The Biggest Opportunities Truck Manufacturers Are Missing!

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@MickeyR6 Ай бұрын

Here's a missed opportunity from all car manufacturers.. QUALITY CONTROL

@chrisheiderscheit7077 Ай бұрын

You can get a Frontier with a V6 for just a bit more than a Maverick. It kind of loses it's value proposition.

@rondail5675 Ай бұрын

I think the Frontier is bargain truck presently. I have a Ridgeline and they are overpriced like other trucks.

@ScottyBennitone Ай бұрын

Maverick 4x4 four door is 28k. Frontier is 35k. Can get 2 door frontier for 33 k.

@dillonh321 Ай бұрын

@@ScottyBennitonegood luck finding a $28k maverick. I can pickup a 4x4 frontier today for $35k. The least expensive 4x4 Maverick near me is $32k.

@who2u333 Ай бұрын

@@dillonh321 This may go to Roman's point about cheap trucks. People on the internet like to decry the lack of a cheap truck but dealers aren't seeing that demand on the lot.

@ScottyBennitone Ай бұрын

@@dillonh321 just order one. That’s how much they are. Trust ne

@drnick40 Ай бұрын

I live in South Florida and own a F 150 hybrid. I can run the whole house during power outages. Ford has built a wonderful truck.

@deejayimm Ай бұрын

When they came out with that, I was like, why is this not more of a thing? It would be awesome to have in any hybrid vehicle with a big enough battery.

@davewilson8308 Ай бұрын

I have a 2022 Powerboost with the onboard generator as well. Went camping at Hocking Hills State park with full hookups. First day we got there the power went out in 90 degree heat. Hooked up the camper to Truck and was very comfortable while 99% of my neighbors did not have generators due to full hookups. Powerboost is a great vehicle that’s one of a kind!

@drnick40 Ай бұрын

@@davewilson8308 Used mine for camping too. It was incredible and I am sure many of the people on the camp site who saw it will buy it as their next truck.

@drnick40 Ай бұрын

@@deejayimm True. I still can’t believe Toyota didn’t implement it on the hybrid Tundra since their hybrid system is analogous to the Ford. Certainly a great omission.

@drnick40 3 күн бұрын

Toyota got cheap on R&D. Started selling less for more, but it backfired. Now some 100000 Toyota trucks are being recalled for engine failure. And I won’t shed a tear for them..

@Andy12469 Ай бұрын

We need to bring back Midsize Diesels!

@_emh Ай бұрын

Ford offers you three shades of white, but if you want green all three in Detroit tell you tough luck. Your choices are white, black, grey, red, or an ugly blue. Want a mid/premium trim without a chrome overdose? Sorry, Detroit can't comprehend that no one under age 50 wants chrome. Want a non-black leather interior? Good luck. Want three pedals? Congrats on your new Tacoma. Want a diesel half-ton? Congrats on your new Chevy/GMC. Want a diesel compact/midsize truck? No, Detroit laughs at you while you secretly pine for a Hilux. Toyota has coils and Ram has air bags but the rest cling to rusty leaf springs. Ford insists on the space-consuming floor shifter (and the corny folding gimmick) rather than a modern dial like the Ram. There are so many missed opportunities across every truck manufacturer. The only opportunity they never miss is a price increase.

@Kenopshi-q7c Ай бұрын

We need AFFORDABLE trucks, or at least price them reasonably. In 2019, a Ram Limited was $25k cheaper than a BMW X7. Now, dealers are asking for the same price as an X7 in 2025, if not more.😢

@brohammer Ай бұрын

This!!

@Cloud30000 Ай бұрын

You can tell Roman is planning on taking the Maverick for his winter commuter, as he demanded the luxury features to make his commute more comfortable. No realistic businessman thinks the cost of the added features will make the vehicle sell for that much extra over one without those features, as everything on the vehicle depreciates over time and not just the base trim.

@monocogenit1 Ай бұрын

I don't see why anyone would buy a maverick when you can get a real midsize truck for around the same price, except for maybe fuel economy or just size limitations. I got a brand new 23' Nissan frontier pro4x for $40k. Don't some of the maverick trims exceed $40k?

@patbernier6866 Ай бұрын

No one cares about the Cybertruck. Sell it.

