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The biggest danger with these sort of kei cars from Japan is getting into a collision with the increasingly massive new pick up trucks that are on the road. It
by Tiktaalik 6y ago
The biggest danger with these sort of kei cars from Japan is getting into a collision with the increasingly massive new pick up trucks that are on the road.
It's wild to me to see photos of these new pick ups with children in front of them that aren't even close to being taller than the hood or visible to the driver at all.
Regulators need to step in imo.
- thisisnico 6y agoThey won't do anything to change the truck economy, it's pretty much what's keeping the big 3 alive and profitable. They get murdered by Toyota and Honda on small cars.
- toast0 6y ago> Regulators need to step in imo. Regulators did step in. The Federal MPG standard (CAFE) was reformulated in 2007 so that the targets are based on the footprint of the car (wheel track * wheel base). As a result, small trucks either got bigger or disappeared from the market. Have a look at the current standards; I don't see how you're going to make a small truck that does the things people want their truck to do and fits in the mileage requirements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_average_fuel_economy#Agreed_standards_by_model_year,_2012%E2%80%932025 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_average_fuel_economy...
- nradov 6y agoHigher hoods are caused at least partially by pedestrian crash safety regulations. There has to be empty space under the hood to act as a cushion. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15118822/taking-the-hit-how-pedestrian-protection-regs-make-cars-fatter-feature/ https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15118822/taking-the-h...