• @[email protected]
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      301 year ago

      You wouldn’t believe it, but they routinely haul these over major alpine passes. Works well on climbs, but sharp corners and switchbacks require careful handling, causing everyone else a bit of grief.

    • @[email protected]
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      81 year ago

      We certainly do in the UK and I’ve seen people pulling Caravans up them with their cars. Maybe Europeans are just better drivers than yanks?

      • XIIIesq
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        Yanks are so accustomed to the idea that “more litres = more torque” that they actually can’t imagine the amount of engineering that’s gone in to smaller more efficient European and Japanese engines.

        ≈1hp per cc is pretty standard in modern cars but why invest in all that engineering when you can pour cheap gasoline down the throat of your 5 litre V8?

        • @[email protected]
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          71 year ago

          The most popular pickup truck in the US is commonly bought with either a 2.7 liter turbo or 3.5 liter turbo v6, I think you’re a bit behind the times.

          • XIIIesq
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            1 year ago

            In 2018, the average engine in the UK was 1.61L, in 2022 in the US it is 3.42L (literally over twice the capacity), but yh, it’s me that’s behind the times.

            Edit: Imagine getting down voted because someone doesn’t like the data. No rebuttle, no counter data, nothing to show my data might be wrong, just burying it because you don’t like it lmao

              • XIIIesq
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                -31 year ago

                It’s called hyperbole. Although I wouldn’t say that it’s an extreme exaggeration, the sentiment remains.

                • @[email protected]
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                  31 year ago

                  And you’re still wrong. Most new cars in the US (other than sports cars) are using small turbocharged four cylinders. But keep trying to act like you know anything about cars in the US, it’s fun to watch.

                  • XIIIesq
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                    21 year ago

                    You can tell me I’m wrong all you want, I showed recent data for average engine sizes in the UK and the US and all you have bought is conjecture.