@WheresHerb Ай бұрын

Not being hateful. People don't buy the base model because dealers dont stock them. You have it backward Roman. Dealerships only seem to stock the higher profit upgraded models.

@just4ivaylo92 Ай бұрын

So put in an order.

@triaxe-mmb Ай бұрын

@@just4ivaylo92sure you can, but most people in the US do not do this. They buy off the available options on the lot. Some people plan their purchases 3-6 months out but most people expect to walk in to look and then walk out with a new truck and if they want a base but the dealer doesn't have it, they buy a higher spec...

@ds77sstx27 Ай бұрын

spot on!

@Joe-hz1nw Ай бұрын

@@just4ivaylo92you can order a vehicle, but it ends up being more expensive for what you negotiate and get at the dealer (if you time up your purchases appropriately).

@brentworls8509 Ай бұрын

Dealers order the motlst inane combinations too. Like $8,000 gadget and button packages, but with the base motor, like Ram Pentstar, tallest highway gears, and no trailer control or LSD.

@davidjernigan8161 Ай бұрын

The problem with the maverick is that it is around the same price as a frontier but less capable.

@redracerproductions Ай бұрын

Sure but Maverick is also more comfortable and fuel efficient than a Frontier. Different tool for a different job.

@DB-os7wl Ай бұрын

Toyota needs to get the Tacoma and Tundra right before they even attempt a Stout. There reliability and build quality is going down the gutter. There’s no reason engines and transmission should be failing like they are, especially with the unnecessary 20% price hike. Do better Toyota.

@Fadic4 Ай бұрын

The stout would be build on their RAV4 platform, probably the most reliable platform they have right now besides the current 4Runner.

@jaygill3037 Ай бұрын

It's going down across the board and as a person with only Toyotas, I can no longer recommend Toyota as the default option. They seem to have learned all of the wrong things from their Subaru and BMW partnerships.

@Fadic4 Ай бұрын

@@jaygill3037 I think their passenger vehicles are still good in terms of reliability, they’re using a proven hybrid system for the most part. The RAV4, Camry, Grand Highlander should all do fairly well. Their new body on frame vehicles are the ones to avoid. ICON already broke their Tacoma suspension going like ~20 mph on a dirt road bump lmao.

@DB-os7wl Ай бұрын

@@Fadic4 what about those corroding hybrid battery cables that literally impact millions of rav4 hybrid owners? It’s 2024 and the generation has been out for 5 years and they’re now just getting to properly sealing the connection point of the hybrid cable. Or how about the failing coolant bypass valves in the A25 series engines that they refuse to honor under the powertrain warranty. They’re nickle and dime-ing their vehicles and the US market is catching on to their BS.

@DB-os7wl Ай бұрын

@@Fadic4 no bump stops on a $65k truck. Unbelievable.

@99unclebob Ай бұрын

Roman/Andre thx for the podcast, it is tough to get excited about a Maverick anymore, here in Canada i looked at a 2024 Maverick hybrid XLT, it had all the goods + MSRP was $49,295.00 included destination plus 13% taxes, so $55,700.00 how do you get excited about that and was told there are no incentives at all , i asked him about rebates , oh no such thing and there are, I gave up

@jayhiggins5239 Ай бұрын

I wish Ford would offer Ranger and Maverick in full hybrid power boost form up to FX4 trim like the F150.

@landiahillfarm6590 Ай бұрын

I'm sure all these new trucks are wonderful, even scrub your *** for you if needed, but NONE of them are affordable. My wife keeps asking me to buy a Japanese KEI truck and I tell her I am concerned it will get banned by our state [truly]. Thats the kind of truck we want/need. Then she asks me why they're being banned and I spin off into a rant...

@nathanlewis3462 Ай бұрын

We want the base trucks, but most of us can't order a truck and wait for it so we buy what is on the lot and the dealer k ows that so they stock the most expensive of options.

@just4ivaylo92 Ай бұрын

The Santa Cruz is not a competitor. Ford outsells Hyundai 4-5:1...

@1FiftyOverland Ай бұрын

LOL, I was waiting til Roman brought up WD breaking his beloved cybercar 😂. Ford isn't going to break like the Tacoma did.

