RIP Reg Cab?

Posts : 1925 Join date : 2013-02-27

Is the Regular Cab Pickup Doomed?

Quote :: The newest set of fuel economy regulations — set to have a major effect in 2017 — penalize truck manufacturers for selling short wheelbase versions of full-size trucks. The reason? The newest regulations are based on a vehicle's "footprint," which is calculated as the square footage between all four wheels.

Posts : 371 Join date : 2013-03-01

I see Bass Aackword Government is still hard at work. How does the EPA, or who ever is behind this one think penalizing smaller trucks is going to help?

Posts : 516 Join date : 2013-02-28 Age : 48 Location : IL

Those shortly tundra 350s freaking fly, especially with the TRD charger.

Me I'm not a regular cab guy so I have no skin in the game

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Posts : 1925 Join date : 2013-02-27

How would this affect fleet sales? I would think a large number of fleet trucks are regular cabs. I guess they'd have to take an extended cab if that was all that was offered.

Posts : 1491 Join date : 2013-02-28 Location : About Mid AZ

Enthusiast folks buying Lightning-like pickups probably won't be very happy but that's a small niche. Maybe an overall plus for manufacturers as they can simplify production by eliminating a not so profitable product line.

Posts : 1925 Join date : 2013-02-27

And here Nissan is about to start making regular cabs so they can compete more. I realize the crew cab is the configuration of choice for the last decade or so, but before the yuppies got into the truck scene, there were quite a few regular cabs kicking around. I'd hate to lose the choice as a regular cab would suit me just fine.

Posts : 1491 Join date : 2013-02-28 Location : About Mid AZ

When I was growing up, three of us would plow into reg cab front seats and that was a compact pickup with a floor stick shift. Imagine how awkward that would be today with our wide body society. Smile

Reg cabs are ideal for single folks, empty nesters, businesses, enthusiasts, and lone wolf terrorists. Smile

Subject: Re: RIP Reg Cab? April 17th 2013, 7:21 pm

With all the fleet sales, I don't know how that would be possible.

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Subject: Re: RIP Reg Cab? April 18th 2013, 11:18 am

I read the article and was somewhat shocked by the new CAFE standard. Using todays measurements, a Toyota tacoma regular cab short bed will have to get 45 mpg (or cause a fine) while a crew cab will only have to get 35. What idiot (who thinks he is the smartest man in the room) come up with this shit?

Posts : 1925 Join date : 2013-02-27

Charlie in TX wrote:: I read the article and was somewhat shocked by the new CAFE standard. Using todays measurements, a Toyota tacoma regular cab short bed will have to get 45 mpg (or cause a fine) while a crew cab will only have to get 35. What idiot (who thinks he is the smartest man in the room) come up with this shit?

Our politicians working for us! RIP Reg Cab? 1072410463

Retards!

Posts : 474 Join date : 2013-02-28

To bad the republicans don't have the guts to kill off these crazy government agencies Sad

oh well in a few years when the government consists of Social Security and Medicaid because it literally has no money to do anything else I m importing me a Hilux . bounce