting more trivia, the "bulging to enhance flatness" is called entasis and the ancient Greeks invented it.

[@damo8615]

"Wowsers Trousers" is the most James May thing that James may has ever said

[@ES90344]

This is the only Cybertruck review I've ever watched.

[@DPHPGF]

And there is no point in watching any others now. You've seen the very very best first.

[@Arto343434]

He said himself it is “a bit incel” so I think it’s fair to call someone who buys one of these a “cybercuck”

[@FarmYardGaming]

​@@DPHPGFamen

[@ordoordo]

Same. I only watched because of James. The cybertruck is an abomination. Yuck.

[@dirkbester9050]

Watch the Sandy Munro one as well. Actual crotchety car engineer take on it.

[@Shraedar]

it's so dumb to me that no one makes popup headlights anymore because they're "dangerous to pedestrians", meanwhile this 7000lb chunk of steel with sharp corners is totally fine

[@C.I...]

I'm not sure they were banned on pedestrian safety grounds - I believe they just became redundant when the US government started allowing smaller and non-standardised headlight designs on cars, and no longer specified a minimum headlight height. Pop up headlights were to allow a large, standard-shaped headlight to be lower when not in use, while meeting the minimum height requirement when in use.

[@BrianSFischer]

Welcome to Texas

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

That's why it will never be sold in the EU, we don't like our children being sliced and diced by trucks.

[@rich7447]

Pop up headlights disappeared as DRL became a requirement. The same regulation changes that brought DRLs also removed the height requirement for headlights that had made pop ups popular in the first place. Pop ups were already well on their way out when safety regulations around pedestrian collisions became a thing.

[@TheCrookedWheel]

@@terrytwo I don't think the human body can comprehend a 5000lb difference when getting hit at 35mph with either, lol. They're both ridiculously unsafe and heavy.

[@Ed-ui2qe]

Some window engineer is jumping for joy that you noticed how much work he put into making the windows quiet.

[@firebeardlongfellow5295]

Too bad the rest of the quality is beyond subpar. They're death machine garbage bins masquerading as vehicles.

[@ShEsHy]

I think it's a side effect of the door's insulation being much thicker than on normal cars due to the car's size.

[@ecrow69]

@@ShEsHy I wonder if the change from the standard 12v up to 48v could be related to the motor noise?

[@5893MrWilson]

​@@ecrow69 Probably. They likely designed and make there own window actuator for the new 48v system. If you're already redesigning it might as well make it better

[@audunskilbrei8279]

I always wonder why the windshield wiper motors in my tesla makes more noise than the drive-motors considering the size difference.

[@boxlessthinker1973]

James, you simultaneously reviewed the truck and created your own unique criteria. Classic James May.

[@gydo1942]

Everyone reviewing a cybertruck: how fast is it? how far can it go? how does it offroad? James: where can i put my bottle without it falling off? Is it actually flat? Never change, James. Never change.

[@rifkyfahrana1141]

yeah, this kind of reviews is for people who want to buy a car to get a car

[@yourimpossibletoisgn]

@@rifkyfahrana1141 furthermore we dont' neeeed 200 speed tests. we need maybe 3 to make sure they're honest. other reviews should review different things. I think I've watched a pretty fair amount of cybertruck media and I never knew the window motor was exceptionally quiet!

[@Acknetan]

So true brilliant comment that's why we like him

[@cockiesun]

Great info on window sound as well... Perhaps we should get a standardised test on that for future reviews.

[@AlLiberali]

Answering the questions that actually matter

[@steve1978ger]

The owner seeing their own reflection from every angle is actually the main feature of this thing.

[@mannsolo6294]

I see what you did there. Quite clever😌

[@esterhudson5104]

😂

[@dusannestorovic5699]

I bet you 10000 dollars that there is 0 cybertruck owners who don't run a social media vlog channel

[@dbrenz]

@@dusannestorovic5699 HAH absolutely true to this and the original comment about self-reflections 😏

[@pencilpauli9442]

That would be a Musk thing

[@Boris_V]

OMG, a genuine James May car review. These are quite rare these days, it also makes me realise how much I miss them.

[@howdareyou41]

Always my fav of the 3. Love everything he's done. The Reasembler, Toy Stories, everything he does is sooo good.

[@Boris_V]

@@howdareyou41 He's my fav TV presenter full stop. So I absolutely agree with what you say, that everything he does is sooo good! My absolute favourite thing he did: James May's Cars of the People.

[@MrBigMalT]

Absolutely… we need more of these!

[@naief]

And this makes me realize how good James is as a presenter / car reviewer

[@coreytaggart128]

​@@jeffmartin2973He covered turning radius, visibility while driving, size of vehicle. So not nothing.

[@paulhaynes8045]

Someone on another channel summed up the Cybertruck very well - "The sort of car a divorced dad would buy to impress his 17 year-old daughter's friend". Probably because that's exactly the sort of person who designed it...

[@Safetyman99]

Comment of the week. 👍

[@thomridgeway1438]

.... while playing MInecraft on his VR Goggles

[@macsnapon]

"Body Made By Groomer" plate on the side door where GM used to put their Fisher Body Logos.

[@sourhill2292]

i fricking love Adam Something

[@romulanwang]

yes, and then he'd be upset that it It DIDN'T actually impress his daughters 17 year-old friend, because she would say "urgh, it's very chunky, and looks like it has been designed by a child" and then she'd go off with the football player in his ferrari.

[@andrewhey2455]

TONIGHT, a spaniel uses a steel ruler on refrigerator....

