The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?

The Cybertruck was touted as the ultimate doomsday chariot that can repel handgun fire and outrun a Porsche while towing a Porsche .

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the truck could tackle any terrain on Earth and possibly also on Mars and all for the low, low base price of $ 40,000 .

A recent Slate article nods at the truck’s uncanny resemblance to the apartheid-era military that patrolled South African towns.

One California police department spent $ 153,000 on a Cybertruck for “community outreach efforts” A Chechen warlord showed off a machine-gun mounted Cyberruck he claimed was purpose-built to help his army fight alongside Russia in the Ukraine war .

Ramzan Kadyrov accused Musk of switching it off remotely a nagging concern among Tesla owners.

The Cybertruck has gone from being a status mobile for Kim Kardashian , Pharrell Williams and other tastemakers to the ultimate meme-mobile a Maga hat on wheels.

Unlike modern cars, the truck was expressly not designed to deform on impact further ratcheting up the safety risks during and after a cataclysmic disaster.

Cybertrucks are banned in the UK , EU and China , the world's largest EV market.