Good Decisions From Detroit?

 

1. The rest of the world gets this
   http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/amarok-range/amarok/overview
   and this
   http://www.toyota.co.uk/cgi-bin/toyota/bv/frame_start.jsp?id=MSR_HILUX

   probably 30mpg (diesel) on a US gallon. There are times when people need big trucks, but the rest of the world seems to manage with 2 or 2.5 litre turbo diesels. Only North Americans seem to purchase 6-7 litre engines to do their shopping.

   Posted by LyndonB       04/15/2011  at  08:24 AM  



2. Nice link ... nasty comments. I’ve been out of the auto market for a long time; I did not know that VW has garnered such a terrible reputation for poor reliability.

   And I gather that the small truck market is a confusing niche in the USA. They cost too much for what they get and for what they can do, but for hardly any more cash you can get a full size truck that can do so much more, but at the cost of greater fuel consumption.

   Posted by Drew458       04/15/2011  at  09:36 AM  

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