I try to keep up with cars, racing etc. The last ten years have been spent increaseing horsepower not mpg. Thats not to say we haven’t been seeing increases in mpg also. But all the auto companies, domestic and foreign have been jacking up horsepower at an astonishing rate.
Automakers have also increased the size and weight of pickups in a load capacity war. Instead of just moving customers up to a higher weight class the standard 1/2 ton pickup just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Automakers have also increased the size and weight of pickups in a load capacity war. Instead of just moving customers up to a higher weight class the standard 1/2 ton pickup just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
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I hear you ,, 300-370 hp in a half ton pickup is crazy ,, and a F150 now weighs more than a F-450 did a decade ago ,, it’s all part of Detroits game ,, to meet truck/SUV efficiency laws they are pushing their vehicles into the 8500# gross and higher category which isn’t counted in the CAFE mix.. My first truck was a ‘72 F-100 with a 360 cid FE series big block and a C-6 auto ,, probably weighed 60% or less of what a new truck does and it would haul/pull more than any sane person would want to with a non-commercial vehicle.