Oh hey, it’s the cult people. Happy to see y’all finally got settled in.

Even Toyota's own Tacoma line is much more modest than that monstrosity on the left side of the image. I think their business and marketing people saw the trend in America for increasingly larger pickup trucks and pushed back against it, realizing themselves that it's pointless and ridiculous to have a truck that large.

All of the Tacoma's I've driven were pretty straightforward trucks despite it having 4 seats.

Anyone drive one of these in Canada during the winter?

I agree, the Japanese craftsmen-car on the right is far superior and the American pick-up truck on the left just looks ridiculous.

Really wish I could get my hands on one of these. The import process is so complicated it makes it barely cheaper than a domestic used truck.

As an American, I've written to multiple manufacturers, foreign and domestic, to bring/build the smaller Kei trucks but I have never heard any response except for Ford that basically sent a brochure for their F150 that has 'more space' for 'getting work done'. I would love these for practicality but the cost of importing a used one was MUCH higher than buying a normal truck/suv here. :(

I feel the Ford Maverick is a step in the right direction.

Left: 4 dudes can ride comfortably to a job site 100 miles away in 100F weather

The most important thing for me in a car is safety, and clearly a car that small without a front engine will have much higher injury/mortality rate in a crash.

Agreed though that excessively boosted cars are dumb, and probably most people who drive a truck don't need one in the first place.

But freedoms per burger!

If you only need the box once a week or less, put a hitch on your car and buy or rent a trailer.