Those are midsized. I would say Hyundai is the only one with the Santa Cruz, and that’s not really a truck.

Edit: I stand corrected, I had assumed the maverick was rwd/awd, not fwd/awd. I’m going to amend my statement and say the maverick is also not really a truck. I consider having the drive wheels under the payload to be an important aspect of a truck. Not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things.

That’s incorrect. The Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz exist and are very popular.

And they are still inefficient monsters compared to what a real small truck should be:

Ford Maverick (2022+):

• Length: Approx. 199.7 inches (5.07 meters) almost 1.7 meters larger, 6 feet or so

• Width: Approx. 72.6 inches (1.84 meters)

• Height: Approx. 68.7 inches (1.75 meters)

• Bed Length: 4.5 feet (approx. 54 inches / 1.37 meters) 45% LESS cargo space than a kei truck

Typical Kei Truck (e.g., Suzuki Carry):

• Length: Max legal limit is 3.4 meters (133.9 inches / 11.15 feet).

• Width: Max legal limit is 1.48 meters (58.3 inches). Often around 1.4 meters.

• Height: Varies, but typically around 1.9–2.0 meters (75–79 inches) including the cab/bed height, though the cargo bed side walls are very low (often ~1 meter total height from ground).

• Bed Length: Typically around 2.0 meters (78 inches / 6.5 feet), which is actually longer than the Maverick’s bed in some configurations relative to the vehicle length, though the total footprint is much smaller.