Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use
by mb7733 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @10:04PM
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As far as I know all modern full-size pickup trucks are still frame-on-body, and most have solid rear axles.
(In the mid/small size there's some unibody options like the Honda Ridgeline but that's nothing new. It's just a different type of vehicle, not something that's obsoleted a traditional truck.)
Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use
by qbasic_forever on Thursday June 22, 2023 @10:08PM
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Electronic limited slip diffs, ABS and wheelspin sensors with traction control, etc. go a loooong way to making modern stuff more drivable. There's no comparison to an old 80s truck with none of that stuff (and way less crash safety).
Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use
by twothamendment on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:59AM
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My 2014 truck has solid axels and body on frame, but the suspension is a million times better than the 70's International truck I was in when I hit my head on the ceiling as it went over a speed bump at a reasonable speed.
Coils on all four corners and I'm sure some better engineering helps quite a bit.
You might not remember it but back in the heyday of those old trucks people were flipping and rolling them on the freeway all the time--there are conditions and speeds that they just plain are not safe to drive, and a lot of that comes from their inherent design which Icon can't fix.