Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great...
by ska on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:10PM
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> but a car is crap in places with poor roads and snow.
That's a false dichotomy. 4x4 cars often do better on poor roads and snow, lower center of gravity is better if you don't need ground clearance, and weight distribution of a pickup is poor unloaded.
The whole 4x4 truck things is even more complicated - good off-road performance and good freeway performance are in many ways at cross purposes.
The only real intrinsic value of a pickup is open air bed space (easier access than a van, but less protected). The way the market developed they have also turned into the vehicle of choice for towing, but that's not intrinsic.
The % of light pickups is more a marketing phenomena than real utility.
That's a false dichotomy. 4x4 cars often do better on poor roads and snow, lower center of gravity is better if you don't need ground clearance, and weight distribution of a pickup is poor unloaded.
The whole 4x4 truck things is even more complicated - good off-road performance and good freeway performance are in many ways at cross purposes.
The only real intrinsic value of a pickup is open air bed space (easier access than a van, but less protected). The way the market developed they have also turned into the vehicle of choice for towing, but that's not intrinsic.
The % of light pickups is more a marketing phenomena than real utility.