--- title: "Tesla Cybertruck Goes Amphibious in Hilarious Fan-Made Video" description: "Car enthusiast Instagram account hypercarslands uploaded a render of Tesla's Cybertruck if it were amphibious, going for a dip with a passenger fishing." date: "2019-12-11" modified: "2019-12-11" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-cybertruck-amphibious-fan-made-video" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Cybertruck Goes Amphibious in Hilarious Fan-Made Video ![Car enthusiast Instagram account hypercarslands uploaded a render of Tesla's Cybertruck if it were amphibious, going for a dip with a passenger fishing.]() *\Image: Tesla/Victor Tangermann\* ## Amphibious Cybertruck Car enthusiast Instagram account [hypercarslands]() uploaded a render showing Tesla's newly-announced [Cybertruck]() going for a dip in the ocean with a passenger fishing off the back. https://www.instagram.com/p/B55qNWFJrnv/ It's a fun interpretation of what Tesla's new electric pickup truck could one day be capable of doing. It's also not as far fetched as it seems. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly [stated]() that the design of the truck was inspired by the [amphibious Lotus Esprit S1](), famously featured in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me." He even [bought]() the actual prop car in 2013. ## Under the Sea "We will be making a submarine car," Musk [told *The Independent*]() in 2014. "It can transition from being a submarine to a car that drives up on the beach. Maybe we'll make two or three, but it wouldn't be more than that." Turning the massive (and likely extremely heavy) Cybertruck into a floating fishing platform would be a pretty big challenge. And even if those at Tesla never get around to it, the creative people of the internet have been known to be excellent tinkerers — like that dad who [3D-printed an entire Lamborghini]() with his son. **READ MORE:** [Tesla Cybertruck ‘Boat Mode’ grants Elon Musk’s amphibious car dreams in fan-made render]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on Cybertruck:** *[Elon Musk: Cybertruck Aerodynamics Could be “Insane”]()* ## 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. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()