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Old 08-14-2021, 12:33 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
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.
Pickups are taxed the same as cars in the USA.
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