[@jgallagher3031]

I immediately hear that in Clarkson's voice!

[@Blaquer17]

@@jgallagher3031 he had me at "TONIGHT"

[@dbdz9736]

*James voice* Clarkson you muppet! ...is this your burner account?

[@dbdz9736]

@@jgallagher3031 Everyone of us for sure, lol!

[@MarkoVukovic0]

LOL, excellent comment! 👏

[@BunkerAnon]

Pushes button to open the tailgate, vehicle locks. They weren't there but I could hear Clarkson and Hammond laughing. Thank you James May. You've been a pleasure to watch throughout all your pursuits. I bought your cookbook.

[@serhiikovalov9108]

Есть книга? О

[@Bob-Jenkins]

He has a cookbook, thank you for mentioning that, it'll make an awesome b'day present for my old man.

[@BunkerAnon]

@@Bob-Jenkins I enjoyed both his Travel Logs and the Cookery Show. James May is a very pleasant host.

[@RobMacKendrick]

@@serhiikovalov9108 Да.

[@Sem5626]

i still don't understand how talking on the phone is illegal in most places but car makers can put a massive screen right in front of the driver with tiny little UI buttons and camera outputs running on it that you use to control every. function. of. the. car.

[@lonpfrb]

As James said the CT is voice controlled. The prohibition of mobile phone is based on a body of research which shows that due care and attention to driving is lost, worse than driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

[@oggyoggy1299]

Where is talking on the phone illegal?

[@manstonhisk667]

​@@oggyoggy1299 most countries outside of burgerland.

[@jamalgibson8139]

​@@manstonhisk667 Several burgerland states have also banned talking or texting while driving.

[@jamalgibson8139]

Great point, but it's likely that there's just no research on this in the same way that there is on cell phone behaviors.

[@Heff3rd]

11:41 “if you have a cybertruck and a serious gin problem” OMG that was an instant classic 😂

[@s2e130]

It hit me the worst on the final grand tour when you said the words: " I hope, we brought you a little bit of happiness..." I felt that right in the feels knowing it was coming to an end, thank you James, for everything, you Hammond and Clarkson have brought me so much happiness watching you guys throughout the years I've grew up, I can't thank you guys enough, I wish you all the best in your new endeavours I will forever miss you all on top gear, the grand tour, and all the automotive greats you have brought to our screens over the years. So I think I speak for everyone when I say, thank you so much.

[@dundundata7603]

More than happiness these 3 guys are part of my life.

[@taha_1971]

What a nice words 🥹👍

[@framexlive]

I can imagine you are a happy human

[@OM-ro4ek]

I babysat my 2 toddlers years ago when my wife is out doing her own stuff on Saturdays. That was the day when the local TV channel played Top Gear episodes. Not wanting to miss any of the episodes, I would let my boys have whatever they wanted, and they let me watch Top Gear. Then, one weekend, I was deeply immersed in one of the episodes, with the trio of Clarkson, May, and Hammond's antics. Both my boys suddenly started laughing watching that episode. Subsequently, we were buddies watching Top Gear every weekend. My boys are now young adults, and when they come around on the weekends, we watch one of the episodes. That is my bonding with my boys. Top Gear built me a family!

[@bobdeslob8768]

I desperately wish Elon would adopt them and let them run wild with a new show.

[@arjunahluwalia7227]

top gear may have ended, grand tour may have ended. but as long as james may's youtube channel keeps making content...ill be fine.

[@larsstougaard7097]

You May be right 😅

[@InfernosReaper]

Oh yeah, that last episode is out now. Time to watch. Thanks

[@mrnotnomis]

Maybe he could have Richard and Jeremy on as regular guests. And talk about cars. And give each other the business. And go on a yearly adventure in a far off land.

[@markhutton6824]

Not if he keeps making corporate sell out videos like this. So very disappointed.

[@InfernosReaper]

@@markhutton6824 Yeah, because the cybertruck gets a lot of *deserved* hate, since it's an overpriced piece of junk, but he wasn't even critical besides, "the sharp bits are dangerous for pedestrians"

[@DenisUspeshny]

I think the genius of James is the way he narrates and tell a story. There’s no haste, no rush, no word salad and meaningless platitudes, it’s original, it’s unique and it’s clean

[@saginawdan]

Well said.

[@russcraig1216]

Probably the best presenter in the world!

[@ronaldsmith1135]

A bit like his gin?...😁

[@captainunderpants200]

And he always states his case rationally. I don't agree with him on it's looks, but I understand why it appeals to him.

[@markd1328]

Exactly, like a simple steel rule and general walk around inspection. A panel being out on your 5 Yr old peugeot? Meh Your brand new -pardon the pun- cutting edge truck? If they fudged that how are you supposed to trust their cutting edge digital steering? I'm dieing to have a go. I don't even think they're allowed in the UK. But I would do terrible things to be able drive one.

[@PennsylvaniaDualSport]

Seeing him in his silver locks reminds me just how long I’ve been watching these guys..

[@jaylay9524]

This is the first time I've seen someone drive a cybertruck without a 0-80 launch. James May is a master at resisting temptation.

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

That's probably why it didn't break down.

[@livinagoodlife]

wait.. I've heard of a 0-60 (mph) and a 0-100 (km/h) but never 0-80..

[@im9550]

He’s called captain slow for a reason

[@Outside85]

I bet its fun to goad people into a duel if they have a loaded bay.

[@TXnine7nine]

It’s probably a loaner from Tesla. Tesla probably said no to a race. Same way how Dodge wouldn’t let Hammond race the Challenger when they went to Detroit.

