Not a pickup (Score: 2) by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2014-09-28 19:39 (#2T00) That's not a pickup. That's a VW with the back chopped. Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-29 07:56 (#2T08) I believe the 3rd sentence of the summary already says just that...Never-the-less, a pickup today is practically unrecognizable from a pickup from 20 years ago. Today they're part small luxury car, part minivan, and only part pickup. You might well just be looking at what pickups will morph into, in another 20 years, as astronomical oil price cause people to demand fuel efficiency combined with more cargo hauling capabilities than a hatchback can possibly offer. Perhaps fuel efficiency and crash worthiness rules will tighten up so much that compact pickups get to be just that small and aerodynamic, too. Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2014-09-30 03:15 (#2T0S) I guess I have a different perspective - since my pickup is about 20 years old.But seriously, he aggi freshmen that show up every year, driving new F150/250's look a whole lot like my nearly 20 year old pickup. The thing in the article doesn't look much like any of 'em. Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-30 03:43 (#2T0V) But seriously, he aggi freshmen that show up every year, driving new F150/250's look a whole lot like my nearly 20 year old pickup.I suppose some of them do... Most of them, though, have extended/crew cabs, shorter beds to compensate for the cab extension, tiny 4-cyl engines, more and more of them are compact pickups, exteriors are rounded, and interiors are plush, with power-everything and feather-weight accelerator, brakes, etc.An electric vehicle is necessarily going to look a bit different. No more need for the big prominent front grill for the radiator, and the engine compartment in general will be far smaller in comparison. But compare the two, and there are more similarities than differences:* http://www.moibibiki.com/images/nissan-truck-red-1.jpg* http://www.guysgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-Nissan-Frontier-Pro4X-1.jpg* http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Leaf-Truck-6.jpg
Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-29 07:56 (#2T08) I believe the 3rd sentence of the summary already says just that...Never-the-less, a pickup today is practically unrecognizable from a pickup from 20 years ago. Today they're part small luxury car, part minivan, and only part pickup. You might well just be looking at what pickups will morph into, in another 20 years, as astronomical oil price cause people to demand fuel efficiency combined with more cargo hauling capabilities than a hatchback can possibly offer. Perhaps fuel efficiency and crash worthiness rules will tighten up so much that compact pickups get to be just that small and aerodynamic, too. Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2014-09-30 03:15 (#2T0S) I guess I have a different perspective - since my pickup is about 20 years old.But seriously, he aggi freshmen that show up every year, driving new F150/250's look a whole lot like my nearly 20 year old pickup. The thing in the article doesn't look much like any of 'em. Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-30 03:43 (#2T0V) But seriously, he aggi freshmen that show up every year, driving new F150/250's look a whole lot like my nearly 20 year old pickup.I suppose some of them do... Most of them, though, have extended/crew cabs, shorter beds to compensate for the cab extension, tiny 4-cyl engines, more and more of them are compact pickups, exteriors are rounded, and interiors are plush, with power-everything and feather-weight accelerator, brakes, etc.An electric vehicle is necessarily going to look a bit different. No more need for the big prominent front grill for the radiator, and the engine compartment in general will be far smaller in comparison. But compare the two, and there are more similarities than differences:* http://www.moibibiki.com/images/nissan-truck-red-1.jpg* http://www.guysgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-Nissan-Frontier-Pro4X-1.jpg* http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Leaf-Truck-6.jpg
Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2014-09-30 03:15 (#2T0S) I guess I have a different perspective - since my pickup is about 20 years old.But seriously, he aggi freshmen that show up every year, driving new F150/250's look a whole lot like my nearly 20 year old pickup. The thing in the article doesn't look much like any of 'em. Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-30 03:43 (#2T0V) But seriously, he aggi freshmen that show up every year, driving new F150/250's look a whole lot like my nearly 20 year old pickup.I suppose some of them do... Most of them, though, have extended/crew cabs, shorter beds to compensate for the cab extension, tiny 4-cyl engines, more and more of them are compact pickups, exteriors are rounded, and interiors are plush, with power-everything and feather-weight accelerator, brakes, etc.An electric vehicle is necessarily going to look a bit different. No more need for the big prominent front grill for the radiator, and the engine compartment in general will be far smaller in comparison. But compare the two, and there are more similarities than differences:* http://www.moibibiki.com/images/nissan-truck-red-1.jpg* http://www.guysgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-Nissan-Frontier-Pro4X-1.jpg* http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Leaf-Truck-6.jpg
Re: Not a pickup (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-30 03:43 (#2T0V) But seriously, he aggi freshmen that show up every year, driving new F150/250's look a whole lot like my nearly 20 year old pickup.I suppose some of them do... Most of them, though, have extended/crew cabs, shorter beds to compensate for the cab extension, tiny 4-cyl engines, more and more of them are compact pickups, exteriors are rounded, and interiors are plush, with power-everything and feather-weight accelerator, brakes, etc.An electric vehicle is necessarily going to look a bit different. No more need for the big prominent front grill for the radiator, and the engine compartment in general will be far smaller in comparison. But compare the two, and there are more similarities than differences:* http://www.moibibiki.com/images/nissan-truck-red-1.jpg* http://www.guysgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-Nissan-Frontier-Pro4X-1.jpg* http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Leaf-Truck-6.jpg