Experts: Translated Toyota Memo Shows Electronic Acceleration Concern

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16. It still does not matter.

If you subject any vehicle to use over it's design limitation, you are gonna get problems whether it be overloading or over towing being the most common for pick ups. Maybe your friend was used to the higher spec of his previous pickup and did not consider his new ride's lower restrictions. Most small pickups are not designed for over 1 ton of cargo weight.

As for the popular mechanics article, I'm not sure which portions of the end of the article that you indicated I did not want to read. The last or the second last paragraph? Either way pure power has it uses. Flat out acceleration is impressive, until you need to make a turn, which happens in real life. Honestly, in real life, how often are you going to be put in a position where the top speed of the car or the impressive 0-60 times are most important on the street; unless you have a serious case of lead foot. But that's just me. I'm a bit anal in my practicality. If I however have money to throw around, maybe I would become less practical.