This trend, plus LED lighting, has made modern trucks have exaggerated front ends (high hood + thin headlights). A good example is the current Tacoma, which has a gigantic front end vs. its predecessor but maintains the same cab.

2023年6月26日 · While carmakers don’t often list flatbed heights in official specs, overall truck height and ground clearance can give us an idea of how taller beds are now, and of how much more effort it could...

2024年6月18日 · While the size and weight modern trucks have increased in recent decades (which vehicle hasn’t?), the modern half-ton ton pickup truck has also evolved into what I consider one of the most useful, practical and capable vehicles ever to occupy American roads.

2022年9月30日 · Pickup trucks are tall because the extra height gives them better ground clearance, allows them to carry more weight, and buyers tend to prefer taller trucks. While there are some disadvantages to the average height of a pickup, they remain the best-selling vehicle in the United States.

2023年1月30日 · There’s no getting around it; trucks are bigger than they used to be. Whether it be a Ford F-150, Toyota Tundra, or even a Chevy Colorado, compare these pickups to the past, and there is clearly some substantial growth. Toyota T100 | IFCAR. According to Consumer Reports, the answer to why trucks are so big is simple.

2023年6月9日 · Trucks are massive today. They are. There is no getting around it. For example, a Tundra 20 years ago was roughly 218 inches long, 75-79 inches wide, and 71-72 inches tall. Today a 2023 Toyota Tundra truck is about 234-253 …

2019年9月6日 · Data shows the average weight of pickup trucks in America increased 32% (or 1,256 pounds) between 1990 and 2018. We talked to Edmunds.com to figure out why.

2010年5月10日 · I'm in the market for a new truck and all I've ever owned is Fords but I'm seriously considering a GMC but they're not much better when it comes to rediculous bed height.

2020年8月3日 · A modern Tacoma, Hilux, Ranger, etc are not what many people consider to be small truck and nothing smaller is available in the American market, unless you get something imported.

2023年1月29日 · But the truck in the 60s is a single cab and the truck today is a crew cab. So overall, the modern truck is longer, even though the graphic depicts them as the same length.