The Rock Didn't Know Tesla Made SUVs Or Cybertrucks: 'Everybody I Talk To... Loves The Tesla'

Zinger Key Points
  • Actor The Rock didn't know about several Tesla vehicles on the market or coming soon.
  • Not known for traditional advertising, Tesla counts on word of mouth from its fans and customers.

Actor and former pro-wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a lover of cars and has an extensive collection. However, he got a history lesson on Tesla Inc TSLA vehicles during a recent appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience," which comes weeks after Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the podcast.

What Happened: Musk brought a Cybertruck during his recent appearance on Rogan’s podcast, which led to the podcast host firing an arrow into the side of the electric pickup truck to show off its durability.

While Rogan is a fan of the Cybertruck and has known about the vehicle ever since it was announced in November 2019, Johnson wasn't aware of the product.

"I drive my Tesla a lot," Rogan told Johnson.

Johnson, who doesn't own any Tesla vehicles, shared the feedback he received on the company: "Everybody who I talk to has a Tesla, loves the Tesla.”

Johnson proceeded to ask Rogan if Tesla makes an SUV or a truck: "How about a pickup truck? All I drive is pickup trucks."

"It's a spaceship,” Rogan responded, citing the Cybertruck’s features like speed and quietness. “Seeing it in real life is so cool. There's something about photos. You're not physically there. When you're physically there and get to look at it you're like OMG this thing is so f***ing cool."

Rogan said Musk is the best kind of billionaire, as he "makes wild sh**."

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Why It's Important: While Rogan isn't endorsed by Tesla, the podcast episode quickly showed how Tesla fans and customers can quickly turn into the best advertising for the electric vehicle company.

Rogan discussed all the features of the Cybertruck and was even able to share that there will be three pricing tiers for the pickup truck, which is set for deliveries at the end of this month.  

Musk shared a portion of the podcast interview between Rogan and Johnson titling his post "Cybertruck talk." The post was seen by millions of people on Twitter, now known as X.

The recent podcast isn't the only time Rogan has praised the vehicle with another guest. Benzinga previously reported that Rogan told guest Jim Breuer the Cybertruck was "the coolest vehicle I've ever seen in person in my life."

"It looks like it's 100 years in the future, it's the coolest car I've ever seen," Rogan said.

Breuer had not seen the vehicle before the interview, and was then shown pictures during the podcast episode.  

Johnson drives many vehicles, including a Ford F-150 Raptor from Ford Motor Company F. Time will tell if Rogan did enough to convince Johnson to make the switch to Tesla.

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