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Originally Posted by Honda100
Yes, there's far too many oversized SUVs and trucks and even the basic runabout vehicles have bigger engines. I have the smallest engine possible in my Civic and it's a 1.8 liter whereas in Thailand 1.3 liters are commonplace.
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Not just the average econoboxes are fitted with relatively oversized engines. Diesel trucks in America, for example, became less of a reliable workhorse and turned into fancy and expensive toy-haulers. After seeing many Brazilian-assembled Ford F-250 and F-350 factory-fitted with the 4-cyl Cummins, one can wonder why there are no such options for the American customer who would rather want a Diesel but doesn't see the point about the so much higher cost for a V8 Powerstroke over the gasser version. European-designed vans and light trucks have been fitted with turbodiesels under 3-litre for a long time still perform decently, nowadays there are even some versions of the F-350 and the F-4000 (a local derivative of the F-450) fitted with a 2.8L Cummins ISF2.8 4-cyl turbodiesel in Brazil.