Truck efficiency and 4Runner brand mentions

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We were in Italy last year. One of our drivers was entertaining us with talk of where he was driving us (up lovely, TINY, winding hills) and he said “i’ve never seen one of your big pick-up trucks. Are they really so big?” Yes. They are gigantic. No way they would fit up those Italian hillsides.

Comments compare large pickups vs Kei trucks (calls large pickups “rolling prisons”; Kei trucks ~80% efficiency vs big ones 30–40%), mention Mercedes manufacturing in Alabama and a video link, express preference for the Toyo 4Runner (“love my 4Runner”) and disappointment when Toyota removed six‑cylinder engines.

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3/31/26, 05:37 PM
10 years old, is probably time to change out your shocks and struts anyway. Age alone might be why it sucks so much, so maybe just new and upgraded might be enough. Made a huge difference when I did that. Tires too. If you go from 17 to 16" rims (for example) and get a deeper sidewall, might help.
3/31/26, 05:17 PM
They call those mega trucks "Pavement Princess" because the surburbanites who drive them (like OP said) don't need hauling power or even an open truck bed.
3/31/26, 04:31 PM
and those big lift kits, and knobby tires are hell on fuel economy. bet some of these guys have to fill up just to make it through the communte and back
"Alabama is in the news again. Mercedes is crushing it, allegedly, (but I still like the Toyo 4runner better than anything on the Merc-Benz menu). TFW vehicle factories are as antiseptic as an operating room… https://blossom.primal.net/440803b82d404de74baaceab110c44bcca7122ff879c073ac9a03c38b16af634.mov"
3/31/26, 03:05 PM
love my 4Runner, had 2, but they lost me when they got rid of the six cylinders.
3/31/26, 02:39 PM
Looking at a list of upcoming models and it's either SUV, Trucks, or dipshit sport cars Not a single cool small car in sight Where did we go wrong as a society
3/31/26, 02:34 PM
Alabama is in the news again. Mercedes is crushing it, allegedly, (but I still like the Toyo 4runner better than anything on the Merc-Benz menu). TFW vehicle factories are as antiseptic as an operating room… https://blossom.primal.net/440803b82d404de74baaceab110c44bcca7122ff879c073ac9a03c38b16af634.mov
https://blossom.primal.net/440803b82d404de74baaceab110c44bcca7122ff879c073ac9a03c38b16af634.mov
3/31/26, 01:05 PM
I got a similar lease deal on a VW ID.4. Mine IS that bad. Can't wait to be rid of this thing.
3/31/26, 01:03 PM
Depends. This would be OK if you don't want to tow anything heavy, or haul a lot of cargo. Prolly good for a lot of homeowners who just want to grab a few items at Home Depot. But for someone who needs a work truck, or pulls a large camper or boat, no.
It looks tiny that's why
3/31/26, 12:55 PM
Um, those "big" pick up trucks are mostly just rolling prisons with a small bed attached. All the towing capacity of the engine goes to just moving the body of it. The Kei trucks get about 80% efficiency, while the big ones only get about 30-40% efficiency, because of all the weight of the bodies.
3/31/26, 12:32 PM
We were in Italy last year. One of our drivers was entertaining us with talk of where he was driving us (up lovely, TINY, winding hills) and he said “i’ve never seen one of your big pick-up trucks. Are they really so big?” Yes. They are gigantic. No way they would fit up those Italian hillsides.

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Truck efficiency and 4Runner brand mentions