The Cybertruck hate is real, and depending on which side of the fence you're on, it might even be justified to a certain extent – though never the violence it seems to fuel. So how about some levity for a change?
The Tesla Cybertruck, introduced by Elon Musk in November 2019 and only going into larger production recently, is not legal in Europe because it doesn't meet safety standards here. It might be a while until you see a Cybertruck rolling down EU streets, if ever at all – unless you count this DIY Frankenvehicle that boasts of being the only Cybertruck in Estonia right now.
It's the one we called the most incredible thing you'll see today in the headline. We mean that literally: you won't believe that someone actually "built" such a thing and apparently tried to pass it as a Cybertruck. It's the most childish, poorly executed, cheapest attempt at copying the design of the infamous e-truck ever – and for all these reasons, it's probably also the funniest.
This is the creation of 45-year-old Rauno Martsoo and he's been showing it off on social media as "the only Cybertruck in Estonia." He says he's spend five nights working on it, building the Cybertruck-esque angular body from scrap metal sheets he welded together on his own. You can totally tell, by the way.
Photo: Pirates Eye
He also says that his Cybertruck is getting a lot of looks, which is confirmed by the fact that one video of him showing it off immediately hit over 8.5 million views, going viral. Apparently, he got the idea from watching other Cybertruck videos and realizing Estonia didn't have a single Cybertruck to show off. His is road-legal.
The cost of the build is a little over €700 (approximately $760 at the current exchange rate), which probably went into buying the 1991 Lada underneath that scrap metal body and the giant PC monitor he's using as a display. The Cybertruck has LED lighting and painted Tesla logos, and a ginormous exhaust that makes an already ridiculous-looking vehicle even more ridiculous.
There is a "but" to this story, and it's probably not what you imagine it to be. Sure, people do dumb stuff online to go viral all the time, but this isn't necessarily the case here. What most people paying attention to this one-of-one Cybertruck probably don't know is that it's meant to serve as comic relief.
Photo: Pirates Eye
Martsoo is part of a collective called Pirates Eye, "where modern-day piracy meets comedy gold," and where he plays the Pirate with a soft spot for "vintage cars," especially old Russian brands like the Lada he used for his Cybertruck. His build is meant to make light of first-world problems, as evidenced by the video below, which sees "Rita" (also Martsoo in a bad wig and an even worse dress) highlight the five problems with his Cybertruck.
Among these is how the stainless steel body is a fingerprint magnet, though he uses actual paint to leave fingerprints on his. Next up, he's thinking of shooting up the Frankenvehicle to prove that it's indestructible, though we have a feeling this will play out in much more spectacular fashion than any other real Cybertruck stunt.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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