[@MisakiLeasim]

“Don’t like, don’t comment, definitely don’t subscribe, but definitely do buy my gin” 😂😂😂

[@ytsm]

That's the spirit. Or, in this case: not!

[@gdok6088]

"Don't like, don't comment and definitely don't subscribe". Oh and don't think of a blue tree. Try it. James is now a master of reverse psychology too!

[@plane_guy6051]

Yep, the whole thing is about the old farts gin, and what even more painful Is I think he's about my age or even slighty 2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 c

[@Krell666]

You know, priorities and all that guff.

[@michaelgoble8200]

Actually, I really dislike the taste of gin even in a mixed drink. Otherwise, I would buy one of his bottles because I really enjoy his work.

[@kypdur4746]

Convex, flat, slightly convex, convex. Just like my walls after I attempted plastering.

[@NYCS19339]

Which you designed in because of the Roman influence and Rolls-Royce etc.

[@jerrywellborn]

I want him to check another one to see if it's the same.

[@JeffDeWitt]

If anyone notices just tell them you did it on purpose, because if you actually made them flat they would look curved.

[@AdelaideBen1]

@@jerrywellborn I'm sure he would love to... as long as the cheque clears.

[@realulli]

I think Franz von Holzhausen said, even the windscreen is slightly convex, since it would start vibrating if it was flat. Apparently, they tested it and found completely flat doesn't work.

[@MemTMCR]

this is a seriously impressive review. Unique points of focus, not hating,nor worshipping, actually appreciating the fact that it is different while making some points about where production is difficult, and showing the results of it all. genius.

[@theonlykisboi]

James talking about Fiat Pandas after how many years, just doesn't get old

[@lordmfitzgerald3rd754]

I wouldn’t mind a fiat panda. With home cushions on the back seat 😂

[@jeffkchesser]

Fiat Multipla

[@Ben-q9c7p]

As soon as he started talking about smaller car, I blurted out fiat paaanda

[@DeeJayCzy]

Dacia Sandero 😆

[@DamnCactus]

I found myself just expecting a cutaway to him, Clarkson and Hammond crafting a Panda-sized "CyberTruck", made out of scrap metal from discarded kitchen appliances

[@Dats_Mark]

This settles it. I now want Car test drives/reviews from all 3 of the trio like the old days of Top Gear and Grand Tour from each of their KZbin channels while promoting their products and other projects.

[@702KingofVegas]

Or.... They could just make the show

[@PiYodTong]

​@@702KingofVegas Why would they go through the trouble of dealing with an intermediary like Amazon or the BBC? Their names are established to the point to where it would make less sense to try and find time to film all together, given their busy schedules and the plain fact that they don't have to. Plus this makes it easier to "be their own brand" and advertise their own buisness ventures.

[@vultkan]

Whistling diesel 😂

[@702KingofVegas]

@@PiYodTong yep. Boring apart. funny together. Bands and singers try this all the time. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't

[@PiYodTong]

@@702KingofVegas Okay, try this one on then. They're old and they don't feel like it.

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

Never have I ever thought that the fiat panda would be mentioned in a cybertruck video but here we are, it's James May ladies and gentlemen.

[@chucknorrisevolved]

I swear the Fiat Panda is the car by which James judges every other vehicle.

[@gman03156]

I was timing it to see when we’d hear Fiat Panda. 😂 just over 3 min.

[@keithadoodle]

It's James May, I wouldn't be surprised if he mentioned the Fiat Panda in his wedding vows.

[@OneMonster]

Strangely enough, it really does make sense. Just to make sure - he meant the very first generation of Fiat Panda, produced till the early 2000’s.

[@pablocejas01]

didn't he say fiat multipla?

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

This is what I loved about James on Top Gear. He would understand the concepts of design and the tiny details like making the panels slightly curved instead of flat to make it appear correct visually. Or how flat panels require perfect alignment, or it sticks out negatively.

[@occashares]

The curve reduces flexing

[@ravecrab]

@@occashares I'd argue it actually builds some flexing into the material - a panel is put under tension by its fixings at the edges, which is where the crumpled look comes from with something too flat.

[@occashares]

@@ravecrab I suppose we are looking at the issue from two different perspectives. When making air conditioning ducting two folds were made diagonally to form a cross on the center. This would reduce drumming and flexing due to resonance. It was simple to do with a sheet metal folder. Putting a convex or concave curve is much more difficult requiring a press. Having a panel being flat it will resonate freely, putting it under tension will only raise the resonate frequency.

[@AfroUnk-StealNeal]

James May has and always will be my favorite auto journalist…in the world.

[@PeterArnold1969]

I could hear Clarkson saying, "...in the world."

[@revvolutions]

Oy! That's Clarkson's line.

[@robsmith6281]

Only James May would use a steel rule on a cybertruck.

[@theoneandonlyK]

@@alexcallas8222 Steel rule is just a colloquial name for any metal ruler. Look at idioms, you'll have a field day trying to correct them.

[@joshcryer]

And only James May would be fine with the oblateness.

[@waffleninja1000]

Also known by sane people a ruler. Let's be frank, it's not ruling anything.

[@DrHalbesWissen]

He used a straight thingy 👍

[@jeff119990]

@@joshcryer and only Jane May would compare it to the way they used to make Rolls Royce radiators.

[@PNSinstant]

I love all 3 top gear hosts, and over the years with their own side shows or specials has completely proved i will literally watch anything with james may presenting it.

