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Originally Posted by sirmombo
I don't expect a Mahindra to do nearly as well in crash tests as a Frontier or Tacoma or have nearly the acceleration. I expect the Mahindra will seem very slow, especially with an automatic. My biggest concern is whether the Mahindra maintain highway speeds towing 5000 pounds.
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Crash testing results will be interesting. They sorta have to do well else they kill part of their market. (Oh my, no pun intended!)
Regarding acceleration, with a 6 speed tranny and the right axle gearing, I think 0-30 will be reasonably good. Turbo lag may come into play here; I feel it in the Super Duty. But even @ 7000 lbs, he gets up and boogies pretty good. When doing accel comparisons, we'll need to compare the 4 cyl versions of the competitors. And even then, diesel doesn't burn as rapidly as gasoline so no one should expect it to rabbit over a gas truck of equal mass.
I share your concern over seeing a 5000 lb truck pulling a 5000 lb trailer down the highway! I always give those rigs a WIDE berth...
-pete
"rave reviews over acceleration" ROFLOL!