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This was all caused by the CAFE emissions standards that allow cars with bigger footprints to emit more. Nobody wants bigger trucks, and in the Tacoma community
by carabiner 2y ago
This was all caused by the CAFE emissions standards that allow cars with bigger footprints to emit more. Nobody wants bigger trucks, and in the Tacoma community it's a standard refrain to bemoan just how fucking big they've gotten. They aren't compact trucks anymore. They're midsize today. Compact trucks do not exist.
- AstralJaeger 2y agoI miss the days where PickUps were the size of the Fiat Strada and didn't have a turning radius of an Abrams M1 battle tank.
- boojums 2y agoIf my math is right, the Abrams has a tighter turning radius than a Miata due to how its steering works. The Miata is around 15ft while an Abrams turning would inscribe a circle with a radius of 14ft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEC9cCRwfkE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEC9cCRwfkE
- 0xbadcafebee 2y agoA picture is worth a thousand words: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpUOgrdUYAELoAQ.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpUOgrdUYAELoAQ.jpg:large These two have the same bed length: https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/06/ES_TRUCK-ILLUSION_COMP.jpg?w=620 https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/06/E... I own a 2020 F150 and I hate how big it is. Turning radius is pathetic. You have to climb into the bed like you're scaling a mountain. There's two sets of steps to get into the front seat (which is gigantic, like it's made for someone 300lbs). I can't see what I'm backing up to. God help any little kid or animal in front of my truck, I'm not seeing 'em. Literally all I wanted was 2000+lbs payload and 4x4, and this was the best option.
- CRConrad 2y ago> A picture is worth a thousand words: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpUOgrdUYAELoAQ.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpUOgrdUYAELoAQ.jpg:large I'm fairly sure that image is rather heavily manipulated.