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[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's not a "full size" truck, that's a pickup truck, like the article headline and the url say.

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 32 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

A full-size truck is defined by the automotive industry as a quarter-ton or heavier that remains roughly within the same body size as a quarter ton. They typically have higher payload ratings, accepting upwards of 2,000 lb in the bed, and also larger towing capacities, upwards of 10,000 lb.

So an F-150 is a full-sized truck. An F-350 is also that, but an F-450/550 is considered a heavy duty truck as it is markedly larger. But a Ram 1500 and 2500 are also full-sized trucks, as is the Chevy Silverado and the Toyota Tundra.

Conversely, the Ford Ranger is NOT a full-sized truck because it is physically smaller and cannot officially carry/tow that kind of a payload. Neither would the Toyota Tacoma or any of the Mazda B-series trucks.

So a Dodge Ram - as it appears in the video - is most definitely a “full sized truck” as defined by the automotive industry.

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

The full-size Ram 1500 pickup faces an uncertain future in 2007 as rising fuel prices and a shift to smaller cars threaten to curtail last year’s brisk sales momentum

https://www.kbb.com/dodge/ram-1500/2007/

Today I learned something new about pick up trucks. I'll change my complaint to: that's a dumb marketing term and there's no need for the title of this post to be so different from the headline of the article.