Small Pickups Coming Back?
Yesterday I was in Parker Arizona at the Chevrolet dealership and was informed that the Colorado may be at the dealership in August. I wonder if the others will follow. Would be great for those of us...
Forum Discussion
poppin_fresh wrote:
I think the small truck segment has died off because they didn't cost much less, didn't get better fuel mileage, held less cargo and were less capable than the 1/2 tons.
Add it all up and you can see why people passed them over on the dealer lots and therefore, why they have dissapeared.
For the most part true. At this point though the market is underserved. Also not much effort has been put into maximizing fuel economy from the smaller trucks. This should be changing soon.
I have a nice little Frontier 4x4 pickup. It truly does use as much fuel as all three of the previous full size pickups I owned. But it is a heck of a lot more fun to drive-nimble, narrow and fast. A pleasure to drive-even at high speed cruise. Great on narrow dirt roads. Tow rating 6K lbs if I ever wanted. Lots of room around it in garage. Perfect for someone who doesn't need the capacity of full size truck.
