The fact this takes place in Alabama is really forcing me to re-evaluate some of my strongly-held impressions regarding the south.

Jeeee-zus that's some embarassingly-photoshopped cover art.

Deep down I know you're kinda-sorta right, but I couldn't resist a good old fashioned:

I suspect that this might be a novel approach for Tesla in their eventual-pursuit of the truck-market. Mostly due to the technology's unique packaging capabilities.

90's Tacos and 3rd-Gen 4Runners.

The simple fact is you can make that engine efficient as can be, but it's the standard "Truck Shape" and lack of active-aero that's holding them back from their true potential.

While the 70's & 80's were fun decades for mini-trucks, the 90's really brought about the sweet-spot for small-truck size & scale relative to their full-size counterparts.

Everything from lil' Hombres & B-Series to Dakotas & 'Yotas.

dammit, kinja...

OH MY GOD IT'S MR. SATURN.

Ford had made it clear that the Ranger, which measures within ten percent of the F-150's size, is not coming back to America.

The Subaru Baja tried to do that, but only seated four, had divisive-yet-predictable styling, barely got 25 mpg on the highway despite anemic 4 cylinder power, and the "midgate" that the concept had promised was shrunk for the production-version into a weird/tiny pass-thru behind the rear seats while the glass didn't…

It's the most underpowered truck you could ever own.

Precisely.

Hahahaha I knew someone would do that!

The Fiesta ST is a great little car, no doubt.

I miss the Astro with a passion, it was a fantastic all-purpose vehicle: Same running-gear as the Blazers of the day, but with more interior room and really customizable access-arrangements.

Seriously, I talked my gf into buying one when she was shopping for her first new car. She ended up getting a '13 Fit Sport in Bright-Aqua/Teal and she fricking loves it.

I remember seeing that when the story broke.

It's downright handsome.