(Photo courtesy of Tess Rousey)
October 10, 2025
By David Draper
I have a soft spot in my heart for mid-sized trucks, likely due to my father, who drove an early ‘80s Datsun 720 4WD for several years. That off-road ready pickup, and a rotating stable of Chevy Luvs, Ford Rangers and other small to mid-size trucks, made their way through my life during my high school years. I was even nearly the owner of a Subaru Brat that, thankfully, sold before I could save up enough cash from my dish washing job to make the purchase. Though all that experience riding around in smaller pickups formed my idea of what a snack-sized truck was capable of, I’ve never actually owned one. So, when
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