[@clintcannon1902]

@@PNSinstant the man could start a podcast on which he reads old phone books... I'd listen every week.

[@PNSinstant]

@@clintcannon1902 exactly! I mean every single one of them, more so than most today were literally made for TV. From Jeremy Clarkson's early show's like motor world and all, and all of James May's side shows like the assembler and toy factory and the cooking shows and Richard Hammond even has all his side stuff everything they do is so interesting and done in such a way that it's a perfect blend of live journalism, history, travel, entertainment all rolled into one that is such a simple common sense combo that somehow many others seem to not understand is the perfect television no matter the main topic

[@kyorin6526]

I used to like all three of them too, then I discovered that Clarkson is just an obnoxious bully, haven't watched anything with him in since. Shame, as I used to find him quite amusing when I was younger.

[@PNSinstant]

@@kyorin6526 I get what you're saying but for me honestly I could care less how they are in person. I'm not friends with them or going to their house for dinner lol i just like the shows they are put into

[@kyorin6526]

@@PNSinstant Fair enough.

[@danielruiz900]

I have never wanted to watch a long video by the captain so much in my LIFE

[@matrix3509]

Going "Look at that Dodge over there" and then forgetting to actually film it is the most James May thing ever. I love it.

[@DrTofutybeast]

... would have spoiled the video

[@DarthEnderX]

"A little childish. A little incel." is the perfect description.

[@puciohenzap891]

Oof

[@gingergeezer3685]

Accurate as well.

[@TruthBeTold121212]

That's Elon Musk.

[@Dahoon]

Except "little" should be "very".

[@Pouncer9000]

@@Dahoon "little" is British for "very"

[@NobbsAndVagene]

That is some next-level sarcasm right there. Kudos, James.

[@TheJpf79]

James may driving someones stolen fridge is a thing I thought I would never see.

[@lestercoons3962]

It looks a bit like a dumpster to me! :-) I would never buy one, that's for sure! The garbage can...

[@TheJpf79]

@@lestercoons3962 A big hire skip from a building site.

[@rocketmunkey1]

@@lestercoons3962 Apparently the Racoons agree and scratch it to bits trying to get in 🤣

[@kurtpena5462]

I skipped right to the end. XP

[@Lord_Foxy13]

The F150 Lightning is there for electric Trucks... it looks like a real truck and not a dumpster

[@randrothify]

Given that this is a James May audience it is assumed that said audience knows the definition of convexity and oblate.

[@Megalomaniakaal]

yes

[@Scampi95]

Yes. I do!

[@urmomgaynoob2746]

i learned what oblate means from the context clues in this video :)

[@AlonzoJamie]

I learned oblate today lol

[@dannyboyy31]

Agreed. The same cannot be said of everybody living on this oblate spheroid!

[@jotacalvo]

James was always my favorite of the TG 3. But seeing him alone really makes me already miss them together…

[@Auxilor]

never would have expected james may to describe a car as "a bit incel", hilarious!

[@rolmops883]

British understatement at its finest

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

Cyberpisstrough is more than a bit tragic.

[@packgrog]

The "a bit" qualifier is classic British understatement. It's a LOT incel. And it's utterly hideous. Much as I enjoy emerging tech, I hate this monstrosity. Seeing it in person locally did not improve my attitude about it. Awful.

[@BrianHutchison]

The Deplorean

[@packgrog]

@@BrianHutchison now THAT'S funny! Well played! The Delorean I like, for all its flaws. The Cybertruck is fugly.

[@keeganz891]

4:25 TONIGHT ON TOP GEAR: I wear a hat, Hammond says “weee!” James May measures a car with a ruler.

[@ZesPak]

It's a rule, not a ruler.

[@tonkaboyrich496]

SPOT ON 🤣🤣🤣

[@civlyzed]

@@ZesPak A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale or a line gauge, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a user estimates a length by reading from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device.

[@ZesPak]

@@civlyzed My bad, apparently both are correct.

[@rogerstone3068]

@@ZesPak It's a ruler. James was speaking in English, not American.

[@sailexw6414]

Jesus man. You have the best microphone in the world. Alien technology man. Perfect clarity and zero wind noise from the hurricane happening all around you. Simply amazing. I must have.

[@john_barnett]

I think it's software enhanced

[@stevemawer848]

@@john_barnett It's Lucy Brown enhanced. :-)

[@pumpituphomeboy]

yep try watch a carwow video.....worst audio of any motoring show period! Earthquake sub bass on Matts mic. No bass on external mics to capture exhaust noise. 1 Trillion subs yet cannot afford to buy decent headphones for the editor.

[@jubjubs1000]

But the camera man burping is all good?

[@codygreene9067]

It’s just a matter of adjusting levels in post production or adjusting the noise gate to pickup louder and closer sounds (James’ voice) and rejecting quieter further sounds (the wind).

[@bassnsax]

After seeing James May's excellent demonstration of the Uni-Wiper (what with its middle-aged problems), it truly shows how this vehicle was designed in a location that has temperate-to-warm weather year round. I have a pretty solid assumption that the single wiper blade will fail spectacularly in every instance of heavy snow or accumulated ice. While neither gin nor the CyberTruck are my preference, I think I would much rather buy 840 bottles of James Gin. Cheers!

[@MikMoen]

Clarkson would be absolutely ripping into the thing and Hammond would be in love.

[@JeffDeWitt]

Then they would want to drop a piano on it.

[@BunkerAnon]

@@JeffDeWitt they'd play the footage of the "baseball test" and see what would actually go through the car itself. And you gotta invite Elon.

