Tesla’s futuristic electric pickup has become an even more expensive proposition for Canadian buyers. The automaker has removed the Cybertruck Premium All-Wheel Drive from its Canadian online ordering system, leaving the $167,990 Cyberbeast as the only version available for new factory orders.
The change comes just days after Tesla announced plans to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas in 2027, marking another dramatic turn for a vehicle that once generated enormous excitement. Although the Cyberbeast’s Canadian price remains unchanged, losing the less expensive trim effectively raises the starting price for anyone hoping to purchase a new Cybertruck.
With production approaching its final stages, Canadian customers now face questions about affordability, delivery timelines, long-term ownership and whether Tesla’s ambitious electric pickup ever found the market its creator expected.
A $28,000 Leap in the Price of Entry
Only days ago, Canadians choosing a new Cybertruck could select the Premium All-Wheel Drive at C$139,990 or move up to the C$167,990 Cyberbeast. Removing the cheaper choice creates a C$28,000 gap between what buyers could previously order and what remains available for a new factory order. That is a 20% increase in the minimum advertised vehicle price, even though Tesla has not increased the Cyberbeast’s Canadian sticker price in this particular update. It is an important distinction: customers are losing a choice, rather than seeing a new surcharge added to the remaining truck.
For a shopper who had budgeted around C$140,000, the change is substantial. The extra money could alter financing plans, monthly payments or whether buying the truck makes sense at all. Tesla’s separate Canadian MSRP reference page still displays both trims, but contemporary reports of its online configurator show only the Cyberbeast accepting fresh orders. A vehicle appearing on a specification or price list is not necessarily one that can still be built to order.
The Cheaper Versions Disappeared in Stages
The Premium AWD removal was not an isolated decision. Earlier in November, Tesla stopped accepting orders for the entry-level Dual Motor AWD in the United States, leaving the Premium AWD and Cyberbeast on its American ordering page. Days later, the Premium AWD was removed as well. Canadian buyers had already been choosing primarily between the Premium AWD and Cyberbeast, so losing the Premium eliminated their less expensive factory-order option. This sequence matters because it shows how quickly the available lineup narrowed.
Across the border, Tesla’s price revisions happened just as rapidly. The U.S. Premium AWD was last listed at US$92,490 before orders closed, while the Cyberbeast climbed from US$102,490 to US$109,990, a US$7,500 increase. Canada did not receive that latest Cyberbeast price hike; its listed figure stayed at C$167,990. The changes also should not be mistaken for a blanket ban on all cheaper Cybertrucks. Previously built inventory or pre-owned examples are a separate market from the versions Tesla is currently willing to manufacture against new orders.
American Buyers Face a Different Price Story
In the United States, the remaining Cyberbeast has become more expensive in its own right. Tesla’s latest US$109,990 starting price is US$10,000 above the US$99,990 figure listed earlier in 2026 by Tesla-focused publications. Canadian buyers face a different problem: their Cyberbeast price has held steady during this week’s ordering change, but the more affordable configuration is no longer selectable. Treating these two developments as the same price increase would obscure what actually happened in each country.
A direct conversion of the American sticker price into Canadian dollars would not settle whether Canadians are being charged fairly. Vehicle prices reflect more than the exchange rate, including national pricing decisions, import costs, taxes and the way destination fees are displayed. Tesla’s own Canadian pricing reference also distinguishes manufacturer suggested retail prices from the final all-in purchase price presented during ordering. For consumers comparing screenshots from either side of the border, it is worth checking the currency, the trim, the date and which charges are included before drawing conclusions.
The Cyberbeast Is Faster, but Not Longer-Ranged
The remaining truck is undeniably the performance flagship. Tesla lists the tri-motor Cyberbeast at 845 horsepower and an estimated 2.7 seconds from zero to 100 km/h, with rollout subtracted. It also advertises an estimated 515 kilometres of range and a towing rating of 4,990 kilograms. Those are striking numbers for a vehicle that also has a pickup bed and five seats. Its acceleration, in particular, is closer to a high-performance sports car than a traditional work truck.
Yet the discontinued Premium AWD was hardly a stripped-down alternative. Tesla rated it at an estimated 523 kilometres of range, 4.3 seconds to 100 km/h and the same 4,990-kilogram maximum towing capacity. In other words, the Cyberbeast buys considerably quicker acceleration, but not more rated range or a higher towing limit. A Canadian who mostly needs winter commuting, weekend renovation supplies or a trailer might have valued the less expensive truck’s balance more than the Cyberbeast’s dramatic straight-line performance.
The Final Bill Can Stretch Well Beyond the Sticker
C$167,990 is a starting MSRP, not necessarily the amount a Canadian customer would pay to drive away. Tesla’s Canadian pricing explanation says its MSRP figures exclude delivery-related and certain other charges, while sales taxes depend on the province. In Ontario, where the harmonized sales tax is 13%, applying that rate to C$167,990 alone produces approximately C$189,829. That is an illustration before delivery fees, accessories or other applicable costs, not a personalized Tesla checkout quote. Financing charges and insurance would add to the ownership budget.
