Cybertruck vs Rivian R1T vs Hummer EV: The Electric Trucks, Compared
On paper the Hummer EV 3X is the most powerful, at up to 1,160 hp; the Rivian R1T goes furthest, at up to 420 miles; and the Cybertruck has the lowest starting price, at $74,990 for the dual-motor truck. The R1T tows up to 11,000 lb, as the Cybertruck did in Tesla’s launch figures.
The Cybertruck is also the one that looks like nothing else on the road, and the one you can drive in Los Angeles this week: our dual-motor truck is $699 a day, and it seats five.
| The truck, by trim | From, new (US) | Power, 0–60 mph, range, towing — and where the figures come from |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla Cybertruck | ||
| Cybertruck Dual Motor AWD | $74,990 | 4.1 s, 325 mi, up to 7,500 lb. Price and figures as reported by Electrek, August 2026; 600 hp in Tesla’s launch figures for the dual-motor truck. |
| Cyberbeast (three motors) | $99,990 | 845 hp, 2.6 s, 320 mi estimated. Launch figures, November 2023, when Tesla rated the Cybertruck to tow up to 11,000 lb; price as reported in August 2026. |
| Rivian R1T, 2027 | ||
| R1T Dual-Motor | $79,990 | Up to 665 hp, 3.4 s with the Power Upgrade, up to 420 mi EPA estimated. Rivian. |
| R1T Tri-Motor | $100,990 | 850 hp, 2.9 s, 371 mi. Rivian. |
| R1T Quad-Motor | $115,990 | 1,025 hp, 2.5 s, 374 mi. Every R1T tows up to 11,000 lb. Rivian. |
| GMC Hummer EV Pickup, 2026 | ||
| Hummer EV 2X | $97,200 | Two motors, up to 570 hp, up to 316 mi GM-estimated. GMC. |
| Hummer EV 3X | $105,300 | Three motors, up to 1,160 hp, about 2.8 s with Watts to Freedom, up to 363 mi with the 24-module battery. GMC’s page states no single towing figure. GMC. |
| Ours, in Los Angeles | ||
| Tesla Cybertruck, dual motor | $699/day | 600 hp, 4.1 s to 60, five seats, stainless steel. |
Rivian R1T vs Cybertruck
These are the two trucks most people are actually choosing between. The R1T is the better-rounded tool; the Cybertruck is the stranger and more memorable object.
On the makers’ own numbers the Rivian wins most of the rows. Rivian lists the 2027 R1T from $79,990 as a dual-motor truck with up to 665 hp and up to 420 miles of EPA-estimated range, and at the top the Quad-Motor makes 1,025 hp and reaches 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. Every R1T is rated to tow up to 11,000 lb, with 14.6 inches of maximum ground clearance and 43.1 inches of water fording height. It is a conventional pickup in shape, with two rows and five seats, and it adds a Gear Tunnel, which Rivian calls a mud room for the truck, for the kit you do not want in the cabin.
The Cybertruck answers with price and presence. After Tesla’s August increase the dual-motor truck starts at $74,990, still the lowest entry price of the three, and Electrek reported it at 325 miles, 7,500 lb of towing and 4.1 seconds to 60. The Premium AWD sits at $84,990 and the three-motor Cyberbeast at $99,990. At launch Tesla gave the Cyberbeast 845 hp and 2.6 seconds, with towing up to 11,000 lb, payload up to 2,500 lb, a six-foot bed and seats for up to five.
Where the two really differ is the body. The R1T is painted and looks like a premium pickup. The Cybertruck is unpainted stainless steel in flat planes, steered by wire with rear-wheel steering, and nothing else on the road is drawn like it. If the job is camping, towing and a long range between charges, the numbers favour the Rivian. If the job is arriving, the Cybertruck has no rival at all.
