How Cybertruck became THE must-have celebrity car: Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian have all become proud owners of $100,000 EV – as Elon hails them for having ‘great taste’

From expensive watches to snakeskin handbags, celebrities are known for their obsession with luxury items. But this year’s flavor of the month appears to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck.

Renowned tennis player Serena Williams, filmmaker Spike Lee, Kim Kardashian, Hayley and Justin Bieber and rapper Bad Bunny are among the many celebrities who own this futuristic $100,000 electric vehicle.

“Inherently, a status symbol is something that attracts attention, and it’s hard not to attract attention in the Cybertruck,” said Ivan Drury, an automotive analyst at Edmunds. Business Insider.

The Cybertruck is marketed to give consumers the opportunity to travel in the lap of luxury, and as celebrities continue to purchase the vehicle, Musk wrote at X: ‘They clearly have very good taste!’

He was responding to Teslaconomics’ post that included photos of Lady Gaga, Jay Leno and Beyonce alongside their Cybertrucks that included the caption: “There is no car company in the world that has the level and reach that these celebrities naturally generate when driving the best temperatures. product in the world right now.

“Tesla doesn’t need to advertise because these people do it for them.”

The truck is so in demand that buyers have even gone so far as to purchase the Cybertruck for more than double its retail value, and one owner sold his truck that he bought for $102,000 to another dealer for $244,500 at an auction in Dallas, Texas. .

Regular customers have had difficulty getting one over the next few years of production delays, which may have increased the vehicle’s appeal.