RIP to the world’s ugliest car

Elon Musk has hit the brakes on the Cybertruck, announcing on X that Tesla will wind down production at its Texas factory around mid-2027.

Despite years of delays, the stainless-steel turd Musk claimed was a futuristic, apocalypse-proof tank straight out of Blade Runner is headed for a production wind-down after roughly four years, putting the Cybertruck alongside such automotive flops as the Edsel and the DeLorean.

We can’t even put the Cybertruck on the same tier as the Ford Pinto, as that deathtrap was produced for a decade.

The first Cybertruck lumbered off Tesla’s production line in mid-2023 before going on sale later that year, and it was practically right out of the gate that the problems began.

Within months of the first deliveries, recall notices began piling up on the monstrosity. Trim pieces were flying off, internal components were failing, cameras were malfunctioning – all in all, the thing has faced 11 recalls since hitting the road in late …