[@GuilhermeGuidugli]

​@@BunkerAnon oh god no Keep Elon away from these precious men

[@rachelcookie321]

The first thing I thought while watching this was how Clarkson would absolutely hate it. I really want to see him tearing it apart now lol.

[@barcag6001]

@@GuilhermeGuidugli You must hate how May loves the Cybertruck

[@bullerbusch]

This guy is a good car reviewer, he should team up with his friends and review stuff. I think that could become a great show.

[@aaronboydston3172]

🤣

[@craigbryant9925]

It would never work.

[@TheGundameister]

Meanwhile….

[@Rudyw1977]

BBC2 might be interested in broadcasting it...

[@craigbryant9925]

@@Rudyw1977 Nah, they would just end up ruining it.

[@philipoliver5006]

Absolutely wonderful James, like watching a piece for proper old fashioned Top Gear. Not just being nostalgic, this type of journalism is sorely missed.

[@plane_guy6051]

No, you ARE being nostalgic. This was a very poor review and just a shameless plug for his rotgut gin.

[@rogueninja1685]

Maybe Elon will impregnate May's daughter in exchange for this wonderful review

[@DenisUspeshny]

Exactly. That’s James/ and the other two blokes at their best

[@evobirkz8]

So right! I loved the specials but i also miss the reviews they use to do! Well its all finished now!

[@ianmaddams9577]

The only review of a cyber truck worth watching

[@oskarkindblad3934]

That ruler completes the Cybertruck, it should be sold as an accessory.

[@davincisghost9228]

That no other car reviewer did this speaks volumes...it's something my Dad would have done...Mr May is a class act.

[@maplemayhem1988]

As should be the gin bottle

[@pippipster6767]

Yes, just like the Rolls-Royce umbrella in the door 😄

[@magicalpencil]

Ruler? Like a king or queen? 🤓😅

[@ge2719]

@@davincisghost9228 also need a couple of radius measures to check all the different rounded edges. And then some gauges to test the gaps.

[@TGX03]

I never expected James May to use the word "Incel"

[@SeanMcDonnell33]

he knows all the words

[@serpico1616]

He had to learn the word so he'd be able to identify all the Cybertruck owners

[@bananabro980]

Chudcel btfo t. Incel

[@plane_guy6051]

Why? All old British drunkards have good vocabularies.

[@ayethein7681]

I'll save comments until I've seen what he thinks. I don't want to compare it to the Eagle i-thrust if he says it's great.

[@spiv]

3:30 god i thought James hit something

[@HikuroMishiro]

I thought it was the CT falling apart.

[@atomek1000]

i literally got scared of this sound haha

[@tompw3141]

Suspension must be bad!

[@etiennec8139]

I was waiting for a reference to the Geoff

[@DJTourniquet]

You are not alone, that got me too lol 😅

[@YourHeroSam]

This is what Top Gear or Grand Tour would be like if James was allowed to run everything in the show. And it would be utterly great!

[@StEtienne1979]

Dear James May, just finished watching "One for the Road". I watched the end with tears in my eyes. Half of my life was filled with Top Gear and the Grand Tour and i have absolutely loved it. You have said in final minutes "Hopefully we have given you some happiness". You did more then that. I have watched all episodes more then once. They always gave me a smile and a laugh. In good days and bad days. I would like to thank you, Richard and Jeremy with all my heart. Thank you!! I will miss your adventures. Greets Etienne

[@E4RLIES]

Hear hear, well said Etienne! 👌🏽🏁🏁🏁

[@cedrictindall4151]

You , Hammond and Clarkson should do a KZbin video now and again,you'll be missed as a trio😞 Suppose I'll have to go see Hammond in panto in a couple of years😂😂😂

[@TheFkryrtsv]

I like how James May slowly turned into King Theoden from the LOTR, he can drive cybertruck to rohirrim

[@john-r-edge]

No he is turning into Robert Plant.

[@TheSpeep]

I want you to know that a bot copied and pasted your comment, and I saw that one before yours and had to do a double take.

[@TheHutchy01]

Yeah, him and Hammond should have grown the beards years ago, they really suit them.

[@paraskalrarealty]

I literally saw Jeremy & Richard’s faces when James pulled out the ruler and started checking the angles 😂

[@BrianG61UK]

Angles? You mean curves.

[@tahahaider5836]

​@@BrianG61UK same thing.

[@captainimpulse]

Cue Jeremy's facepalm and Richard's laugh.

[@davefoley2825]

I can guarantee all three of those guys just wish you goobers would get over the fact that they worked together.

[@Etadzigner]

0:13 this very moment I expected to see Clarkson ironically blaming James for ending TGT for choosing electric car...while Richard would literally avoid driving fast and powerful EVs

[@mra4255]

"It's also a festival of fingerprints" 😂

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

Few materials hold a visible stain like stainless steel.

[@davefoley2825]

I read this at the exact same moment he said it. 😂😂

[@TomOnTheTube]

And scratches from bottles sliding down the bonnet

[@IN_THIS_DAY_AND_AGE]

Looks like something that Clarkson would knock up for a Top Gear challenge.

[@martinmethod427]

Geoff?

[@gentle285]

I have to disagree because Geoff faired much better in the crash tests!

[@ZannNewman]

I can just see Clarkson in a shiny steel fridge on pram wheels going down a hill to race this

[@alanwhite6293]

@@ZannNewman Yep, He'd probably win too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

How hard could it be?

