Global Pickup Trucks Bragging Rights

RobertRyan wrote:

And I would put 3,000 lbs in a global midsize truck either. From the Australian forums, those things go through leaf springs left and right.

I thought it was you. You cannot hide your writing style. People use a Midsize Pickups on RV NET
This is not TTAC or Pickup Trucks.com if you want to Troll, go back to those sites

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I am not against people using midsize trucks on RV.NET. What I am against you saying that your Midsizers are better than our trucks just because they have higher payloads over there, and the fact that you refuse to tell people why trucks over there have higher payloads. Which is....

ShinerBock wrote:
The reason for these small trucks having more payload over there versus less over here has to do with the regulations of each country and weight each country's truck classes are limited at. Without changing a thing, that very same Mitsubishi Triton would not have the same payload here as it does over there.

The US vehicle class that the Mitsu Triton would be in is class 1 which has a max GVWR of 6,000 lbs. This means that no class one vehicle can exceed 6,000 lbs NO MATTER WHAT regardless if the vehicle can handle more weight or not. Since a vehicle's payload is determined by subtracting a vehicles curb weight from its GVWR, we can determine the payload of this truck here.

Take an Australian Mitsubishi Triton Exceed 4WD Double cab with a 2.4L diesel. It has a curb weight of 1,965 kg which is 4,332 lbs. We take that curb weight in pounds and subtract that from the highest allowable GVWR of class 1 vehicles(6,000 lbs) and you will end up with a payload of 1,668 lbs which is a lot less than what it is over in Australian.

The reason why this truck has a higher payload rating over in Australia is because the truck class that the Triton is in over there maxes out at 4.5 tonnes which is 9,920 lbs. This gives manufacturers over there a lot more room to for higher GVWR which in turn makes for much higher payloads. Over there, the Triton has a GVWR of 2,900 kg (6,393 lbs) which over here the highest it can go is 6,000 lbs GVWR by class regulation.