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Old 08-13-2021, 09:47 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
for a pickup which is still the hottest thing
Considering how pick-ups became so prevalent in the United States mostly due to a more favorable taxation, which at least in theory could make them turning into the povertry-spec offer, it's quite surprising to find out it took so long for an American automaker to finally release an unibody FWD model there, as a move from RWD to FWD had been a way to decrease costs on the manufacturing of regular cars and it did not prevent all those crossover SUVs to exploit the very same "light truck" loophole.
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