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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can't reconcile the exterior with interior pictures. From the outside it looks like the inside of that truck should be the size of a large sitting room with a Chesterfield and some end tables.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Gotta cram the plastic shit and uselss tech in there somewhere.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Cupholders! Gotta have more cupholders.

[–] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 29 points 2 days ago (5 children)

The headlights are at exactly the height to blind everyone who isn't also in a truck as well. I'm convinced that auto manufacturers do this on purpose to force everyone into a size arms race.

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Big vehicles lile trucks in America have lower emissions requirements, which makes them cheaper to make and they can sell them for a higher profit to these insecure dumb fucks, so it's in their interest to make and sell large trucks

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[–] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Add in the amount of times I've seen people drive cars where their seat height puts their eyes at about 2 inches over the steering wheel.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago

I've known a few truck drivers like that, with the air seat almost as low as it can go. The only thing they'd even be capable of seeing is an air strike.

[–] shekau@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How much fuel does it burn in comparison to normal European car?

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

Disgusting cars, honestly.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Pretty sure it is, here.

Btw, what model is it?

[–] numlok@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Aww man they need to get their numbers up in the competition of which trucks are involved in the most DUIs

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[–] TheAthena@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I just want my slightly smaller than a Tacoma sized truck with a small diesel that gets like 28 mpg. Is that really too much to ask?

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

VW Amarok is a tiny bit smaller than a Tacoma and comes with a diesel. Gets more like 35+ mpg though, hope that's alright?

The Isuzu D-Max is a bit smaller than the Amarok and only comes with small diesels. And one slightly bigger diesel.

Sadly I think those don't get sold in your country because you're probably in the US given you mentioned the Tacoma rather than the Hilux, which is also a tiny bit smaller than a Tacoma and has diesel options.

Due to the chicken tax, importing light duty trucks into the US is prohibitively expensive. Building them in the US makes little sense for smaller models, as those don't sell as well as their bigger counterparts. Hence, no small trucks in the US :(

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[–] shekau@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Canada says hi

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