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The Hummer EV is a halo car, meant to catch the attention of a segment of the market and will sell in very limited quantities. BTW The Ford F-350 starts at aro

The Hummer EV is a halo car, meant to catch the attention of a segment of the market and will sell in very limited quantities. BTW The Ford F-350 starts at around 2.5 tons curb weight so this Hummer is not without precedent. This kind of vehicle is meant to look big and imposing to project a certain image. (Edit:as Kobe-systems mentioned, I mangled the conversion on the F-350 weight. Corrected)

mc32 4y ago
F-350s, those have many uses, among them, tow trucks, utility trucks/service trucks, boat towing, etc. I suppose some people use them as their daily driver, but I doubt that's the majority of the fleet.
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  > I suppose some people use them as their daily driver, but I doubt that's the majority of the fleet. I agree. There are, of course, a few people that drive an HD truck as a daily, but it's not the majority by any means. They make awful daily drivers. Very thirsty, bouncy, steers like an aircraft carrier, etc. But for towing, they're pretty great.
  - briffle 4y ago
    You would be surprised. My Ram 2500 has coil spring suspension, and rides better than most sedans. And gets better mileage than my early 2000’s midsize truck. But yeah, the Subaru is much cheaper per mile to drive.
numbsafari 4y ago
In the case of the F-350, it’s about towing and load capacity. Sure, you want to project a certain image, but you might also need to tow Very Large Objects. This is definitely not the case for the Hummer, which has less tow capacity than an F-150.
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kube-system 4y ago
The F-350 starts at a 5,677 lbs curb weight. [0] Which is ~2.8 US tons, or ~2.6 metric tons. The heaviest possible configuration is 8,587 lbs, which is still "only" 3895 kg, or 3.9 metric tons. [0]: https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/models/f350-xlt/ https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/models/f350-xlt/
- Tagbert 4y ago
  Correct. I was looking at a source that put it just under 6000 pounds and did a goofball swap to tons. I do know that a ton is 2000 pounds but somehow it came out wrong.
yeetsfromhellL2 4y ago
>This kind of vehicle is meant to look big and imposing to project a certain image. Actually modern trucks got so big to get around Obama-era fuel efficiency standards.

mc32 4y ago

F-350s, those have many uses, among them, tow trucks, utility trucks/service trucks, boat towing, etc. I suppose some people use them as their daily driver, but I doubt that's the majority of the fleet.

rootusrootus 4y ago
> I suppose some people use them as their daily driver, but I doubt that's the majority of the fleet. I agree. There are, of course, a few people that drive an HD truck as a daily, but it's not the majority by any means. They make awful daily drivers. Very thirsty, bouncy, steers like an aircraft carrier, etc. But for towing, they're pretty great.
- briffle 4y ago
  You would be surprised. My Ram 2500 has coil spring suspension, and rides better than most sedans. And gets better mileage than my early 2000’s midsize truck. But yeah, the Subaru is much cheaper per mile to drive.

numbsafari 4y ago

In the case of the F-350, it’s about towing and load capacity. Sure, you want to project a certain image, but you might also need to tow Very Large Objects. This is definitely not the case for the Hummer, which has less tow capacity than an F-150.

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kube-system 4y ago

The F-350 starts at a 5,677 lbs curb weight. [0] Which is ~2.8 US tons, or ~2.6 metric tons. The heaviest possible configuration is 8,587 lbs, which is still "only" 3895 kg, or 3.9 metric tons. [0]: https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/models/f350-xlt/ https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/models/f350-xlt/

Tagbert 4y ago
Correct. I was looking at a source that put it just under 6000 pounds and did a goofball swap to tons. I do know that a ton is 2000 pounds but somehow it came out wrong.

yeetsfromhellL2 4y ago

>This kind of vehicle is meant to look big and imposing to project a certain image. Actually modern trucks got so big to get around Obama-era fuel efficiency standards.