@adambaddass Ай бұрын

I saw a ford lightning on my drive home from SC with a solar panel on a cargo rack with a wire going into the bed. Why hasn’t anyone made a solar panel topper or a Tonneau cover to help ( even if it’s only a little) charge your truck?

@Fadic4 Ай бұрын

Automotive channels with millions of subscribers still can’t distinguish between a traditional CVT (non hybrid Subarus,Hondas) and E-CVT (Toyota hybrids/Honda Hybrids/Ford Hybrids). This is with people also constantly mentioning it in the comments as well.

@jerroldshelton9367 Ай бұрын

Yeah. I miss print media, when you had real automotive engineers like Brock Yates, Don Sherman, and Csaba Csere commenting on vehicles with an understanding of the engineering behind them. This crew at TFL is pretty weak in their understanding of past and current automotive engineering.

@brentworls8509 Ай бұрын

The Jeep Gladiator needs to be offered in a 2-door variant with a 6 foot bed. Make it way cheaper. Should be priced between a 2-door Wrangler and a 4-door Wrangler. Basically 2-door wrangler with a smaller top, no back seat, and a basic bed. I had hoped that was where Gladiator was going to start at. But... nope. Gimme a 2 door Gladiator with steelies and a 6-speed manual. Now.

@jerroldshelton9367 Ай бұрын

And they'd sell exactly one of them. To you. Maybe. Assuming, of course, that you want this unicorn Gladiator enough to actually buy one. There's a reason why Jeep doesn't build a Jeep I want to buy, anymore. They can't sell them to enough people to make making them worthwhile.

@Parker53151 Ай бұрын

Rather than ending production of the Malibu Chevrolet should reconfigure it as an El Camino. They’d sell out the first year’s production.

@duggydo Ай бұрын

You guys should watch Steve Lehto's video from earlier today. The NPS is ticketing people for going on 4x4 trails in AWD vehicles. They have been ticketing people around Moab and Canyonlands. Check it out before they ticket you.

@TFLtalk Ай бұрын

Thanks we know about this story. No tickets, just warnings.

@thoughtloop1737 Ай бұрын

Cheap trucks don't exist. You can no longer get a Maverick for $24k//26k out the door.

@ChicagoBob123 Ай бұрын

When you get the santa cruz with a tow option it costs way too much.

@LifeAfterLosing Ай бұрын

They need to make a version that is cheaper like the Maverick XL. Steel wheels, less options, but still can tow. Also, ditch the dual clutch transmission for their standard 8 speed automatic.

@tylersrubar6451 Ай бұрын

Manufacturers just need to concentrate on building quality reliable products. Leave the campers and accessories like that to the aftermarket pros imo

@Cloud30000 Ай бұрын

The benefit is the warrantee. You can get all the off-road things installed aftermarket too, but if something goes wrong they will deny coverage and blame the other so now you have to take them to court for warrantee service.

@davidrudd9846 Ай бұрын

The ev towing failures is completely ignored by Roman The evs are ok for transportation but beyond that I'm not so sure

@jamesdaniel1376 Ай бұрын

In the early 70's, all of the major manufacturers in the US were making small, economical trucks with a small 4 cylinder engines that sold great for light work trucks or personal vehicles. Manufacturers like Nissan and Mitsubishi gave up on producing a truck chassis based mid-sized SUV like the Montero and Exterra. There is a ton of potential market for those vehicles and they could be produced reasonably by sharing R&D and parts with a common base like the Frontier.

@Cloud30000 Ай бұрын

If there was such a big potential market, don’t you think a startup would sneak in to it and make a killing? Costs are currently too high to make a small truck that would be sold for less than a Maverick.

@jamesdaniel1376 Ай бұрын

@@Cloud30000 The costs of creating a car from scratch are astronomical thanks in large part to government rules and regulations. Most of the small manufacturers use off the shelf components from major automakers to cut costs on R&D ppl, but there still has to be a huge pocketbook to get a car into production. Even with GM's budgtet, ultimately Saturn ended up as a failed experiment.

