Cybertruck turning radius test demos how rear wheel steering excels in a circles competition

Tesla's inaugural electric pickup - the Cybertruck - is huge, but can turn on a dime thanks to its four-wheel steering system.

As typical for these solutions, the rear wheels can go slightly in the opposite direction of the front wheels, making even the biggest cars turn on a dime.

The Cybertruck is no exception, and its turning radius with the four-wheel steering system on and off has gotten a direct visual comparison.

In the short clip below, the Cybertruck that has the system turned off is literally running circles around the other one, which has the rear steering activated.

Tesla's chief engineer Lars Moravy is on record saying that the Cybertruck's steer-by-wire system and the rear steering angle are made possible by its new 48V low-voltage system.

Previously, the amount of power needed to be sent to the electrical steering motors at the rear would've been prohibitive to run over the older 12V architecture.

Needless to say, Tesla's steer-by-wire architecture offers redundant safety backups like two electric motors at the front just in case one of them malfunctions.

Besides the tight turning radius that is pretty important for city streets and twisty parking lots, Tesla also blessed its Cybertruck with plenty of off-roading abilities, too.

It offers generous approach and departure angles to go over objects, as well as very capable air suspension that can position it rather high in lifted mode with a compressor that helps seal the battery in Wade Mode when crossing rivers, too.

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