Tesla Cybertruck Trims Compared: AWD vs Premium AWD vs Cyberbeast

The three Cybertrucks at a glance

Every Cybertruck shares the same stainless exoskeleton, 800-volt architecture, steer-by-wire with rear-wheel steering, and a roughly 123-kWh structural battery pack. What changes across the trims is power, suspension, and a handful of comfort features. Here's the lineup at Tesla's current new prices (June 2026):

EPA-estimated range. Prices are Tesla's new MSRP and exclude incentives and delivery. Max towing requires the proper hitch and configuration.

Takeaway: two of the three trucks share an identical drivetrain. The real fork in the road is whether you need the Cyberbeast's third motor — everything else is comfort and capability tuning.

Dual-Motor AWD ($69,990): the value pick

The dual-motor AWD is the Cybertruck most people should start with. It delivers everything the truck is known for — roughly 600 horsepower, a 4.1-second 0–60, 325 miles of EPA range, and the exact same exoskeleton and core tech as its pricier siblings — for $69,990.

To hit that price, Tesla pares back the trimmings, not the bones. Versus the Premium, the base AWD rides on a coil-spring suspension with adaptive damping instead of adjustable air suspension — you can still firm up or soften the ride, but not raise or lower it. It also swaps the 15-speaker audio (and its active noise cancellation) for a 7-speaker setup, drops the 9.4-inch rear-seat touchscreen, uses textile seats instead of vegan leather, and carries a lower 7,500-lb tow rating. None of that changes how the truck drives or what it can haul in the bed.

One footnote you'll see in old ads: Tesla briefly listed this AWD at $59,990 as a roughly 10-day introductory promo (Feb 19–28, 2026). The price reverted to $69,990 on March 1, so any listing still showing $59,990 for a new order is stale — though, as we cover below, a few of those intro-price trucks are starting to surface used.

Takeaway: the base AWD gives up convenience features, not capability. For most buyers it's the rational choice.

Premium AWD ($79,990): the comfort upgrade

For $10,000 more, the Premium AWD is the same drivetrain wrapped in the full comfort-and-capability kit: adjustable air suspension (raise it for clearance, drop it for highway efficiency), a 15-speaker system with active noise cancellation, the 9.4-inch rear passenger touchscreen, heated and ventilated seats, and the full 11,000-lb tow rating — up from 7,500 on the base truck. EPA range is the same 325 miles.

That tow jump is the one functional difference, not just a comfort upgrade. If you regularly pull a heavy trailer, want the smoothest ride, or carry rear passengers often, the Premium earns its name. If you don't, the base AWD gives up surprisingly little for $10k less.

Takeaway: pay for the Premium for the air ride and the 11,000-lb tow rating — skip it if you'll never use either.

Cyberbeast ($99,990): the performance halo

The Cyberbeast is the halo truck. A third motor lifts output to 845 horsepower and drops the 0–60 to a supercar-humbling 2.6 seconds (top speed ~130 mph), with a dedicated Beast drive mode. Range dips slightly to about 320 miles, and it keeps the air suspension, premium interior, and 11,000-lb tow rating.

What you're really buying is acceleration — roughly $20,000 to $30,000 over the dual-motor trucks for speed you'll use a handful of times. It's a genuine thrill and a status piece, but it doesn't tow more or carry more than a Premium AWD, and it isn't a better truck. Buy it because you want it, not because it's the value play.

Takeaway: the Cyberbeast is the fastest Cybertruck, not the most capable one. The premium is pure straight-line speed.

New vs. used: where the deals are

The used Cybertruck market is still being born. Deliveries began in late 2023, so even the oldest trucks are only a couple of years old — supply is thin and depreciation has been unusually mild, which has kept used prices close to new. When Tesla opened its own pre-owned Cybertruck listings in June 2026, they ran from around $66,200 for a low-mileage Foundation Series AWD up to roughly $94,800 for a used Cyberbeast (versus $99,990 new) — real but modest discounts, and the first batch sold out within about a day. Every Cybertruck ships with Hardware 4, so any used one has the compute to run Tesla's latest self-driving software.

One thing to get right before you buy: FSD may or may not come with the truck. The $99/month FSD subscription is tied to your account, not the car, so it never carries over — a new owner just subscribes. A previously purchased FSD license is different: it's tied to the VIN and stays with the truck on a private sale (though Tesla can strip it from any truck it takes in on trade). Tesla ended one-time FSD purchases in February 2026, so on a used Cybertruck you'll either inherit an existing license or pay $99/month. "HW4" only means the hardware is ready.

The bigger shift is on the cheap end. The wave of $59,990 intro-price AWDs ordered in February 2026 began delivering in mid-2026, and early flippers are starting to list them — so the first sub-$70k used AWD Cybertrucks are now appearing. As that supply grows, the used market becomes the place to beat the new sticker.

The catch: with so few out there, the good ones move fast. That's exactly what we watch. We verify the hardware from Tesla's own per-car record (not guessed by year), show the true all-in price including distance-based delivery, and flag accident and title history — then ping you the moment a Cybertruck matching your trim and budget lists.

Takeaway: used Cybertrucks aren't cheap yet, but the floor is finally dropping as 2026 intro-price AWDs hit resale.

Which Cybertruck should you buy?

• Best value, most buyers: the $69,990 dual-motor AWD. You give up air suspension and a few comforts, not the experience.
• Best daily driver: the $79,990 Premium AWD — air ride, full 11,000-lb towing, rear screen, ventilated seats — if those extras matter to you.
• Best for the thrill (and the flex): the $99,990 Cyberbeast, if a 2.6-second 0–60 is worth ~$20k+ to you.
• Best for a deal: a lightly used AWD or Cyberbeast, especially as the 2026 resale wave hits. Always confirm the hardware, FSD status, and history before you buy.

Whichever you land on, buy on the all-in price and the car's real record, not the sticker. That's the part we make easy.