Lets see. Hard and brittle, bound to fail when it inches out its very specific use case. Seems fitting for a Ram alright.

You don’t get it; luxury truck buyers are buying luxury that is nicely camoflauged by an aura of manliness. So, Tungsten is absolutely perfect. Not insecure bro is going to want a Saphire pickup truck, come on now.

Well isn’t that nice you know all about Tungsten; to bad you do not know all about a mate

“For the life of me, I cannot see how this designation “Tungsten” works to suggest top-of-the-line luxury.”

It works because its a truck.

If people bought only what they needed, automotive life would be boring.

A friend’s dad was a machinist in the aerospace industry. He made up 4 titanium wedding bands at the shop, in case he lost one. By the time the marriage ended, he was on ring #3.

Not as good as Depleted Uranium for Tank Rounds

Tungsten = Heavy, all you need to know about this truck

Probably because the word sounds sexy. People buy wedding rings as an alternative to gold, if I remember correctly.

I appreciate the info, makes sense.

I mean, we already have plenty of people that will tune in to watch video game races where the cars don’t exist.

Exactly. It’s called rail dust. I started seeing those orange specks on my pearl white Volt. They rub off because they’re on top of the clear coat, but on SS they’d be hell. Crazy how much metal is on the roads

i also wouldn’t be shocked if they skipped passivating it 

You can thank my Silverado for contributing to the road rust.

I came here to comment on the same thing. If you ask any boilermaker that’s built a stainless tank they’ll tell you, you can’t use carbon steel tools on stainless because of the carbon impregnation you’ll get.

I mean... The 60s/70s were also a very different time than even the 90s or 00s...

This!

This is the answer right here, it happens to painted cars too, it's just obvious it's metal stuck to the car, and easy to get off.  There's actually some sealants that prevent the steel from sticking in the first place, not sure if it works on stainless, but sounds like the cybertrucks need it 😂

Agreed, given the slight conditions of the exposure and the reported pitting/orange spots, 301 is likely, probably not 304. 316 has a higher molybdenum and nickel content and so has more corrosion resistance if other elements are in play like salt or other metals.

So, instead of waxing occasionally, owners should passivate the body panels with a nitric acid bath?