@jerroldshelton9367 Ай бұрын

"There is a ton of potential market for those vehicles and they could be produced reasonably by sharing R&D and parts with a common base like the Frontier." No, there isn't. The truth of the matter is there never was. The evidence is there if you're willing to see it. The CJ-7 was a product that people with no plan of doing Jeep Things in their Jeeps had no interest in buying. Stock for stock, a YJ Wrangler sucks on the trail compared to a CJ-7, but the YJ sold better, not because it was a better Jeep, but because it was a better "car." The Bronco II was engineered to go wherever a stock CJ Jeep could. They sold okay. Stock for stock, the Explorer that replaced it sucks on trails, but it was even more car-like, than the Bronco II, so it was a runaway sales success. The Explorer evolved into a front-drive car-based platform and it remains a solid seller. Cherokee evolved into a front-drive car-based platform. Blazer did, as well. People who bought Xterra and Montero generally didn't buy them for their truck-ness. They bought them in spite of it. Those products launched in the U.S.A. when about the only car-based all-wheel drive you could get was a Subaru. That's not the case now. "Manufacturers like Nissan and Mitsubishi gave up on producing a truck chassis based mid-sized SUV" precisely because the consumer demand for such products really isn't there. Nissan and Mitsubishi both keep North American customers happy with CAR BASED platforms that have a better shot at driving like a car than any truck-based SUV can. That might not be what YOU want. That's okay. Toyota can still cater to your desire for a truck-based SUV, if you really think you need one.

@daveroush4896 Ай бұрын

The Toyota EPU would not outsell the Maverick, its electric, and no one has fixed our charging infrastructure.

@Gray_Falcon Ай бұрын

I wish the smaller trucks where made into EVs. Ranger and Maverick EV options would have been incredible. Instead all we have are these giant trucks that are more truck than I need. Add in that you can't get them for under 75k and have a practical driving range is just annoying.

@jayhiggins5239 Ай бұрын

Love Roman giving Andre a proper intro.

@fabulousoffroaddesigns5080 Ай бұрын

A few issues here: first I don't remember the Dodge Dakota ever having a 5-cylinder motor. I think you mean the GM triplets. -Second, rivian was never going to build that camp kitchen. That is a job for an outside supplier. When there is enough demand someone will build it, if someone else doesn't own the patent. -Thirdly, electric campers will be built on van platforms first, like Canoo, Rivian, VW, and possibly a future Tesla van. These however will likely be done in partnership with an outfitter.

@ergezinger Ай бұрын

Yeah, i'm pretty sure it was the canyon and colorado that had the 5 cyl.

@caseymcculloch5027 Ай бұрын

Nothing new with Roman being jumbled

@joalblo9581 Ай бұрын

If they add too much the price goes up. The whole point was to make a cheap truck.

@zachlafond2652 Ай бұрын

eCVT. It is all metal gears. I think Subaru still uses belts. The Maverick is basically a Toyota Prius pickup.

@nathanmccown1966 Ай бұрын

Subaru is a chain, as well as kia/hyundai cvt

@KawaTony1964 Ай бұрын

No - the Maverick hybrid didn't get AWD mainly to go off-road, it got AWD to provide propulsion at the rear wheels, thus increasing the towing capacity.

@TFLtalk Ай бұрын

FYI: AWD decreases towing capacity because it lowers payload.

@dillonh321 Ай бұрын

@@TFLtalk FYI ford only allows Max Tow package on AWD models.

@KawaTony1964 Ай бұрын

@@TFLtalk Compared to a front wheel drive vehicle, having 4WD increases towing capacity.

@jayhiggins5239 Ай бұрын

There's more to towing and payload than just +AWD

@jamesbeaman6337 Ай бұрын

@@TFLtalkmaybe payload isn’t the limiting factor in the Maverick’s case. Maybe it’s the handling test in the J2807 standard and AWD improves the handling to allow towing the heavier load.

@icare7151 Ай бұрын

Thoughts🤔 1. Ford didn’t want to devalue its own product line trims. 2. They didn’t want to overload production with special 4x4 hybrids trims to improve quality control, production efficiency and supply chain management. 3. Not much or no competition in the compact pickup 4x4 hybrids segment.

@ktmacgoo Ай бұрын

Owning a F150 Hybrid 7.2kw has been amazing, the utility is incredible. It powers my travel trailer, log splitter, my home through generator switch and just about anything you want. People are shocked (pun intended) when I simply start the truck and plug anything in. A friend’s brother traded his GMC 3.0 DuraMax for one after seeing mine in action at the camp ground.

