--- title: "Watch a Tesla Model X in a Tug of War With an Armored Vehicle" description: "A Tesla Model X went head-to-head in a tug of war with an armored vehicle in a recent YouTube video. The results are pretty predictable." date: "2021-08-05" modified: "2021-08-05" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-model-x-tug-of-war-armored-vehicle" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "Model X" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Watch a Tesla Model X in a Tug of War With an Armored Vehicle ![A Tesla Model X went head-to-head in a tug of war with an armored vehicle in a recent YouTube video. The results are pretty predictable.]() *\Image: Dobre Cars via YouTube\* ## Tug of War Here's a question you probably never asked yourself: In a tug of war with an (almost) tank, how would a Tesla Model X fare? Thanks to the ragtag group of kids behind the YouTube channel "Dobre Cars," we now have an answer. The team tied a flimsy rope to the back of a UK-designed Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked — an armored fighting vehicle that's been in use for decades around the world, but which technically isn't a tank, as [*Motor1* points out]() — and tied the other end to the back of a Tesla Model X SUV. https://youtu.be/iG6B00juSUM ## Predictable Results And, yep, the results were predictable. The yellow rope snapped under the pressure almost immediately, so they replaced it with a steel cable. Once the real tug of war — a truly agonizing seven minutes and 45 seconds into the video — finally started, we got the next set of unsurprising results. The 20,000 pound armored vehicle effortlessly dragged the 5,500 pound electric SUV behind it, causing the wheels to spin out uselessly on the pavement. In fact, all the armored vehicle had to do was let off its brake to overpower the Model X. After all, it's not only a battle of torque but predominantly a battle of traction. Turns out, a giant and extremely heavy military vehicle on tank treads has a lot more of it than four puny rubber tires. So there you have it folks: Teslas aren't capable of breaking the laws of physics, after all. **READ MORE:** [Tesla Model X Faces Tank In Tug-Of-War Because The World Has Gone Mad]() \[*Motor1*\] **More on tug of wars:** *[Watch a Half-Scale Cybertruck Beat a Ford F-150 in a Tug of War]()* ## 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]()