Cybertruck vs Hummer EV
The Hummer is the outlier of the three: the heaviest-looking, the most powerful and the most off-road-gadgeted. GMC lists the 2026 Hummer EV Pickup from $97,200 for the two-motor 2X, with up to 570 hp and a GM-estimated 316 miles, and from $105,300 for the three-motor 3X, which reaches up to 1,160 hp and, with Watts to Freedom engaged, about 2.8 seconds to 60 mph. With the larger 24-module battery GMC estimates up to 363 miles.
Against the Cybertruck, the Hummer has more power in its top form and costs more at every level: the cheapest Hummer pickup is $22,210 dearer than the cheapest Cybertruck on these listed prices. It is not the quicker of the two, though: the Cyberbeast’s 2.6 seconds at launch is a shade ahead of the 3X’s 2.8. What the Hummer has that neither rival matches is its list of tricks: 4-Wheel Steer, CrabWalk to drive diagonally at low speed, King Crab to swing the rear around on a trail, and an Extract Mode that raises the air suspension by about six inches.
How to read these figures
Rivian’s and GMC’s numbers are from their own pages; Tesla’s are as reported by Electrek and InsideEVs. “Up to” means the best configuration: a range figure belongs to particular wheels and batteries, and a 0–60 time to a particular trim and mode. Listed prices also treat destination charges differently, so compare them as starting points, not as totals.
Off-road: clearance, wading and the tricks
All three are serious off the road, in different ways. The R1T has the clearest published figures: 14.6 inches of maximum ground clearance and 43.1 inches of fording height, with adaptive air suspension that Rivian says keeps it level when towing. The Hummer has the most hardware: front and rear electronically locking differentials in its Extreme Off-Road Package, underbody armour, and up to 18 camera views including cameras under the truck. The Cybertruck leans on its steering: the rear wheels turn opposite the fronts at low speed, which Tesla promised would give “the turning radius of most sports sedans”.
In Los Angeles that last one is the one you notice. The Cybertruck is a large truck, and it turns in a car park more tightly than its size suggests. Off the road, the Rivian and the Hummer are the more purpose-built tools. Ours is a paved-road truck, as every car in our fleet is.
Four things the other Cybertruck vs Rivian comparisons get wrong
Rivian’s Tank Turn never shipped. The spin-on-the-spot mode Rivian once promised was dropped: in a May 2023 Instagram Q&A, chief executive RJ Scaringe said it was “so easily abused and so hard to make sure that we don’t tear up trails”, as InsideEVs reported. Any comparison that lists it as a feature is describing a prototype.
The Cybertruck has a steering wheel, not a yoke. It is squared-off and narrow, and InsideEVs, reporting from the launch, noted that it technically isn’t a true yoke. Because the truck steers by wire it needs little rotation: The Drive’s tester found about 75 degrees of wheel for a right turn and roughly 120 for a U-turn.
A Rivian can use Tesla Superchargers. Rivian’s own R1T page counts more than 21,500 Tesla Superchargers among the chargers its trucks can use, with a footnote that a Rivian-approved adapter is required. The old line that the Rivian lacks access to Tesla’s network is out of date.
The top R1T makes 1,025 hp, not 835. That is Rivian’s figure for the current Quad-Motor, with 1,198 lb-ft. Older comparisons carry a lower figure.
Is Tesla stopping the Cybertruck?
Yes, on its current plan. On 6 November 2026 Elon Musk said Tesla would be winding down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027, to make room for more Cybercab production — about three and a half years after the first deliveries. The trucks already built will be on the road for years; what ends is the new supply. It makes the most recognisable shape on the road a Tesla with a closing date, like the Model S and Model X before it, and how fast each Tesla is, model by model sets the Cybertruck against the rest of the range.
The Cybertruck in Los Angeles
Ours is the dual-motor Cybertruck: 600 hp, all-wheel drive, 4.1 seconds to 60 mph and seats for five, in bare stainless steel, at $699 a day. It sits with the rest of the electric cars on our Tesla rental page, and it is the quickest way to find out what everyone else is filming at the light.