@TFLtalk Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@TheCapn23 Ай бұрын

I'm considering one for a travel trailer. Having full power capabilities at campgrounds without RV hookups is very enticing.

@pin65371 Ай бұрын

I'd like to see an HD truck that is built like the Ramcharger that is coming out. Put a decent sized battery in along with a smaller diesel motor that just acts as a generator. Put 2 torquey electric motors on the back wheels and then 1 electric motor in the front that is geared for highway. I'm not even sure it would weigh much more than the trucks now if lets say they put that 3.0 duramax in since you'd have a much smaller engine along with no transmission. For people that are towing 5th wheel RVs it would be perfect. Even companies that are transporting construction equipment it would work well.

@davewilson8308 Ай бұрын

Toyota missed the boat again…love my 2022 F150 Powerboost hybrid with the 7200 watt onboard generator. I use it more then my two gas generators!

@Commentleaver-c6x Ай бұрын

How much does one cost?

@shawnvigil4824 Ай бұрын

People in the real world do stuff like that all the time, some people may pull a buddy out of a ditch, or a mirror could get broke off by this stupid lane sharing crap, or to see that glue holds on stainless panels,...shoot the windshield plastic bits on explorers separate a lot. So it's interesting to see that the cyber truck is just not worth the crazy amount of money.

@TFLtalk Ай бұрын

Funny this: We just took a pick axe to our Ram 2500 the other day. There’s no better way to get rid of those hard to remove dead bugs

@agentcarder Ай бұрын

Idk how anyone thinks cyber truck did bad, it did better on test than f150 and worked way longer than it should of for the amount of abuse

@who2u333 Ай бұрын

RamRev was such a fail. It just goes to show how bad Carlos is at EV.

@stog9821 Ай бұрын

The Maverick with a bench seat, column shift, extended cab with room for a dog or grocery bags, and a 6’ bed would actually be a useful little truck.

@hhohajz Ай бұрын

Shoulda bought the XL Maverick... stop buying top trim 🤦

@TFLtalk Ай бұрын

Didn’t know XLT was top trim🤔

@luisbarraza9709 Ай бұрын

In reality the XLT is the best representation of the average buyer. Extreme low trims don’t sell maybe only to fleets and the very highest trims are also not the norm.

@atg1338 Ай бұрын

Or people can just buy whatever they want to.

@tritchie6272 Ай бұрын

Anything hybrid thats on a truck base should have an inverter with it. As for the Dakota, I hope they do eventually bring it back. Make it look like a small ram, and give is a few options. They could even make the base engine a pentestar if they price it right. Then have the option for something stronger. Make it a decent looking value truck in that you get abit more for your money.

@djjf45 Ай бұрын

Mercedes partnered with a camper van builder and sell the Metris as a "weekender" version.

@Gomeziman Ай бұрын

I don't think it's fair to say that Cybertruck is hated because 1 guy abused it or because its trendy. The dislike for it is partially political, I will agree, but you guys talk about it like yours alone didnt have multiple problems (bed cover stopped working, panel gaps). You got very lucky that yours has at least run without issue, but these things are failing all over the place from mechanical and software issues and from this video you would think youre saying its just misinformation and the Cybertruck is great

@helgewilliams6757 Ай бұрын

Every opportunity to hate on Elon Musk

@kurtgellert9166 Ай бұрын

With truck prices outpacing the American household income, even mid size trucks are now hitting $60k, the market is looking for a great, durable, capable small truck.

@jerroldshelton9367 Ай бұрын

We're going to have keep on looking or move to a third-world country with less government regulation to over-power actual consumer demand.

@Cloud30000 Ай бұрын

“No one reviews the Cybertruck as a truck; it’s become a political hot potato” says the guy that covered his in an American Flag sticker

@bjsimon802 Ай бұрын

toyota wont build a stout, they want to sell Tacoma which is not unibody platform. The maverick is already up 7g in prices, and is SUV truck.

@johnbronco8678 Ай бұрын

For the love of all that is holy, Andre, please pronounce Stallantis properly. I know you spent a lot of time around Nathan and he does the same damn thing but it is NOT how the company name is pronounced! Listen to how EVERYONE around you says it, that is how it is pronounced. Rant over 😊

@joshdoddadbod Ай бұрын

Personally id like to see a base trim maverick as its what most of us previous "middle class" people would maaaybe be able to afford.

