[ty6853]

The biggest gaping issue with 2 door compact truck is car seats. When I was a kid we just squeezed in the bench of compact pickups or rode in the bed. Now both illegal (if there is no back there is exception in my state you can install 1 car seat up front, not illegal though ive been judged harshly for it due to paranoia campaigns). Hard to imagine a truck illegal for the family to ride in being profitable when the target new market is middle age middle class+ people who usually have at least one child or grandchild.

[jmpetroske]

Yeah I guess part of my point is that such market would probably be better served by owning a car instead. Most of these trucks with tiny beds I see have roll top covers or canopies on them anyways. If you need 4 seats and a some cargo space, there's tons of cars that fill that niche. Maybe I'm missing something in my understanding of people's desires, but I don't think its possible to have 4 seats, normal length truck bed, and not be a oversized gas guzzler