Honestly this is absurd. These death machines shouldn’t be legal in europe. That thing doesn’t even fit in the parking space, even though the parking lot has the biggest spaces in the whole city. The Golf Polo is so small in comparison, it could even hide in front of the engine hood of the truck.

EDIT: It’s a Polo and not a Golf, I don’t know my cars, sorry for that!

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    820·
    1 year ago

    In my case multiple times a year… plus construction material, furniture, motorcycles… In the end I need to haul heavy shit multiple times a month.

    Yet, people would take pictures of my SUV and call me an idiot with no respect for driving a big vehicle… With a 4 cylinders that has a fuel consumption that’s the same (or better) as AWD cars that these same people don’t criticize???

    • n3m37h@lemmy.worldEnglish
      132·
      1 year ago

      With a 4 cylinders that has a fuel consumption that’s the same (or better) as AWD cars that these same people don’t criticize???>

      The fuck you talking about?

      More weight = more gas needed to move said vehicle… how can this be possible? Unless your making shit up.

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        83·
        1 year ago

        All highway, 8.2L/100km, mixed, 9.5L/100km.

        AWD cars with similar power (so mostly V6) are higher than that, even more so if I include towing capacity in the comparison.

      • sphericth0r@kbin.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        Just do a little bit of research into the fuel efficiency of various sized vehicles, the correlation is not direct and some larger vehicles get better gas mileage than smaller vehicles strictly due to efficiency. A small inefficient motor and a large efficient motor may yield the same mpg, but the large efficient motor is extracting more power from the same fuel source. And that’s not even getting into diesel versus gasoline…

              • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                Once again, most of your fuel, especially at speed, goes towards overcoming aerodynamic drag. A heavy vehicle with good health aerodynamics will get better efficiency than a light one with poor aerodynamics.

                • n3m37h@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  1 year ago

                  And is an Escalade more areodynamic that a Lancer? Or a Ford F-150? And for most people who drive trucks are they always doing highway speeds or in stop and go bullshit?

                  As I pointed out before there will only be a very small % of large vehicles that will be more aerodynamic than a 6 cylinder car. So again your argument is kinda pointless

    • Apollo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      I think its fair if people call you an idiot for buying an SUV to haul shit - there are far better vehicles for the job.

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        22·
        1 year ago

        Yes, better drive a truck instead of taking my trailer with me just when it’s necessary, so I take more space and have worse fuel economy 👍