Gymkhana's 1978 Subaru Brat with 9,500-RPM Redline, Active Aero

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Re: Gymkhana's 1978 Subaru Brat with 9,500-RPM Redline, Active Aero

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Post by munificent » Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 2:02 AM UTC

amonks wrote: post #81

munificent wrote: post #71

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Agreed, they aren't all huge , but they are all pretty big and the few that aren't huge sacrifice a lot of bed size. I'm going through this now because I'm looking at upgrading from my ancient 2002 Tacoma Xtracab. Here's compared to 2025 models: Vehicle Length Bed ---------------------------- -------- ----- 2002 Toyota Tacoma (Xtracab) 202.9" 74.5" 2002 Toyota Tacoma (2Dr) 184.4" 74.5" 2025 Maverick 199.8" 54.4" 2025…

For what it's worth (maybe not much from an internet stranger), I couldn't possibly overstate how much I love my Ridgeline. I love the trunk under the bed, I love how the back seats fold up for extra in-cab cargo space, and I love how the unibody structure and independent rear suspension make it drive like a car. It's comfortable enough that I can use it happily for longer road trips. I love it so much that when it w…

I didn't seriously consider the Ridgeline because it's, uh, kind of funny looking, but you are making me take another look. Thanks, I'll do some research.

Re: Gymkhana's 1978 Subaru Brat with 9,500-RPM Redline, Active Aero

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Post by commandar » Sun, Nov 23, 2025, 5:31 PM UTC

deltoidmaximus wrote: post #62

commandar wrote: post #30

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>Then compare this to something like a Kei truck and it's really quite pathetic. I will forever be sad that Canoo was wildly (possibly fraudulently) mismanaged and went bust before they ever built any of their planned pickup trucks: https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/features/canoo-pickup-tr... They were going to be built on the same platform as their vans and the best way to describe them is "Kei truck upsized and…

> They had neat party tricks like a compact bed for daily driving that could expand out to fit full size ply... Unless I'm missing something this sounds like the bed extenders which I've seen on lots of trucks that allow the tailgate to be used as part of the bed when folded down. I was initially think they might be allowing the passenger compartment to be opened up to temporarily get full bed size but I didn't see a…

It was a built-in expander. The bed was 4x6 in standard configuration and could pull out another 2 feet to get 4x8 when you needed it.

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