[@hassanabdulaziz7275]

"Has a yoke, you can pretend you're flying an airliner" *Shows an airbus which is famous for not having yokes* XDDD

[@HksF16]

One handed stick flying vs a yoke.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Everybody knows this, it's common knowledge……………………

[@Alexiosftw]

Technically they’re right since Airbus is fly by wire and Tesla is steer by wire

[@cam_kush]

i invented steering

[@frankkky7375]

@@Alexiosftw no bc boeing is also fly by wire. 787 and 777 as well as some controls on the max i believe

[@charlesselby3559]

Why do I find James may content so relaxing

[@nnamdiokezie2759]

They call him Captain Slow for a reason... he prefers to relax and take it slow!

[@Casey093]

No way this monster will ever be allowed here in Germany, with that ramming edge on the front designed to cut pedestrians in two at low speeds.

[@BarryRerack147]

Thank god it will be never sold across Europe

[@jimtaylor294]

...or here in the UK. We have enough problems with morons being morons in regular cars.

[@stanislav_skorobogatov]

I know, right? That sharp corner is practically made for shattering some elderly person's pelvis

[@stormveil]

​​@jimtaylor294 they're already importing the "regular" versions of these oversized trucks.

[@neshifuturo]

monster ? is just electric

[@ak47a]

Did you know that when you hit 88mph in the cYbertRuCk, you travel back to Apartheid South Africa.

[@Njazmo]

Or get a speeding ticket.

[@MartinCloon]

That's just about as funny as syphilis.

[@bertspeggly4428]

I have no idea what you are talking about, please someone explain!

[@Professor-fc7vc]

​@bertspeggly4428 Apartheid was the system of racial segregation in South Africa until the 1990s. It's where Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla is from. Commenter is also likely using this to poke fun at Elon's far right conspiracy beliefs such as things like the Great Replacement Theory, which theorizes that non-white immigrants will migrate to countries and "replace" white people by having more children than them. Perhaps he was a fan of apartheid based on those ideas. 🤔

[@attrexius8034]

@@bertspeggly4428 As per "Back to the Future" movies, if you go 88mph in your time machine (DeLorean DMC-12 - also unpainted metal and futuristic-looking) you can go to the past... for example, into childhood of Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa. I guess this... joke... actually is somewhat funnier than syphilis, but that's not exactly a high bar.

[@MicahBratt]

I was at the Tesla SH event back in the summer and saw a long line of the black Cyber Trucks coming down the road with their blinkers in sync. It was really cool - like something you would see on mars.

[@PineapplePizza1]

I think the genius of James May (and the former case of Top Gear) is perfectly highlighted in this video. Despite the Cybertruck being out for sometime, James brings a totally new perspective and conveys in simple ways (e.g. a ruler against the side). True expert and entertainer!

[@groenhoender]

Totally agree! The rule, and the lack of a feeling for a knob to adjust temperature, air speed, and more. Call me a traditionalist, but I prefer a vehicle with knobs and sticks over one with flat surfaces everywhere.

[@mariusbendiksen163]

This is a horizontal guillotine that doesn’t need a scaffolding. That’s why it’s not allowed in Europe.

[@Frospin]

Yes, we all know the French would start a new Revolution with this thing.

[@mkett1922]

Actually the weight and size has licensing limitations in Europe.

[@OnlyNeedJuan]

@@mkett1922 I also feel that if it were genuinely considered it wouldn't be allowed due to safety concerns.

[@JoriDiculous]

@@mkett1922 It will fail the Euro NCAP

[@cl8733]

@@JoriDiculous It will even break the NCAP.

[@joelpabalinas7457]

I have seen many review videos of the cybertruck but never clicked it or watched it because i'm not interested of the cybertruck, but as soon as i saw James May reviewing it, i just clicked it and never think twice.

[@watermeloneguy4607]

Funny how Clarkson said one of the reasons for ending The Grand Tour was that in the future there would only be electric cars and they're boring but here's May with an entertaining review, carrying on the legacy. Still, nothing beats a roaring V8...

[@cygnia]

Cybertrucks make 80's Volvos look sexy.

[@sheep5403]

Are you implying they are not?

[@simonthebroken9691]

Nope. That's impossible. I still love them. Sexy they are not.

[@JoeStoppinghem]

Volvo, they’re boxy, but they’re safe.

[@2DogsVlogs]

Certainly make the old Lada's cool.

[@Pilotin74]

@@sheep5403- Cybertruck is absolutely fugly up close and on the road. Be sure there’s a tow truck service in your contacts list.

[@austinwhite8576]

James May makes me happy. Reminds me of being a teenager, excited about every loud car I heard in the distance and not yet burned out on the world.

[@MH_Bikes]

Again everyone, I designed the Cybertruck when I was in kindergarten. The original design was a wax pen on paper rendering. I'm very pleased that the wheel arches were produced so accurately to the original design. My mother has the original, kept in a big box.

[@jimbuchanan5550]

... and sometimes when I get really angry she lets me take it out of the box and drive it around the living room.

[@JeremySinger-p4q]

James May is my favorite auto journalist of all time

[@riessenseason]

i didnt know i actually needed to hear james may say "wowzers trousers." until i heard him say it.

[@gentle285]

On his original channel he had a car review (sort of) where he said he wanted to use phrases the cool kids say nowadays 🤣

[@mrtalos]

The only Cybertruck review I'll ever watch. A James May review will definitely be honest. He might be completely wrong, but it will be honest.

[@dl6860]

The whole beach scene parked in front of a no parking sign is why James is our hero.

[@rerolley]

It appears that the no parking was limited to certain times, I believe at night.

