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In general, are light duty truck engines built any better/more durable than car engines? I understand that there are and always will be exceptions, so I am just asking if in general a light to medium duty truck engine (like what would be found in a Toyota Tacoma, Honda Ridgeline, Ford F-150, etc) is built any stronger than the engines found in typical passenger cars.

For example, are truck engines designed to run longer under maximum load than car engines? From my understanding, engines are designed to handle a certain number of hours of running at redline under maximum load before failure. I understand that trucks usually have larger cooling systems than cars, but presuming the engine doesn't overheat, would a truck engine likely be designed to handle more hours of running at redline fully loaded than a car engine, or would the longevity likely be similar? Thank you very much in advance!

 
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Overall I would say yes they are built "Stronger" as they have to tow, off road and haul things in the bed.

Now is the J series found in the Ridgeline built stronger then the one in the Pilot? IDK.

 
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what they do is adapt output and peak numbers for certain RPM range.

engine standards for longevity vary by manufacturer, but I don't see why they would change because it is a truck. Maybe looser tolerance since it have more chances of being run in a off-road environment, perhaps. Like no air filter, lol

quora might have an answer, we are not quora

 
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Using VW as an example the GTI and Golf R share the same engine but with the Golf R having more HP and being all wheel drive has stronger rods and crank. Same engine block but the internals are beefed up. I’m sure other manufacturers do similar things.

 
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Usually they are larger, not built any better.

You make torque by converting power, through gearing.

In order to create more power, on the cheap, larger displacements are used.

In order to handle the power, thicker axles, drivshafts and pistons are used.



...there are lots of P.O.S. trucks though.