While obviously my 3/4 ton 4X4 diesel is not suitable to urban life or the streets of San Francisco. It hauls what I need to my remote ranch and doesn't shed parts or break down along the way. At just under 10,000lbs it gets 22 MPG highway and 18 MPG fully loaded at 11,500 lbs. There is no unitized body truck that handle the loads and overall durability. 26.2 MPG is probably doable. I don't see much lighter vehicles in this class in the near future. The basic reason is cost. Add $5000 premium for the engine and you have a $50K vehicle. Should I fail to mention additional fleet charges and addtional fuel taxes of 10 cents a gallon. For a work horse light truck 50K is insane enough!

I installed a train horn in my 10,000lb diesel 4X4. Whenever I encounter a Prius owner trying to get better than 50 MPG on the highway I let her rip!

Honey, what did the kids do with my SATA power cabels? F*&K it anyway....