Comment on American automakers are losing the race to make more fuel-efficient vehicles

• helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Despite that, the Ranger’s bed is 20 inches longer than the Maverick’s.

  Because they have 4 doors. That’s not part of any CAFE standard.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The reason they don’t make a 2-door version is because the shorter length of a 2-door would tighten the CAFE standards, and it would not be able to comply.

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It doesn’t have to be shorter

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        All other things being equal, the smaller vehicle will have better economy than the larger. So the more relevant observation is “it doesn’t have to be longer”. There is no engineering reason why the Maverick has to be bigger than the Ranger, and it would be more economical if it weren’t. It is bigger only to satisfy regulatory compliance.

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