@ArneAsada69 Ай бұрын

Don’t know why Ram doesn’t bring a midsized Dakota out of retirement. Or better yet skip the midsize segment and go heads up against the Ford Maverick.

@leswilson79 Ай бұрын

yep no recovery hook on a Tundra limited trd off road is crazy i bought a 2024 and didn't realize that until after i bought it i cant believe i over looked that

@the305hauler Ай бұрын

I had a 2022 Hybrid XL Maverick with a moonroof and 2k hitch. I loved it as a 24K truck Booyah 👊🏽 😁 👍🏽 🇺🇸. 33k is nearly what my Tremor Maverick XLT with a moonroof and rear sliding window 35K.

@Kahless00 Ай бұрын

Yall complain so much about cvts offroad and you wanna take the maverick offroad with a cvt. It would only disappoint you. If you want to blame anything blame capitalism. We used to have multiple cab sizes and bed sizes and engine options, and now because it saves them a hundred bucks per vehicle we get what they say we get.

@lastplaceracing6540 Ай бұрын

Toyota missed out with their hybrids to not make a fuel economy versions of the Tacoma and the tundra. Instead they wanted horsepower but people want fuel economy. They have the hybrid technology. Why not build a tundra or a Tacoma with Exxon fuel economy numbers?

@caseymckeeborrego Ай бұрын

How about and access cab long beds being available on any of these off-road package trucks. None of them can fit a quad in the back and tow a trailer. I'm sick of these useless beds. I've had my 06 tacoma since new and nothing has come out in that size class 6 as practical, efficient, or capable.

@colegreene2153 Ай бұрын

I can’t believe it’s been 4 years and no other manufacturer has copied fords homework

@brohammer Ай бұрын

If Lexus made a truck based on a Tundra that would be like 100k, seeing as the top trim of the tundra is already like 80k, right ?? The capstone

@jongabrielsen3868 Ай бұрын

destination charges bear no relation to distance from plant to you because it was felt years ago that it was not the fault of customers where they lived versus where automaker choose to assemble them. So it is "equalized", as in they model the total costs to deliver everything in their forecasts for the future and divide by number of vehicles and that is your destination cost.

@azabujuban-b1c Ай бұрын

Roman looks sp down-and-out. What's mater with him? He just can't sit still, constant fidgeting.

@河粉-k1h Ай бұрын

People will just stop buying trucks at this price point. Basic economy. There are just so many that are both rich and careless of their money.

@patbernier6866 Ай бұрын

It's called a hedge trimmer.

@dentman67 Ай бұрын

Tuckers review was great. It was positive. You should have watched the whole thing

@brentworls8509 Ай бұрын

I imagine a SuperDuty Hybrid is pushing past the maximum combined weight limit for light trucks. Without reducing towing capacity, adding weight for the hybrid system would create a situation where a CDL is needed to tow maximum trailer weights. Good idea, but government constraints on combined vehicle weight come into play. Exceeding that is an expensive complication.

@jasonwahl2510 Ай бұрын

Regarding the Cyber truck, why has no one done the same with any of the other ev trucks? You said it yourself, it out sells all of them and no one cares if an electric Silverado gets tortured tested.

@BenMickley-g3e Ай бұрын

Bring back a renegade sized jeep but add removable doors and a back tire (a baby wrangler). Cut the price by 3/4s or so of a wrangler and I think it’d be a lot more appealing. After 6 months, come out with a pickup version that can go head to head with the maverick. With removable doors, I’d imagine it’s be a big advantage to buyers. It’d also help negate the big prices of wranglers and gladiators

