Eh, a Tacoma is generally going to be better than a 3500 for climbing over obstacles because it’s more nimble and has better approach/breakover/departure angles. A bigger vehicle (aside from the tires) isn’t necessarily better for that sort of thing.
It’s just the fact that my old ass car is getting better mileage than a modern truck. Especially since most of these big fuckass mobiles generally leave the basement less than my basic bitch Tacoma which is just a 2WD drive.
Engines have gotten somewhat more efficient in the past 25 years, but not that much more efficient. For example, a 2026 base-model Tacoma is a whopping 3 MPG more efficient than a 2001 base-model Tacoma (according to the EPA, anyway; according to vehicle owners they’re the same).
Internal-combustion engines are a pretty mature technology, especially once you’re talking new enough to have fuel injection. Other than stuff like Atkinson-cycle engines (which only apply to hybrids), the small refinements in efficiency since the '90s aren’t anywhere near enough to overcome the vast size/weight/capacity difference from a reasonably-small truck to a gigantic one.
Bikes will always get better mileage than basically any other gas powered vehicle with maybe the sole exception of trains. If memory serves right Germany was still using motorcycles right till the end of WW2 after a everything else ran out of fuel.
Idk just seems weird for anyone to want a gas guzzler when better shit is available especially when you don’t need it for anything else. Hell with how shit modern cars are and how expensive they are on top of that you could probably pay someone to build you a car if you supplied the frame for cheaper.
Yeah I forget that the internal combustion engine is so old my last first generation American family member was still alive, mind you he was ancient even by modern standards but still. Ya kinda get used to tech advancing massively over time if not in form then in function that it’s easy to forget that’s not universally applicable, after all my Kbar isn’t too different from a neolithic stone knife you could give it to a living Otzi and he’d know what it is.
No shit your midsize pickup gets better mileage than a heavy-duty full-size one, even if the latter does have a diesel. Were you surprised??
yeah but the heavy duty can climb cinder block mountains, those are everywhere.
Eh, a Tacoma is generally going to be better than a 3500 for climbing over obstacles because it’s more nimble and has better approach/breakover/departure angles. A bigger vehicle (aside from the tires) isn’t necessarily better for that sort of thing.
I was kidding. I don’t give a fuck.
Can they make a lot of unnecessary dust as ! drive? How about into a sunset scene?
It’s just the fact that my old ass car is getting better mileage than a modern truck. Especially since most of these big fuckass mobiles generally leave the basement less than my basic bitch Tacoma which is just a 2WD drive.
Engines have gotten somewhat more efficient in the past 25 years, but not that much more efficient. For example, a 2026 base-model Tacoma is a whopping 3 MPG more efficient than a 2001 base-model Tacoma (according to the EPA, anyway; according to vehicle owners they’re the same).
https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=16989&id=50081
Internal-combustion engines are a pretty mature technology, especially once you’re talking new enough to have fuel injection. Other than stuff like Atkinson-cycle engines (which only apply to hybrids), the small refinements in efficiency since the '90s aren’t anywhere near enough to overcome the vast size/weight/capacity difference from a reasonably-small truck to a gigantic one.
My 20 year old moped gets better mileage than a modern 18-wheeler
Yeah, well my EV gets INFINITE gas mileage!
Bikes will always get better mileage than basically any other gas powered vehicle with maybe the sole exception of trains. If memory serves right Germany was still using motorcycles right till the end of WW2 after a everything else ran out of fuel.
Idk just seems weird for anyone to want a gas guzzler when better shit is available especially when you don’t need it for anything else. Hell with how shit modern cars are and how expensive they are on top of that you could probably pay someone to build you a car if you supplied the frame for cheaper.
With how shit modern cars are? AFAIK they last longer than ever
Used to be hitting 100,000 miles was rare, or at least a sign of old age.
Although really I was just commenting on the weird “wtf, much smaller older car gets better gas mileage” comment as a crappy reply of my own
Yeah I forget that the internal combustion engine is so old my last first generation American family member was still alive, mind you he was ancient even by modern standards but still. Ya kinda get used to tech advancing massively over time if not in form then in function that it’s easy to forget that’s not universally applicable, after all my Kbar isn’t too different from a neolithic stone knife you could give it to a living Otzi and he’d know what it is.
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Yeah I don’t know. I’ve been vaguely sick for the last few days and I think it broke my brain a bit.