Picking up where it matters

2007 MITSUBISHI STRADA 4x2

Everyone loves a pickup.

That being the case, it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to assume that everyone loves a pickup all the more when it rides like a luxury car.

In the old days, a pickup’s ride and handling is usually described as “hard”, “bumpy” and “jarring” even. Which is really typical, given that a pickup is a vehicle designed to carry heavy loads and work like a horse. Oftentimes, only when the pickup is fully laden with cargo can one notice an even and stable ride, the suspension being weighted down by the payload.

These days, advancements in automotive design and engineering have helped manufacturers produce pickups that replicate, or at lease emulate, the ride and feel of a luxury car. Notice, too, how I’ve managed to not use the term “Pickup Truck” when mentioning this type of vehicle that doubles as a cargo hauler and everyday service. Even if pickups are still called trucks, the meaning of the word has started to become less and less applicable for every new generation pickup model that hits the showroom.

Which leads me back to my original pretext that anyone would definitely love to ride a pickup that doesn’t feel like a pickup. And this becomes all the more evident when one gets behind the wheel of the new Mitsubishi Strada.

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