{"id":251577,"date":"2022-09-26T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/?p=251577"},"modified":"2022-04-12T16:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:01:58","slug":"pickup-truck-or-suv-for-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/pickup-truck-or-suv-for-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickup truck or SUV for travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What car to choose for travel if you do not stay in hotel<\/a>s? Pickup or SUV?<\/p>\n

If you have just such a question, it means that you do not have enough cross-country ability: geometric, mud. Or there are issues with overload. And you are clearly moving off the asphalt. Otherwise, such a question would not have arisen – on good roads it is more pleasant to drive a large and comfortable VEN.<\/p>\n

\"Pickup<\/a><\/p>\n

So what should be your SUV?<\/h2>\n

It is clear that 4WD is better with locks.<\/p>\n

If you are a fan of long-distance travel, the load is clearly not small. Sometimes it gains 400-600 kg, which is overkill for medium crossovers.<\/p>\n

Pros and cons of pickups<\/h3>\n

Of course, the car must be chosen from personal preferences, travel destinations and availability of money.<\/p>\n

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  1. Pickup trucks, like SUVs, are necessarily framed and, by definition, sturdier.<\/li>\n
  2. Some medium-sized pickup models have springs and are design<\/a>ed to carry up to 1 ton of cargo.<\/li>\n
  3. Fuel and odorous materials do not interfere.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Pickup<\/a><\/p>\n

    Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. The sleeping area is clearly too small. Not all seats even recline.<\/li>\n
    2. The body is not suitable for sleeping – it needs to be adapted with a special tent or kung.<\/li>\n
    3. Without kung things will be wet.<\/li>\n
    4. The off-road arsenal is often smaller than that of a normal SUV.<\/li>\n
    5. An unloaded tailgate during fast driving threatens with a lack of directional stability, especially on poor coverage.<\/li>\n
    6. It is inconvenient to carry long things if there is no kung with rails.<\/li>\n
    7. In winter, the cargo is always cold.<\/li>\n
    8. Things are easy to steal from the body.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      There are also specific individual options, but we consider the general case.<\/p>\n

      \"Pickup<\/a><\/p>\n

      Advantages and disadvantages of SUVs<\/h3>\n

      1 One-volume interior, which can be easily transformed into a bed for two, sometimes for two + a child.<\/p>\n

      2 Things are all in the back and do not get wet in the rain.<\/p>\n

      3 Access to things from the passenger compartment on the move (when driving a 7-seater, there was even a stable expression “go to the trunk”).<\/p>\n

      4 The off-road arsenal is sometimes wider, including locks and lowers.<\/p>\n

      5 Softer suspension.<\/p>\n

      6 More comfortable driving at high speeds on highways.<\/p>\n

      7 Long items can be loaded directly into the cabin.<\/p>\n

      \"Pickup<\/a><\/p>\n

      Minuses:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Load capacity is lower.<\/li>\n
      2. Fuel and foul-smelling things are always under your nose.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        As can be seen from the text, a normal SUV has more pluses<\/strong>, but you still need to choose from the travel requirements.<\/p>\n

        For a small team of a couple of people, the best option would be an SUV with a one-volume body and a tailgate. It is not difficult to organize a sleeping place right in the cabin, but the kitchen and all household work are still transfer<\/a>red to the street.<\/p>\n

        A pickup truck is also suitable for a large company or lovers of tents. Firstly, there is much more cargo and it is better to place it in the trunk. Secondly, three or more in the cabin would still not fit – you need to put up a tent.<\/p>\n

        If there is a choice, then even a large company, I would recommend an SUV. The second row of seats in a pickup truck is uncomfortable and driving more than 600-700 km a day on it is already a feat, but if the journey is long….<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        What car to choose for travel if you do not stay in hotels? Pickup or SUV? If you have just such a question, it means that you do not have enough cross-country ability: geometric, mud. Or there are issues with overload. And you are clearly moving off the asphalt. Otherwise, such a question would not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[562,563],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-251577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-for-a-car","category-test-drives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto.inform.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}