Frédéric Jacobs3d ago

Keep these monstrosities off our roads 🙅‍♂️

"US carmakers have accused Brussels of keeping their largest pick-up trucks, including the Ford F-150, the Chevy Silverado and the Ram 1500, off European roads”

https://www.ft.com/content/3eb796fd-bcdb-4a9f-89b7-f7d5e692a3cd

https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/renault-twingo-1998-3-door-hatchback-vs-ford-f-350-2016-4-door-pickup-crew-cab/

Show threadRin3d
@fj Ok ik American trucks are massive, but could you atleast have used a graphic that actually compares trucks and not the smallest form factor style car against a vehicle that *has* to be large enough to haul stuff.
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Show threadLeeloo2d ago

@Rin3d @fj
That's not a vehicle for hauling stuff. It's a soccer-mom truck for running over the other kids.

If it was for hauling stuff, all that space would be used for the truck bed, instead of wasting it up front where its only function is to prevent seeing the terror on the face of the kids as you run them over.

This is what a truck for hauling stuff looks like. Note where all the space goes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Dyna

Toyota Dyna - Wikipedia

Show threadAugenstern 👓 🇪🇺 🇩🇪 🇪🇸2d ago
@Rin3d @fj
Actually this almost 20 year old Twingo is capable of hauling more stuff as this useless-but-expensive american truck-wannabee 🤷🏻‍♂️
Show threadtkissing2d ago
@Rin3d @fj In the US about 95% of pickup trucks on the road at any time have an empty truck bed and 1 person in them. I lived in SoCal for 15 years and most of the big pickup trucks there have zero scratches anywhere, including the bed liner.
People who actually need to move shit drive old Toyota pickups or minivans.
Show threadmausmalone2d ago

@Rin3d @fj As others have pointed out, the F-350 crew cab is very often NOT a work truck. It's frequently a passenger vehicle in the US and should be compared to that.

But if you insist ...

And for the record, the F-350 is 51% heavier.

Show threadRay McCarthy2d ago
@mausmalone @Rin3d @fj
Despite the F-350 being slightly taller the visibility is much worse than the van. The Van driver can see a child or short Adult. The driver of an F-350 can't unless quite far off.