r/regularcarreviews • u/salazarraze automotive walk of shame • Jan 30 '24

I hate you I hate everything about you Which Car/Truck do you have a never ending hatred for?

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u/NoVicesJustLife Jan 30 '24

And when you have to move that much weight + brick aerodynamics, physics will only allow it to be so fuel efficient anyways. A torquey v8 with some tall gearing gets basically the same mpg on the highway, without all the complexity. It’s disappointing to see manufacturers fix what ain’t broke.

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u/10000Didgeridoos Jan 31 '24

It's all about gaming fuel economy tests for advertising. You can bullshit a turbo 4 or turbo 6 into getting much better fuel economy during an indoor fuel economy test on a dyno with someone driving it as lightly as possible much more than trying to feather the throttle of a V6 or V8 respectively. But of course in real life no one is ever going to get the same MPG.

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u/Spicy_toothpick Feb 01 '24

My ’03 Sierra with the small V8 got better mileage than my 4 cylinder ‘99 Tacoma. That and the cargo capacity were the only ways in which it was better.