Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars

https://feddit.de/post/1950034

Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars - Feddit

Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy: - l/r same bed size - r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading - r less likely to crash - r less fuel consumption and costs - r less expensive to repair - r easy to park - r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns - r not participating in road arms race - l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ““trucks”” are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed. So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

I agree with the sentiment of this post, but to be fair, you can also carry 3 or 4 passengers in the left vehicle, as opposed to only one in the right.

The main problem is the US fuel economy regulations actually encourage manufacturers to build bigger trucks and SUVs so they get classified into a category that has looser fuel economy requirements.

I thought it was very disingenuous of OP to not mention crew capacity between the two trucks at all. I’d assume the bigger truck also has a better towing capacity which may be required. What isn’t required is buying one of these trucks to get groceries and replace your tv every 3 years while commuting to your desk job 1 hour away.
But what about cargo capacity? The beds look pretty much the same size, although I’m sure allowed weight is drastically different
The main post claims the beds are the same size. Technically speaking in terms of volume the kei truck wins due to lower bed height (if we are using max height to pass bridges as our standard). As for weight I’m pretty sure the left truck wins out on total capacity. That said the kei truck is still a remarkably useful minitruck and i wish they had a bigger market in the west.