@jerroldshelton9367 Ай бұрын

I started off-pavement driving with a '69 VW Bug, then bought a new Samurai in '86 when I was 21. After that, I had an '89 short wheelbase Trooper, a '73 Bronco, an 89 Montero, an 87 Pathfinder, an 89 2DR XJ, a 98 TJ, a 2007 4X4 Ranger, and currently have a 2015 Renegade Trailhawk and a 49 CJ 2 A. Discounting the CJ 2 A, which has no doors and no top, I can't think of a single time when I wished I could take the doors off my vehicle. I often wish my CJ 2A had doors, though. What am I missing out on by not wanting to take my doors off? Let me re-word that and ask why that's such a big selling point to you? I absolutely DO wish my Renegade Trailhawk had an outside-mounted spare tire, but I actually use mine on BLM and Forest Service trails. Jeep did a pickup Renegade that they had out in Moab for the Easter Jeep Safari. I wouldn't count on a vehicle the size of a Renegade being automatically cheaper than a bigger vehicle. The less size you've got to work with, the bigger packaging problems tend to become, and you're NOT getting away with doing without all of the computers controlling the systems in modern street-legal vehicles, and they all have to go somewhere.

@johnwillome1840 Ай бұрын

As I understand it, there is a big difference between CVT and ECVT. Are there off-roaders with ECVTs?

@jim8033 Ай бұрын

Tucker's review was fun. And the hitch snapping in WD's video was wild. It's a shame the cyberetruck has quality issues. Elon has some cool ideas but keeps underperforming. Hopefully neuralink doesn't go that way.

@BZ1340 Ай бұрын

Your testing is not real world. Get those trucks full of 800 lbs of lumber, drywall or a load of dirt/ rock. Get out of the beds 8 to 10 times in a row . Pulling tools or boxes out.

@kumudukulasekara6684 Ай бұрын

Nobody cares about 2dr pickups anymore. And nobody uses the bed in their 4dr to any degree either. Most of these people should really be driving subcompacts or minivans. This channel is about pleasure trucks.

@BZ1340 Ай бұрын

@@kumudukulasekara6684 Interesting i have a crew cab truck and that bed has been thru hell. The number of times at the garden centres I’ve seen customers getting 1/3rd to 1/2 yards duped in their beds I quit counting. asses on the ground. LOL

@stevekniess3665 Ай бұрын

Thanks guys I want a Jimny

@ravensfootball52 Ай бұрын

Toyota could make a great bare bones small truck but would charge 45k for it thus defeating the purpose

@vorant77 Ай бұрын

A "basic" truck without all the silly bells and whistles (no turbos) that can haul at least 1500 lbs and tow 5000lbs.

@dillonh321 Ай бұрын

Whistlin Diesel barely tugged the back of the cybertruck. That was a failure from bad design not abuse.

@LifeAfterLosing Ай бұрын

Right before the pull it fell 3+ feet onto concrete directly on the frame rails. It was damaged.

@dillonh321 Ай бұрын

@@LifeAfterLosing You should watch his new video were he dropped the f-150 on to the frame 20 times.

@LifeAfterLosing Ай бұрын

@@dillonh321 I won’t watch that stuff honesty. It makes no sense to me. I think the Cybertruck is hot garbage, but if you use it in a way that is not intended and it breaks, that’s not on the truck. If it doesn’t break, that’s great too, but it’s not guaranteed or should be expected.

@1FiftyOverland Ай бұрын

Because its a Cybercar*

@ksucats97 Ай бұрын

Can you buy the FX4 bits that you want and install them on the hybrid Maverick you bought?

@xfactor5876 Ай бұрын

I am looking for a gladiator with the Hurricane. They announce that, I will order one. The only problem with all of this tech you guys love, is that for those of us who might want to keep a vehicle for a while, it can translate into big repair bills later on. I only buy Ram trucks because I love them, but my experience over the long run has been marginal. Thank goodness for extended warranties.

@doublebackagain4311 Ай бұрын

Same tired V6 that nobody wants, all the competition has at least +50 more HP, and Jeep execs scratch their heads in confusion why their overpriced JT's aren't selling well.

@GenTech365 Ай бұрын

547 views in 1hr and yall are criticizing whistling diesel.

@TFLtalk Ай бұрын

Destruction porn sells

@jayhiggins5239 Ай бұрын

547 fans vs 10k lemmings

@rightwingsafetysquad9872 Ай бұрын

An electric truck with onboard generator is overdue by nearly a decade. Edison has been able to make it happen for semis with a team of like 6 people faster than any of the big 6 light duty truck manufacturers.

@carlosdonestevez7532 17 күн бұрын

I want to commend Roman for praising the cyber truck even though I'm sure he hates musks' political opinions. Good for you for being objective and honest.