[@davefoley2825]

They wanted to be like a proper CT owner, but parking across 3 handicapped spots for no reason wasn't possible for the shoot.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Homer Simpson was feeling pretty chuffed after designing this thing

[@tomeisberg2356]

"a little bit childish and a bit incel" is how I see this vehicle. But thank you, James, for making this video so I could at least bring myself to click on it and learn a bit about it.

[@hypno5690]

you need some real problems in your life man.

[@EvanG529]

incel is when angular car design

[@alexd2316]

??? Incel? What does that even mean and how does that make sense in the context of a vehicle?

[@alexx123ify]

​@@alexd2316 I dno but it somehow makes perfect sense.

[@usualcarspy]

this is real car journalism, unique things to be talked about the car

[@Chris-wq3pe]

I appreciate that within the first few seconds of the video you are inside the Cybertruck, driving it. It's such a simple thing that almost ALL other reviewers (of anything!) get wrong - a long-winded boring introduction is almost standard, and excruciating.

[@leonidas9631]

Absolutely. So many videos lure you in with promise of good content but end up showing the tuber's mug shot for far too long. Not here to see your face, 15 sec max and I change the video

[@willbrink]

Nice to see May has a YT channel and reviewing vehicles here. I enjoyed all his specials on Amazon. Sad to see the boys of TG has come to an end, but May will carry on!

[@mudpuddle8805]

James May testing a truck is like Jeremy Clarkson testing a bicycle.

[@RyoHazuki224]

I know, I'd half imagine Hammond being the first to put out a Cybertruck video!

[@hoodagooboy5981]

@@RyoHazuki224 Oh ya, good point. Hammond is a cowboy at heart.

[@rich7447]

@@hoodagooboy5981 Which is probably why Hammond hasn't review the CT. He's still playing with his TRX.

[@craigbryant9925]

​@@RyoHazuki224and then crash it.

[@bentullett6068]

Clarkson would probably test the Cybertruck like Whistlin Diesel has.

[@vippy40]

James proving the point of what Cybertruck is made for - marketing. Nothing else

[@Spanner249]

It’s made for enthusiasts.

[@andromidius]

@@Spanner249 Muskrat enthusiasts. Certainly not for car enthusiasts.

[@Smellindamix]

You are demonstrating your ignorance. Nothing else

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@Spanner249 Definitely not car enthusiasts.

[@Smellindamix]

@@andromidius it's made for cyber and technology enthusiast.How could you not get that? It's literally in the name and you still get it wrong? Learn to read please. After that do everyone a favor and learn about the technology in the cybertruck. Never know you might actually learn something

[@dusannestorovic5699]

We can't have pop up headlights because they're unsafe for pedestrians... But this thing is okay..

[@pauldavies8638]

I have pop up headlights on my car.

[@sexbenis7394]

@@pauldavies8638they mean on modern vehicles

[@paulxavier431]

​@@pauldavies8638That's incredible!

[@muffinzmuffin-qs7sb]

@@pauldavies8638 Modern cars. In the US.

[@theantipope4354]

Well, not in sane countries it isn't.

[@DarkAlice]

The side shot of the shoebox at around 12:06 really showcases just how badly the panels line up incorrectly, lol.

[@breadman2983]

"I'm certain the designers made all these panels purposefully flat or rounded" Meanwhile you got parts that arent even aligned properly.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

Cybertruck engineers: Ermm, yes. What he said.

[@MrBlacksheep98]

Designers made it flat or slightly rounded, engineers and machinists couldn't make it as precise as the design specs

[@nagranoth_]

there's a huge difference between understanding design wise you need to shape something a certain way, and 100% accuracy during production. Also, a mm misalignment does not change the overal appearance of flat shiny pnels, a slight curve does. That being said, I'm not convinced they designed it to the level James thinks. Big panels are going to have a tendency to bow, especially considering expansion and contraction due to temperature, so they probably designed the attachments so that at least they bow outwards because that looks best. But I doubt there's any precision engineering to exact curves. They'll just have a tolerance.

[@DudeMcSky]

the panels on most vehicles produced at scale don't align completely flush. James mentions this when he is pointing out the Dodge Ram (that he forgot to record) ...the curvature of the panels on most vehicles hide these imperfections. But they are much more noticeable on the Cyber Truck since there are so many hard edges

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I've heard about the manufacturing difficulties. It was not on purpose. They'd have left it flat if they physically were able

[@dmc7173]

Dead serious: i just woke up from a James May dream I guess cause i watched this yesterday... He came over my house and drove my caterham... It was the most boring uneventful peaceful dream ive ever had and i swear i ended up sleeping better than I have in years. Thanks James

[@franciscodanconia4324]

I wouldn’t assume Tesla intentionally made those panels oblate until I had taken my straight edge to at least half a dozen examples.

[@brzk_]

was thinking the same, their quality control is seriously bad

[@meismax]

Yeah it's probably a manufacturing defect.

[@AceOfBlackjack]

They didn't just walked to a strangers with my ruler. Its all flat beside the hood.

[@reet-ko9lg]

10:00 there will never be a time where touch screens are more reliable, and having to read to confirm what you are selecting on a touchscreen will always be inherently distracting

[@mavfan1]

🙄

[@123qwer9876]

Airbus & Boeing's large passenger planes have interactive screens in the cockpit. I am sure the technology has gotten reliable. Sure some car manufacturers may cut corners and we may see some issues. As long as some redundancy is built in, no reason not to adopt. Some of the recent consumer concerns sound similar to the times the mobile phones went touch screen.But with time consumer confidence in touch screens for cars will only grow..waiting for you on the other side :)

[@kongkjetil]

I almost never use the touch screen, but use my voice

[@Solice-lx8mk]

Trying to use a touchscreen while going down the road is a nightmare. Give me knobs and buttons. Physical interfaces will always be superior if the thing you are trying to manipulate moves.

