DeLorean designer says Tesla's Cybertruck is the 'Picasso of automobiles'

• Giorgetto Giugiaro designed the iconic DeLorean, made famous by the "Back to the Future" films.

• The Italian design legend says Tesla's Cybertruck is the "the Picasso of automobiles."

• The DeLorean was one of the vehicles which inspired the Cybertruck's design.

Italian design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro says he thinks Tesla's Cybertruck is a masterpiece.

Giugiaro, who designed the cult classic DeLorean, called the Cybertruck "the Picasso of automobiles."

The Delorean designer was speaking to an Italian newspaper la Repubblica, where he gushed about the Cybertruck. Giugiaro said he expects the vehicle to be "hugely successful because people want to stand out."

Tesla's Cybertruck is notable for being the first stainless steel vehicle to be produced since Giugiaro's DeLorean. The DeLorean, which appeared in the "Back to the Future" film series, was launched in the 80s.

"It does not represent the search for harmony and perfection but for emotion and robustness," Giugiaro said of the Cybertruck.