@Hanibul_Lecktor Ай бұрын

Subaru doesn't make a offroad cvt vehicle, trails sure. Offroad absolutely destroys cvt transmissions, look at Nissan and Subaru sales in the cvt realm.

@sturgis97 Ай бұрын

Another missed opportunity is making a plain Jane pick up truck that has all the things that a truck guy needs without all the extra fancy goodies. Some Ford dealers have started ordering plain F1 50s standard cab with the 5 L coyote and some of them throwing a a supercharger on top of it making close to 700 hp. And you can get them for around 50,000 non-supercharged with a custom look for less. They are getting a lot of orders for these. In today’s market, we are flooded with trucks in the 60,000-90,000 range!! It’s ridiculous! The average person can’t afford to pay that kind of price, especially in today’s economy. The interest rates have gone up for financing and people are stuck paying monthly payment that equal that of a house mortgage payment or at least close. Where does it end? I think the manufacturers should offer a more usable trucks for wheel drive and 2 Wheel Dr. that can actually tow something of substantial weight has a V8 or even a good six-cylinder for that matter that can do everything. The other trucks can do as far as towing payload, etc. in a standard cab without having to order it. Fleets that they’re smart would pay a lot less for a truck by getting the basic needs. It’s a truck it’s meant to work. Why do you think most construction companies use the base models? They’re easier to maintain less electrical issues to go wrong and easier to keep clean. there’s just a lot of buyers who don’t really care for all the extras. That would be nice but they just need a truck with basic necessities. Other stuff they can add later.

@toolshed7652 Ай бұрын

What Toyota needs to do is buy controlling interest in Suzuki, put money into bringing the Jimny to the USA and Canada, and then make a truck version built on the same chassis. They would sell a tonne of these if they did that. We have no affordable cars here. $30k base price is not affordable. We need something that starts at around $20k and tops out below or around $30k.

@emilramirez7543 Ай бұрын

21 F-150 Powerboost Hybrid Platinum owner here. I ordered the new 25 Maverick Hybrid Lariat so I can park it in the garage and for a more comfortable ride. I don't understand why Ford and Toyota are the only truck manufacturers making hybrid engines for them.

@jensalan Ай бұрын

Whistlin Diesel abused the CyberTruck. It's going to cause damage when you drop a vehicle on its bumper. The difference being with a truck, it's probably just going to bend it's steel frame, not crack it. Also, you should never use a chain to pull something out. When the F150 applied its brakes, the chain had a lot of slack. All the kinetic energy of the 7000lb CyberTruck created a massive shock load which was focused into the hitch all at once. An 11k pound static load behind the truck is way different than any kind of shock load. And Tesla engineers designed the truck based on static loads. The rest of the manufacturers know the people buying their trucks don't know that that means so they have to take that into consideration when designing their trucks 😂.

@castandblast1852 Ай бұрын

I have a 22 maverick xlt FX4. It’s ok for gravel and dirt roads as well as snow- but there is not enough ground clearance for actual off road stuff. I wouldn’t take a maverick off-road. Plus, it is so cheap it will just break apart.

@Molishious Ай бұрын

The biggest opportunity missed has been Tesla spending lots of time and resources to make an unaffordable truck that has cool features but no core specs that make it better than the competition. I think the next biggest missed opportunity is a Maverick EV or PHEV. Especially since there is no competition for a small EV or PHEV pickup.

@Mike52G 28 күн бұрын

you guys handled the 'politics' better than any other truck review podcast I've ever seen. Thank you for avoiding all that crap !!!

@snowmobiesnowman Ай бұрын

I have a 24 f150 on order and I don't want a black interior nor wheels. I'm buying a $70k truck and ford is telling me I can't order it with a different color interior or wheels.

@KennethEAbrahamson Ай бұрын

Wasn’t the Dakota the first mid sized truck, and the Ranger, S10 Frontier and Tacoma were compact pickups

@stefanentzeroth9027 15 күн бұрын

missed opportunity is definitly more small truck market. 50k for a maverick in canada is rediculous

@doublebackagain4311 Ай бұрын

Roman take a nap.

@Chops00 Ай бұрын

I want an off-road worthy midsized truck with a V6 that has zero tech besides a standard double din radio with backup cam and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Is that too much to ask?