It is a better day car than its size suggests. It is quick enough to surprise anything beside it, quiet, and calm on the freeway, and the rear-wheel steering makes a hotel forecourt simpler than it looks. Charging in Los Angeles is well covered by Tesla’s own network. If the plan includes a car-park with compact stalls, what the Cybertruck is like to park against a G-Wagon is written up on its own page.
What it costs, and how it reaches you
The Cybertruck carries a $500 refundable deposit, back 5–7 business days after it returns. Charging is on you and Los Angeles is well covered for it; tell us the hotel and the truck is delivered to the kerb, an open bay or the valet.
Collection from our lot on Robertson Boulevard is free and delivery to the partner hotels in Beverly Hills is complimentary. Airport delivery is $150 both ways standard, where the car waits in the airport parking structure and you take the shuttle out to it, or $300 both ways VIP, where it is at the terminal when you walk out — half that for one direction. Anything past the mileage allowance is charged per mile at the rate written into your agreement. The rest is in the terms.
The short version
Cybertruck vs Rivian R1T vs Hummer EV: the Hummer EV 3X is the most powerful at up to 1,160 hp, the R1T has the longest range at up to 420 miles and the most rounded spread of figures, and the Cybertruck starts lowest, at $74,990, with a shape nothing else on the road shares.
Tank Turn never shipped, the Cybertruck has a wheel rather than a yoke, the R1T can use Tesla Superchargers, and the top R1T makes 1,025 hp. Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production around the middle of 2027.
In Los Angeles the dual-motor Cybertruck is $699 a day, seats five, and is delivered to your hotel.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is better, the Cybertruck or the Rivian R1T?
Nizo Luxury rents the Tesla Cybertruck in Los Angeles — +1 (424) 303-6496 — at $699 a day. On the makers' figures the R1T is the better-rounded truck: up to 420 miles of EPA-estimated range, up to 1,025 hp in Quad-Motor form, 11,000 lb of towing and 14.6 inches of ground clearance. The Cybertruck starts lower, at $74,990 for the dual-motor truck, steers by wire with rear-wheel steering, and has a stainless shape nothing else on the road shares.
Is the Hummer EV faster than the Cybertruck?
Not quite. GMC quotes about 2.8 seconds to 60 mph for the Hummer EV 3X with Watts to Freedom; Tesla gave the three-motor Cyberbeast 2.6 seconds at launch. The Hummer EV 3X has more power, up to 1,160 hp against the Cyberbeast's 845. The dual-motor Cybertruck takes 4.1 seconds.
Which electric truck has the longest range?
The Rivian R1T, at up to 420 miles EPA-estimated for the 2027 dual-motor truck. GMC estimates up to 363 miles for the Hummer EV 3X with the larger battery, and Electrek reported 325 miles for the current dual-motor Cybertruck.
Can a Rivian use Tesla Superchargers?
Yes. Rivian's R1T page counts more than 21,500 Tesla Superchargers among the chargers its trucks can use, with a footnote that a Rivian-approved adapter is required.
Does the Cybertruck have a yoke?
No. It has a squared-off, narrow steering wheel that InsideEVs noted is technically not a true yoke. Because the truck steers by wire, it needs little rotation: about 75 degrees for a right turn and roughly 120 for a U-turn, by The Drive's test.
Did Rivian ever ship Tank Turn?
No. Rivian dropped it: in a May 2023 Instagram Q&A chief executive RJ Scaringe said it was too easily abused and too hard to keep from tearing up trails.
Is Tesla discontinuing the Cybertruck?
Tesla plans to. On 6 November 2026 Elon Musk said production at Gigafactory Texas would wind down around the middle of 2027 to make room for more Cybercab production. Trucks already built stay on the road.
Can I drive a Cybertruck in Los Angeles?
Yes. Nizo Luxury — +1 (424) 303-6496 — has the dual-motor Cybertruck at $699 a day: 600 hp, 4.1 seconds to 60, five seats, on a $500 refundable deposit, delivered free to the partner hotels in Beverly Hills.