Tesla Cybertruck interior leaked again – this time via video

UPDATED 21/11/2023 9:55am: The Tesla Cybertruck’s leaked payload capacity has been corrected via an early promotional poster in San Diego, which claims an official figure of up to 2500 pounds (1134kg) instead of the miserly 190kg referenced below.

The revelation puts the Cybertruck right back in the thick of the load-carrying action among its peers, besting the Ford F-150 Lightning (up to 1014kg), Rivian RT1 (up to 800kg) and Chevrolet Silverado EV (up to 653kg) by a fair margin, however, it isn’t clear which variant this maximum figure applies to.

The leak, which also confirms the 11,000-pound (4989kg) maximum braked towing capacity we previously reported, was shared to the Cybertruck Owners Club forum overnight by a passerby who noted there was already a demonstrator in the US showroom window.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED 16/11/2023 4:50pm: The interior of the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck has been leaked again via social media less than a fortnight out from its North American launch, giving us our best look yet at the passenger cell of Elon Musk’s hyped-up electric pick-up.

Leaked via Instagram earlier this week, the futuristic pick-up’s production-spec cabin is as minimalist as the one in the Tesla Model 3 sedan, with very little going on beyond the hexagonal steering wheel, huge central display and tombstone bucket front seats.

The vehicle shown in the video pairs a black and grey colourway with purple ambient lighting and a glass roof, with the front seats split by a stubby centre console, on the back of which hangs a rear HVAC interface.

As with most dual-cab utes these days, the rear seat cushions can be folded up to free up more floor room if the tapered tub is full or out of action.

Said tub is enclosed by a powered roller cover that stows away into the roofline and is controlled by a trio of weather-proof buttons positioned on the rim of the tub.

This is just the latest of several recent Cybertruck leaks, the previous one being the apparent confirmation of its exterior dimensions: 5669mm long, 2030mm wide and 1791mm tall (in the middle setting for the three-mode height adjustable suspension), riding on a 3632mm wheelbase.

Those figures make arguably the most hyped vehicle of the decade bigger than the Rivian R1T but smaller than the Ford F150 Lightning.

Other key details that’ve come to light recently include a kerb weight of between 3026kg and 3125kg depending on the powertrain (dual-motor versus tri-motor), a 4989kg maximum braked towing capacity and a 190kg payload.

We still don’t know if Tesla will offer the Cybertruck in Australia after it quietly stopped taking local deposits in May last year, however, the high-profile axing of the right-hand drive Model S sedan and Model X SUV about 12 months later certainly suggests it won’t be coming here.

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