[@beardedboon]

@@123qwer9876 that is so idiotic When your on a 5 lane highway surrounded by cars going 80mph, thats a little different than a airliner at 30000 ft Use your small brain

[@matthewhampton2503]

This is the most effective gin commercial I've ever seen.

[@SyNoon]

Because it drives me to drink

[@PlebNC]

And lets James write off his joyride as a business expense.

[@joiedevivre5119]

11:40 "If you have a Cybertruck and a serious gin problem perhaps try it out and let us know!"

[@anthropicandroid4494]

Solution for the contiguous light bar: weld a brace for a cow skull on the front. Easy peasy.

[@yourimpossibletoisgn]

adding contrasted organic roundness to the backdrop of flatness. I like it.

[@szki272]

It actually has 2 headlights below the frunk

[@Ken117yt]

I currently live in Japan and they write the markings on the road reverse from America. I still read things in my American brain and get the same reverse effect that James had. To me it makes the most sense to read things as you're coming to them rather than "top-down" from a distance.

[@JM-bd4qh]

James May's car reviews are still so impeccable and uniquely his own that watching this made me realize how much I miss them.

[@yourimpossibletoisgn]

@7:35 when may makes note of the window sound, thats when you can certainly tell james really is a good car reviewer.

[@stevemawer848]

Well, he has to find something nice about that hideous beast - James is a nice guy.

[@T1000AX]

pointing out the finger prints and pulling out the ruler to check it's flatness. I actually learned something new. this what I missed from old topgear/grandtour. the trio's car reviewing is next level.

[@AwesomeFish12]

Knowing which surfaces can support a bottle of gin is the only information that matters.

[@repletereplete8002]

Every cybertruck video points out they're ridiculous hard to keep free of fingerprints and they stain at the drop of a leaf. The steel rule was uniquely James though.

[@MyDarkMuffin]

@@repletereplete8002 I'd probably keep it dirty myself, better than the fingerprints.

[@624radicalham]

@@MyDarkMuffin Just wrap it in any color you like

[@nercksrule]

@@MyDarkMuffin The particular alloy of stainless steel Tesla used for the Cybertruck is very prone to corrosion. "Keeping it dirty" will hide the surface corrosion.

[@dchan617]

I like to imagine James spending hours everyday wandering around with rulers of various sizes, approaching any new object he encounters and doing his “convex” “flat” test

[@rkan2]

13:30 - Exactly what we need in Europe! A stainless bodied truckla! Or a square paneled wagon! 😂

[@navpreetsingh8156]

Too many sharp edges wouldn't be able to sell in Europe

[@9The0Unknown7]

You mean this truckla? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHSum6CcqMx1eLssi=ivOoATC7dR2WgOBO

[@johntrew1597]

James has always been my favourite Top Gear commentator and that has never changed across the franchise as it shimmied across different media platforms.Invariably good natured, generous, witty and informative with a unique and totally friendly uncynical manner - a total counterpoint to Clarkson and Hammond. Let's not forget he is also a gifted musician so those qualities permeate everything he does. Long May he reign !!

[@Rebecca-qx1et]

Captain Slow was my favorite in the show too. ❤😂

[@TheVoiTube]

That looks like Skip Bin Waste Container... all though mirror finish Cyber Waste Container looked cool.

[@Xevonarin]

James May taking a ruler to a cybertruck is exactly what I expect from James May, and thus, I am not disappointed.

[@Jeffra_010]

For someone who uses fridges so much in cooking he looks surprisingly comfortable inside one

[@EireannachNathair]

Yeah, they should've wrap it orange and write "cheeeese" and that Lurpak stuff on it 😁

[@shou635]

People say the CT looks like a fridge. Yup! Because they are “cool”.

[@ItzzzBeamo]

I know at least one Cybertruck owner has purchased and applied a Fridigaire sticker on the back of their Cybertruck. 😂

[@Anax100]

Thanks, Mencia.

[@stevemawer848]

CyberUrinal, surely?

[@clintonvargas5050]

This is great content. Genuine dialogue without too many pre-written punchlines. Like an actual realistic review from a normal person.

[@hoilst265]

That's what I missed when Top Gear was sold to the BBC - it became a highly scripted reality show, where you could see the punchlines coming a mile away.

[@grantrichards4950]

Genuine monologue. It takes two to dialogue. 😀

[@RoachDoggJr26]

As someone who loves 70s concept cars more than any kind of car, it felt nice hearing james mention the boomerang.

[@katebygrave]

Not only do I love that James May used a steel rule on a Cybertruck, I love that he knows that it’s called a rule!

[@davecooper3238]

Yep. Not many do.

[@FarmYardGaming]

It's a James May thing to know the correct name

[@lj03oem]

That's all i know it as,what else is it called?

[@FarmYardGaming]

@@lj03oem one long noisy thing if you don't count a vuvuzela

[@thecatalyst78]

@@lj03oem A ruler. Both are somewhat correct. A rule starts at the edge like a tape measure would, and a ruler starts inwards a bit so if the edge is damaged you can still take measurement from the "0" mark, or easier to measure two points on paper and line up the "0" mark. You can not hold a ruler against something to take accurate measurement from the short side.