The recent listing of a new pickup truck has triggered a lot of netizens to discuss, among which many netizens who do not know the truth have come to consult me and ask me whether this pickup truck is a full-size pickup truck? At the same time, how to distinguish between a true full-size pickup truck and a pseudo-full-size pickup truck? So today I will give you an interpretation, I think it can be judged comprehensively from three aspects: size, wheelbase and power.
Overall dimensions
The most intuitive and significant feature of a qualified full-size pickup truck product is that the body size is large enough. Taking the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Solod, Ram 1500, Toyota Tantu, Nissan Titan and other models as a reference, the full-size pickup truck body length is at least about 5.8 meters, the width reaches more than 2 meters, and the cab height reaches more than 1.9 meters.
The new Ford F-150 Platinum Edition measures 5885x2123x1961mm
New Chevrolet Solod dimensions: 5885x2063x1917mm
21 Models Ram 1500 Horn Size: 5916x2084x1971mm
New Toyota Tantu Platinum Edition size: 5933x2037x1981mm
Nissan Titan Platinum Edition size: 5793x2049x1920mm
Most critically, these models are only 5.5 feet (about 1.67 meters) of standard cargo boxes, which can reach about 5.8 meters in length. Products sold in overseas markets are also available in 6.5-foot (about 1.98 meters) long containers and 8-foot (about 2.43 meters) ultra-long cargo boxes, and the length of the vehicle can even reach 6.4 meters.
Therefore, a full-size pickup truck in the true sense should be: in the case of a standard-size cargo box, its body length reaches about 5.8 meters. If a medium-sized pickup truck is equipped with a long cargo box and barely reaches 5.8 meters, then such a model is not a full-size pickup truck at all, and can only be regarded as a long-cargo version of the medium-sized pickup truck.
wheelbase
If the body size is not enough as the most powerful indicator to distinguish between true and false full-size pickup trucks, then the wheelbase parameters that better reflect the overall spatial expression are more convincing, and some models that create wide visual effects by elongating the cargo box can be eliminated. The length of the car's wheelbase has a great impact on the comfort, handling stability and spatial performance of the vehicle, and the driving experience brought by different wheelbases varies greatly. The wheelbase of the full-size pickup truck is basically above 3500mm, and the maximum can reach about 3750mm, and the large wheelbase can give the full-size pickup excellent cockpit space, bringing the internal space performance of the passenger car class.
New Ford F-150 Platinum Edition – 3693mm
New Chevrolet Solod – 3744mm
21 Models Ram 1500 Horns - 3672mm
New Toyota Tantu Platinum Edition - 3700mm
Nissan Titan Platinum Edition - 3550mm
The wheelbase of medium-sized pickup trucks is generally about 3200mm, and the rear space has always been a topic to be discussed by medium-sized pickups. The pseudo-full-size pickup truck will enlarge the vehicle size by using long cargo boxes, lengthening the length of the engine compartment, installing appearance accessories, etc., but the chassis still uses a medium-sized pickup truck platform, so the whole vehicle only looks very large, and the cabin space indicators with practical significance have not been improved. Increasing the length of the chassis is a very technical test, without a long period of technical accumulation can not easily lengthen the chassis, can only choose to do tricks on the shell and cargo box.
impetus
With the development of the times, engine displacement, 8 cylinders or 6 cylinders are no longer a hard indicator of full-size pickup trucks, just like some brands have launched pure electric full-size pickup trucks, only enough power, displacement and cylinder number may not be so important. However, in order to better the driving experience, the power parameters are definitely far more than most passenger cars with the same displacement, and the small horse-drawn car is not worth the loss for the full-size pickup truck.
Considering the upgrading of China's automobile emission regulations and other factors, in the future, domestic full-size pickup trucks will most likely be dominated by small displacement high-performance four-cylinder engines, and 3.0 liters and above displacement V6 engines will appear as the industry's top power. Although the overall displacement is not much different from the medium-sized pickup truck products, but the overall performance needs to be excellent enough, I personally believe that the power output of the diesel engine reaches 130kW/480N·m; the power output of the gasoline engine can reach 260kW/500N·m, and there is room for further adjustment and growth to better match the needs of full-size pickup trucks. Of course, further upgrades of small displacement engines are not excluded, which can also provide high performance and low fuel consumption.
In summary, in order to be called a qualified full-size pickup truck, I think size and wheelbase are the first priority, and only if the size really meets the international standard can it be called a full-size pickup truck. Most importantly, the upgrading of the domestic pickup truck market should conform to the law of the market, rather than pulling up seedlings to promote growth, blindly widening and increasing, and pursuing the American-style pickup truck trend.
Just like Thailand, Australia, South America and other countries and regions do not blindly pursue the American pickup truck culture, but also according to local conditions to develop in line with their own national car characteristics, because whether the full-size is really suitable for China or other regions, it remains to be verified by the market. Just as the U.S. pickup market introduced its first pickup truck in 1917, until the 80s, the main sales model was still a single-row mid-size pickup, and the compact and medium-sized pickup trucks developed in the United States for at least 60 years, until the late 90s, when the so-called full-size pickup truck appeared, and ushered in the outbreak of full-size pickup trucks after 2000. In the final analysis, the term "full size" cannot become a manufacturer to elevate their own "marketing vocabulary" or "sales talk", and even at the expense of replacing Li Kui with Li Ghost to achieve such a purpose, "full size" should be more to adapt to the national conditions and conform to the laws of the market products.