Why Are There No Kammback Pickup Trucks?

[RUCRAYZE]

how about

 

[RUCRAYZE]

or, keeping the Elio 3 wheeler theme

 

[W. WIllie]

Do you realize that the first automobile mfg. was a three wheeler....... in 1886?
("Benz Patent MotorWagen".) They made about 50.
(Didn't know where to put this post)

 

[Sethodine]

Haha, I'd LOVE a three-wheeled cargo trike. But as far as I know, there are no domestic manufacturers, and it'd cost an arm and a leg to import one (thanks to the expense of getting one "fit for US highways" according to the DOT).

 

[Smitty]

Haha, I'd LOVE a three-wheeled cargo trike. But as far as I know, there are no domestic manufacturers, and it'd cost an arm and a leg to import one (thanks to the expense of getting one "fit for US highways" according to the DOT).

In Canada the import law states they must be 15+ years old. I've heard some American States can dictate 25+ years old. There are importers getting them all the time and they start at about $6000 Canadian dollars. I want a Daihatsu Hijet myself.

 

[Smitty]

You can get a mini-truck in whatever color you like...as long as it is white! It'll also have 100,000 kilometers on it and driven by a heavy smoker.

 

[floydv]

I found in my little S10 it got better mileage with the bed open, gate closed.
I tried it with the gate down, and I had a tonneau; the open bed, closed gate was still the best.
It just formed a perfect pocket of air behind the cab.

They really don't do much with aero on trucks because they're supposed to be used for work; mostly in-city hops, some open road, but it's got a bed for carrying big stuff. It was later that using a big truck as a car became a trend. Think about how useful a crew cab, 4 bucket seats, short bed 1/2 ton 2WD
Pick up is ...... NOT! It's a big car, with an open trunk.

Wind tunnel testing supports your observations:

 

[Sethodine]

But a kammback would still be better, yes?

 

[Coss]

But a kammback would still be better, yes?

Unknown at this time.
Sethodine, we have a mission for you and your team; you are to find an example of a kammback pickup that has been produced for the American roads; or at least built in prototype and tested by a large US auto manufacturer.
If you or anyone on your team is laughed at, questioned or pulled in for questioning; EO will disavow any knowledge of you or your team; the message will self destruct in 50 years.
Good luck Sethodine!

 

[floydv]

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