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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
My leper colony remark is largely because I think trucks these days have become unnecessarily massive, stupid vehicles that city dwellers commuting to downtown really have no business owning. The 2022 F150, for example, can tow the GCWR of the 2003 F150. An '03 F150 with a 5.4L and 3.73 gears had a GCWR of 13,500 lbs... a 2022 F150 SuperCab 4x4 with an 8ft box and a 3.5L EcoBoost V6 can tow 13,800 lbs. That's mental.
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Agreed. And not just city dwellers, but why does the average industry employee need these vehicles as well? As stated I stated previously in this thread.
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Originally Posted by woob
Will North America's obsession over ever increasing vehicle sizes ever end? Take the oil and gas industry; I've been to places where their O&G field staff exist fine with trucks smaller than a current year Tacoma. What's special about us that O&G feels they all need 3/4 tonne trucks to do the job? Why do we need a Full Size e-Transit when the one that Fuzz posted above would fit the bill for many uses?
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