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Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by jrsj on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:13AM (#27235071)
Is a truck an unnecessarily tall vehicle or is replacing sedans with taller hatchbacks we pretend are SUVs an unnecessarily tall vehicle? Because one is tall for a reason and the other is tall purely due to consumer preference.
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Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by woah on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:22AM (#27235222)
What reason are pickup trucks tall for, other than assuaging the drivers doubts about their own masculinity? You can get just as much construction work done with a Toyota Tacoma or even a Mercedes utility van.
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Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by jrsj on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:25AM (#27235261)
Gaming EPA fuel efficiency regulations. Making them taller/wider essentially saves the manufacturers money because those regulations aren’t very well designed.
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