Posted on 05/31/2024 6:31:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Yes, we mean something other than the Tesla Cybertruck.
You can’t really go wrong with a pickup truck. They’re like the Swiss Army Knives of the automotive world. Wanna haul or pull some crap? There’s a bed and you can tow. Wanna carry people? There’s a number of cab configurations to suit your needs. Want one with luxury features that rival a BMW 7 Series or Genesis G90? You can drop six figures for a truck that’ll coddle you.
This isn’t to say that they’re all good. Take the Hyundai Santa Cruz, for example. It was first shown as a concept at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and it took nearly a decade before the Santa Cruz went into production. The original concept was a cool-looking, Millennial-targeted extended cab crossover truck with a 190-horsepower turbodiesel engine that could get 30 mpg. What we got was a Tucson with a bed.
Don’t get me wrong, the Santa Cruz is a great looking little pickup, it’s just that the execution isn’t good. The bed has less usable space than the aforementioned Tucson does with its rear seats up, and carrying a bike means either removing one of the tires of the bike or having it hang over the tailgate. Its fuel economy isn’t as great as it could be, either. With the base engine the Santa Cruz gets 21 mpg city, 27 mpg highway and 23 mpg combined; you lose one mpg in the city and combined when you spring for the 281-hp turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive.
The Santa Cruz is less a pickup and more of a lifestyle vehicle masquerading as a pickup. In my opinion, that sadly might make it the worst pickup truck on the market right now and possible one of the worst ever made.
Now we ask you, Jalopnik reader. Aside from the obvious choice of the Tesla Cybertruck, what do you think is the worst pickup ever made? If there’s slim pickings out of the current offerings, you can go for something that’s not on sale anymore. Whatever it is, let us know in the comments.
I have had a Ford F-150 1981, 1989, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2020. I think I’ll stick with them. I luv me some aluminum these days.
Dodge (Mitsubishi) D-50
Not a single pro on this POS. Just bad in every way possible.
lol. You funny!
See post 19.
If you think we like to scroll across the screen to see pictures, you are mistaken.
“Easter Egg on board their trucks showing what? Yep - broken window. Also seeing broken glass decals you can get for your Cybertruck”
LOL. Funny stuff, especially the Easter Egg on their trucks. Where is it hidden?
I’m a longtime Jeep fan and couldn’t agree with you more about the Gladiator. The bed is too small to be a practical truck, and extends the wheelbase too far, ruining the breakover angle for the off road capability people want in a Jeep.
And to think some designer conjured that up, designed it, and thought “that’s a work of art, I like it and we are going to produce it.”
Looks like a minivan with a foot bath attached to the back.
Just not very talented!
All Nisson anything are junk, even on the lot.
Yes they were. I was pretty fond of the Scramblers, too.
I had a chance to buy a clean El Camino in good shape at a good price from my neighbor back in the late 90’s and passed on it. Always regretted it.
I wouldn’t mind getting the Santa Cruz. It’s a nice looking little Truck-car (trar?). Not going to pay what they want for one, though.
I'd love to find a restorable Courier Sasquatch 4x4. I'd swap out the original 4-banger for something else. A 289/302 can be shoehorned in. Maybe my wife wouldn't notice a credit card charge for a 289 HiPo. Just for curiosity sake, I checked and current market for one is around a very noticeable $11-12 thousand.
Question for the car-noscenti: Does anyone make a traditional single cab pickup? No extended cab or backseat (and the resulting silly short bed), just an old-fashioned pickup. Something like the Nissan NP300 single cab.
It looks like a rounded off Subaru Brat w/ 4 doors.
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