---
title: "This Guy Built a DIY Cyberquad and It’s an Absolute Monster"
description: "Tesla fanatic and DIY tinkerer extraordinaire Rich from Rich Rebuilds built a full-scale take on the \"Cyberquad,\" the ATV cousin of the Cybertruck."
date: "2020-08-24"
modified: "2020-08-24"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/diy-tesla-cyberquad-insane"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
tags:
  - "cyberquad"
  - "cybertruck"
  - "tesla"
  - "the digest"
---

# This Guy Built a DIY Cyberquad and It’s an Absolute Monster

![Tesla fanatic and DIY tinkerer extraordinaire Rich from Rich Rebuilds built a full-scale take on the "Cyberquad," the ATV cousin of the Cybertruck.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diy-tesla-cyberquad-insane.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Rich Rebuilds\</em\>*

## Don't Try This At Home

Tesla fanatic and DIY tinkerer YouTuber [Rich Rebuilds](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfV0_wbjG8KJADuZT2ct4SA>) just built a full-scale take on the "Cyberquad," the ATV cousin of the car company's gigantic [Cybertruck](<https://futurism.com/tags/cybertruck>).

The vehicle, dubbed Starscream, is an absolute beast.

https://youtu.be/9ERp_gy4L48

## Angry Power Drill

"It sounds like an angry power drill," Rich concluded after building up a first version, comprising a traditional quad bike chassis, an electric motorcycle motor, and a slick custom aluminum chassis.

Despite the whining sound of the motor, the custom 500 pound "Cyberquad" is extremely powerful. In tests, Rich and his crew managed to get it to an insane 102 mph. 0 to 60 mph? Less than four seconds.

https://twitter.com/RebuildsRich/status/1297618619212406784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1297618619212406784%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2Fdiy-tesla-cybertruck-rich-rebuilds-133625454.html

## Absolute Beast

And they technically could've gone faster.

"If you've ever been over 60 mph on a quad, things get sketchy really fast," Rich said in his video.

It could even pull a military-grade Humvee up an incline at 20 mph. To top it all off, Rich even has added a winch to get up the steepest of hills.

Rich is already planning to upgrade the electric powertrain to something even faster and more powerful.

**READ MORE:** [YouTuber built his own DIY version of Tesla's Cyberquad](<https://www.engadget.com/diy-tesla-cybertruck-rich-rebuilds-133625454.html>) \[*Engadget*\]

**More on the Cyberquad:** [*Elon Musk: Yes, You Will Be Able to Buy Tesla's Cyberquad ATV*](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-yes-buy-tesla-cyberquad-atv>)

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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