30 years of 'Normal' cars.

[SabrToothSqrl]

So, the Tesla is clearly 100 years worth of tech crammed into a car today.

This is what 30 years of normal cars gets you

The 1986 Toyota Truck And 2016 Toyota Tacoma Compared Spec For Spec

To be honest, I can't find any difference worth of THIRTY FREAKING YEARS of development.

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

well, the new front ends on most Toyota cars look like crap.

in my buddies 1983 pickup you could fully drop the clutch in 1st gear and the car would lurch forward and bounce once but not stall and just start driving forward at idle speed. I bet the new ones stall. oh wait, no manual available even

 

[CliffG]

To be honest, I can't find any difference worth of THIRTY FREAKING YEARS of development.

Sure! They're heavier and more expensive.

(Pfffft. Silly Sqrl. These cars are for selling, not for buying.)

 

[polything]

i had 2014 tacoma with 6 spd manual last year, it stalled when i dropped the clutch.

yeah paid $35k for a truck i can not even get NAV or keyless entry. what a shame.

oh did i mention 13 MPG?

 

[taurusking]

Oh boy I can't wait for the Tesla Truck to be introduced

 

[Mr X]

Now thats what I call innovation!

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

well, the new front ends on most Toyota cars look like crap.

in my buddies 1983 pickup you could fully drop the clutch in 1st gear and the car would lurch forward and bounce once but not stall and just start driving forward at idle speed. I bet the new ones stall. oh wait, no manual available even

Tacomas have manual transmission available. I know this because my wife's best friend recently went back to a Taco after some years with a car, and she won't drive anything but stick.

 

[Majerus]

Oh boy I can't wait for the Tesla Truck to be introduced

I would love this!!

 

[spottyq]

I do not understand the point this article is trying to make. It only shows the bad sides of the newer vehicle (more weight for example) without highlighting the fact that security and comfort (amongst a many other aspects) are way better than before.

But it seems quite clear to me indeed that the ICE part of the car has only seen minor improvements in the last 30 years. (I'd be curious to compare smog test from 30 years ago, that probably has changed more than the rest.)

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in my buddies 1983 pickup you could fully drop the clutch in 1st gear and the car would lurch forward and bounce once but not stall and just start driving forward at idle speed. I bet the new ones stall. oh wait, no manual available even

Well if that's the case, it only means the idle throttle (rpm?) is too high, right ? So that the engine would burn more fuel when idling ? (I do not know a lot about engines…)