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It barely fits in the bloody car park. So bad for pedestrians and the environment.

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[โ€“] bandario@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.kbb.ca/news-details/10-most-fuel-efficient-new-full-size-pickup-trucks-for-2022/?ID=200

My wife's Suzuki Grand vitara gets 9.5L/100km no matter how you drive it. It's insane to me, but facts are facts. Raptor might be a different beast but the rest of them are all pretty well in line.

[โ€“] beatle@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

I call BS on those numbers. Real world driving conditions would pump them up. And I highly doubt the people spending 100k on these are selecting eco mode and driving like a grandma.