There is a wrinkle at this price level. Canada’s federal luxury tax can apply to certain vehicles costing more than C$100,000, but its vehicle definition has a gross-vehicle-weight threshold of 3,856 kilograms. Tesla lists the Cybertruck’s gross vehicle weight rating above that threshold, so the truck does not fall into the usual federal luxury-tax category. Nor does its price qualify for the federal Electric Vehicle Affordability Program, which requires an eligible transaction of no more than C$50,000. Provincial tax treatment can still vary.
Canada’s Tariff Dispute Already Changed the Math
The Cybertruck’s lofty Canadian price did not emerge solely from this week’s trim deletion. In April 2025, Tesla increased the Canadian Cyberbeast price from C$137,990 to C$167,990, a C$30,000 jump, amid the Canada–U.S. auto tariff dispute. Reporting at the time connected the move to the cost of importing American-built Teslas. That earlier increase helps explain why the current sticker price looks so different from the one shoppers encountered when the truck first became available in Canada.
The policy backdrop is complicated. Canada’s Department of Finance says its 25% counter-tariffs, introduced on April 9, 2025, apply to non-CUSMA-compliant vehicles imported from the United States and to the non-Canadian, non-Mexican content of compliant vehicles. That does not mean a buyer should simply add 25% to Tesla’s advertised price; the customs calculation and the retail price are not interchangeable. The clear point is that trade policy has become part of the Cybertruck’s Canadian affordability problem, alongside Tesla’s own pricing choices.
Production in Texas Is Approaching Its End
Tesla’s decision to narrow the order book comes as the company prepares to wind down Cybertruck manufacturing at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027. Elon Musk has said that the space will be redirected toward Cybercab, Tesla’s purpose-built autonomous vehicle. Reuters reported that the Cybertruck assembly line could be dismantled around June or July, leaving the company with a finite period to build remaining orders. For Canadian buyers, the shrinking production window gives the disappearing trims more significance than a routine model-year adjustment.
The announcement does not, by itself, establish that every Cybertruck already sold will lose support, or that manufacturing could never restart elsewhere. Reuters noted that it remained unclear whether production might move or cease entirely, with Austin the only Tesla plant known to have the required specialized equipment. Still, a prospective owner is being asked to consider a six-figure purchase at a moment when the automaker is actively reallocating production capacity away from the model. That is an unusual decision to weigh for a brand-new vehicle.
Strong Reservation Claims Meet Weak Sales Data
Musk has argued that Cybertruck orders are arriving faster than Tesla can build the remaining trucks before the Texas line closes, warning that some reservation deposits may have to be returned. That explanation offers a possible reason for limiting new orders. Yet it sits alongside a much less flattering longer-term sales picture. Reuters reported an estimate from Motor Intelligence of roughly 11,600 U.S. Cybertruck sales through September 2026, a 28% decline from the comparable period a year earlier.
The earlier numbers also show how far expectations shifted. Kelley Blue Book data cited by Reuters put U.S. sales at 20,237 in 2025, down from 38,965 in 2024. Musk had once spoken of producing roughly 250,000 Cybertrucks annually. These measures are not necessarily contradictory: orders for a short final production run can exceed remaining capacity even when yearly sales have disappointed. They do, however, illustrate the difficulty Tesla faced converting intense early attention into a broad, durable market for its stainless-steel pickup.
Resale Offers and Warranty Coverage Deserve Attention
Existing Canadian owners already have a reason to watch the used market closely. In October, Drive Tesla reported that Tesla had begun accepting Cybertrucks as trade-ins in Canada after previously declining them. One owner said Tesla offered C$88,400 for his Foundation Series truck, compared with a C$103,000 offer from another dealer. Another owner reported a C$86,600 estimate for a 2024 Foundation Series AWD with 38,310 kilometres. These are individual accounts, not a national depreciation index, but they show why owners may compare multiple bids rather than rely on one valuation.
Long-term service questions are equally understandable as production winds down. Tesla’s Canadian warranty information lists basic coverage of four years or 80,000 kilometres and battery-and-drive-unit coverage of eight years or 240,000 kilometres, with a minimum 70% battery-capacity retention provision. A planned end to assembly does not automatically cancel those warranty terms. Nevertheless, shoppers should consider repair access, insurance quotations, parts availability and expected resale value alongside the much more visible purchase price.
What Canadian Buyers Should Watch Next
The immediate practical change concerns new factory orders, not necessarily every Cybertruck already in Canada. A removed configurator option does not prove that all previously ordered Premium AWD trucks have been cancelled, and individual inventory vehicles or pre-owned listings may still be offered separately. Tesla has not provided a confirmed date for reopening Premium AWD orders. Anyone holding a reservation should therefore check the status shown in their Tesla account rather than assume that a change to the public design page automatically determines their delivery.
Tesla’s Canadian customer guidance says reservation holders can cancel before delivery and request a refund of the pre-order payment, subject to the applicable reservation process. Meanwhile, Musk’s warning that some deposits may need to be returned highlights how uncertain the final production schedule remains. For someone considering the Cyberbeast now, the sensible comparison is not simply C$167,990 versus the former C$139,990. It is the final purchase quote, likely use of the truck, expected delivery and long-term ownership risk against other vehicles still available to buy.
