[micromacrofoot]

Even ignoring the sound, which is definitely louder than an outdoor speaking voice, I can feel my neighbor start his truck every day, it’s completely stock and was made ~2015. Cars are loud as hell, and most new cars sold in the US are trucks.

[amanaplanacanal]

Over 80% are now trucks and SUVs apparently.

[dsfyu404ed]

Eh, this is misleading at best. Sales are dominated by crossover garbage that's less of a truck than the PT Cruiser.

[micromacrofoot]

Crossovers are more of a truck than sedans were.

[dsfyu404ed]

I mean, if you just ignore a bunch of they key elements of pickup truck construction (i.e. lie but with some plausible deniability) then sure.

Transverse engine FWD based drivetrains, unibody construction, shared floorpans, key dimensions and platforms with sedans/wagons hatches, all the things that are characteristic of a modern crossover are very much mutually exclusive with the things that are characteristic of a truck or truck based SUV.

[amalgamated_inc]

> most new cars sold in the US are trucks

source?

[micromacrofoot]

roughly 80% are trucks and suvs

https://jalopnik.com/trucks-and-suvs-are-now-over-80-percent...

60% suvs 20% pickups 20% cars

suvs are the biggest culprit, they’ve eaten the entire car market - some manufacturers only manufacture 1 or 2 models of cars at all now

some people like to hand wave crossovers away, but they’re bigger, heavier, and less efficient than most sedans that they replaced from 10 years ago