A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says He Won a Free RWD Model, Kind of Likes It, But Still Wants More – He Adds, “Given All the Things Stripped Out, Am I Crazy for Wanting More?”

Some automobiles work tirelessly to offend no one, and then there are automobiles that arrive with a point of view and no intention of apologizing for it. The Tesla Cybertruck belongs squarely in the second category. It is less a conventional pickup and more an automotive espresso shot: intense, concentrated, and unapologetically specific. Not everyone likes espresso, and that is precisely the point. In today’s electric vehicle landscape, variety has finally become a virtue rather than a compromise. You choose what suits your taste, and no option is inherently wrong for making that choice.

That reality surfaced recently on a Tesla Cybertruck forum when a new owner described an unlikely predicament. Posting under the name “uttergreatness,” the owner explained that he had won a Cybertruck in an online sweepstakes. 

“I won an online sweepstakes and won a Cybertruck. Turns out it is a 2026 RWD. Given all the things stripped out, is it worth it to keep this thing? I kinda like it and feel like I want to keep it, but it feels like so much is missing from an AWD version. I get that I got this for free, so am I crazy for wanting more?”

The prize turned out to be a 2026 Rear Wheel Drive model, and while he admitted to liking it, he wondered aloud whether the stripped-down configuration left too much on the table compared with the All Wheel Drive versions. It is a uniquely modern dilemma: gratitude mixed with hesitation, played out in public among fellow enthusiasts.

Tesla Cybertruck: Structure, Performance, and Usability

• The Cybertruck’s stainless steel body construction reduces reliance on paint and complex stamping, but it also introduces a different ownership experience in terms of repair, maintenance, and visual aging.
• Its low-mounted battery pack gives the truck a stable feel at speed, helping offset the tall body and wide track during highway driving.
• The interior focuses on space and visibility rather than ornamentation, with a wide windshield and minimal dashboard shaping how drivers interact with the vehicle.
• Electric torque delivery allows the Cybertruck to move heavy mass smoothly from a standstill, though the vehicle’s size remains a constant factor in tighter driving environments.

The responses came quickly. One forum member expressed disbelief that a Rear Wheel Drive Cybertruck even existed, suggesting the configuration had been discontinued. The owner replied matter-of-factly that the truck was real, had been picked up over the weekend, and was currently sitting in his driveway. In that exchange lies a familiar tension of the digital age. Official information and lived experience do not always align, and nothing settles an online debate quite like a vehicle parked on actual pavement.

To understand the uncertainty, you have to look at what the RWD Cybertruck represents. It is the leanest interpretation of an already unconventional machine. One motor instead of two, fewer performance headlines, and less of the brute force bravado that has come to define the top-tier Cybertruck variants. Yet it still carries the same stainless steel presence, the same unmistakable silhouette, and the same electric promise. It is not a lesser idea so much as a more focused one.

Another forum participant cut through the anxiety with practical advice. If the truck includes free Supercharging, he argued, it could be an ideal long-range road trip vehicle. Keep it, enjoy it, and if the desire for more power or capability eventually surfaces, trade it in later. This is where the espresso analogy holds. A single shot is not flawed because it is not a double. It simply serves a different purpose at a different moment.

What is notable in the discussion is the absence of outright condemnation. No one is calling the RWD Cybertruck bad, and no one is framing the AWD versions as mandatory upgrades. Instead, the conversation revolves around use case and expectation. Electric vehicles have accelerated this shift in thinking. Drivetrain choices are no longer a rigid hierarchy but a menu, and personal preference matters more than external validation.

The Cybertruck amplifies this dynamic because it refuses to blend in. Its design is bold without being careless, experimental without being frivolous. It demands a reaction, even if that reaction is uncertainty. Some drivers will never warm to it. Others will wonder how anything else could feel adequate. That polarization is not a flaw. It is the vehicle’s defining characteristic.

There is also something quietly revealing about winning a vehicle for free and still questioning whether it is enough. In another era, that would have been the end of the story. Today, it becomes a philosophical exercise about choice, value, and desire. For the owner in Texas, standing in front of a stainless steel truck he did not plan to buy but now owns, the question is not whether the Cybertruck is good. It is whether this particular expression of it fits his life. Like espresso, the Cybertruck does not ask to be universally loved. It only asks to be understood, one sip at a time.

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Noah Washington is an automotive journalist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He enjoys covering the latest news in the automotive industry and conducting reviews on the latest cars. He has been in the automotive industry since 15 years old and has been featured in prominent automotive news sites. You can reach him on X and LinkedIn for tips and to follow his automotive coverage.