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The Reason Why Are Trucks Getting Bigger

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173 points yasp | 3 comments | 11 Aug 22 13:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.69s | source
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pneumatic1 ◴[11 Aug 22 13:44 UTC] No.32425438[source]▶
"Bigger trucks pose a greater hazard to pedestrians and smaller vehicles"

It's an arms race.

I used to live near a couple who were both doctors in the ER and they both drive the biggest trucks that they could find because they saw that people in large trucks tended to be fare better in accidents.

I have a small sedan for myself and a smallish SUV for my wife and kids. I feel pressure to upgrade both to something larger.

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JTbane ◴[11 Aug 22 14:08 UTC] No.32425825[source]▶
Or, instead of the "fuck you get mine" mentality that I hate about living in the USA, maybe we could try to drive more safely and defensively with a sedan that doesn't roll over and has nice crumple zones?
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olyjohn ◴[11 Aug 22 14:29 UTC] No.32426199[source]▶
Sedans are gonna be gone in a few years. Ford already culled thier lineup of regular cars and all the other sutomarkers are working on that too. Trusks are also way more profitable than cars and thats another reason there are so many of them.
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nordsieck ◴[11 Aug 22 14:42 UTC] No.32426443[source]▶
> Sedans are gonna be gone in a few years.

Maybe for Ford/GM/etc.

But it looks like Kia/Hyundai/Honda/Toyota are still pumping them out with vigor. And Tesla basically _only_ makes sedans.

> Trusks are also way more profitable than cars and thats another reason there are so many of them.

Maybe that explains the supply side, but it doesn't explain the demand side.

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1. bena ◴[11 Aug 22 15:11 UTC] No.32426948[source]▶
Yeah, I just want/need something in the Civic/Corolla range. My ego is not attached to my vehicle. It's a conveyance for me and others.

Rarely, I would say I need a pickup to carry stuff, and that's pretty rare. Maybe once or twice a year at most. And would be serviced by something in the old Ford Ranger class of light truck. I know Ford is bringing back the Ranger, but I don't know if it's in the same class as the 90's/00s Ranger.

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2. unregistereddev ◴[11 Aug 22 15:35 UTC] No.32427325[source]▶
The new Ranger is much larger than the one you remember from the 90's. However, Ford also introduced the Maverick - a compact pickup that is more similar to the old Ranger. I'm tempted by the hybrid version. As someone who has been treating a subcompact hatchback as though it were a pickup truck, a 40+ mpg compact pickup truck is an attractive concept.
3. theluketaylor ◴[11 Aug 22 16:29 UTC] No.32428173[source]▶
Current Ranger is really far closer to the F-150 of 20-30 years ago than the Ranger of the 80s.

Even the Civic and Corolla have gotten huge. 2004 Civic was 4455 mm long and 1720 mm wide. The new Civic is 4674 mm long and 1801 mm wide. The new Civic is actually bigger than the 2004 Accord (which was 4665 mm long and 1760 mm wide)