[nucleardog]

> Those are very practical vehicles for anyone who occasionally needs to drive on rough dirt roads or tow a small trailer (and that's a lot of people).

Most people don’t need this beyond what most modern vehicles can already do.

I’ve got what is termed a “compact sport sedan”.

I live in rural Canada. I can guarantee that car has seen more gravel, mud and barely roads that most cars will see in their lifetime, trucks included. Never mind the snow and ice. The experience is in no way challenging or compromised.

I regularly use it to tow a 5’x10’ trailer. Most I’ve pulled is just shy of 3,000lbs. Only compromise there I’ve found is pulling it up the 8% grade headed toward my house I had to take it down from 6th to 5th gear to maintain 70mph.

This is _way_ more than most people demand of their vehicles.

A truck is practical for the average person in much the same way that using a kinetic orbital strike to drive a nail is a practical as a replacement for a hammer.