A truck takes more space, uses more fuel, wears brakes faster (due to weight), turns worse, accelerates worse, brakes worse, etc. It underperforms compared to

A truck takes more space, uses more fuel, wears brakes faster (due to weight), turns worse, accelerates worse, brakes worse, etc. It underperforms compared to the A4 in every measure except for two things: it can haul a LOT more, and it can tow a LOT more. If you need to haul a lot or tow a low, then a truck is the obvious choice. If not, then a non-truck is much smarter. Most drivers do not need a truck. For trucks to rank so highly in sales (and in DUIs) suggests that a lot of people make bad choices. Driving drunk is just one more bad choice.