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Toyota's New Corolla Cross Pickup Just Broke Cover | Carscoops (www.carscoops.com)
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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Is this really the best Toyota can do?

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

    They're all variations on the Subaru Brat, which was a variation on the El Camino - a variation on the Ranchero.

    All of which have been derided by the car world from the start, unfortunately.

    Ranchero and El Camino both had 500lb capacities - just like any 1/4 ton pickup.

    Brat had a lot less.

    The first Ridgeline had a 1700 lb capacity - that's 3/4 ton truck territory, and all the "real truck" snobs looked down on it. And it was a unit-body SUV chassis.

    These are all vehicles that fill a niche. It's great to have this kind of vehicle where me and a couple friends can load up for mountain biking and then leave the dirty stuff in the bed for the drive home.

    The current RAV4 surprised me when I rented one for a trip. Smooth, decent power, quiet. I could see it making a decent little truck.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Subaru brat didn’t actually look bad, but for some reason this Toyota image looked larger and more bulky with a tiny bed.

    Someone needs to make an El Camino style EV.

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    • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    If I looked like that I would be cross also.

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    [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    “Next, Toyota is releasing the Corolla Cross Pickup Semi-Truck Bicycle Roller Blades!”

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