Heck, if Toyota doesn’t want to build it, Honda should. They have a good platform for the same kind of small truck. Build it off the CRV hybrid chassis. Bring back the Element, too. Wake-up, Honda.

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

AMEN!

@Xander1Sheridan

2 ай бұрын

honda is being a dumbass and still pretending everyone wants ev's.

@christianalvarezcrivellaro9185

2 ай бұрын

The ELEMENT was a fantastic vehicle!

@PWCDN

2 ай бұрын

the market is so hot for Honda to make a move, but they're moving too slow. Toyota is fumbling and Honda is nowhere to be seen to pick up the ball.

@chrissetina1107

2 ай бұрын

Honda has not shown interest in those smaller and hybrid trucks (a Maverick fighter) which are often used for commercial purposes and fleets. That's a business they feel devalues their brand appeal and resale.

Toyota has always been a company that tells you NO while doing it in the quiet or behind closed doors.

Can't wait to pay $50,000 for this

Toyota needs to get rolling with this Stout. Speaking of compact trucks, I don’t see why even other manufacturers like Nissan, Subaru, and Honda aren’t making it. Nissan could bring back the Sunny pickup, Subaru could bring back the Baja, and Honda could come up with something. I really wonder why car manufacturers would sleep on a market with such profit potential.

@dmulkey4185

Ай бұрын

Paid off by elites

@Mr-pn2eh

Ай бұрын

Jesuits thats why

Didn’t you previously mention the hybrid engines are their most profitable? A compact light duty truck from Toyota would crush. Short bed. Seating for 4/5. 40 mpg. Take my money.

@colbyowens6078

2 ай бұрын

I’m all for this. since Toyota completely dropped the ball on the backseat space with the new Taco, i would pray to have good backseat room in a new compact truck. Heck, if the new Civics can be as compact as they are while having AMAZING rear space, why can’t a compact truck?? A dream..

The Stout would kill it in the US (minus the Yoke steering)!

3gen were build in México and its good one, right?

@jxmar_

2 ай бұрын

They’re just whining because of the damn V6… but when the V6 was offered those same ppl complained about how it was laggy, not responsive, underpowered, needed more refinement, etc etc. Ppl are never happy

@Mylifeislegendary982.

2 ай бұрын

​@@jxmar_ agree. People online are nothing but cry babys who love to complain.

In my opinion there's a big demand for electrified compact trucks such as the Ford Maverick. Tesla completely missed the opportunity instead of the over hyped Cybertruck for a niche market, offering a compact truck based on the Model Y platform.

@TheQuikMix

2 ай бұрын

That's because Tesla as an entire company is a vanity project.

Next gen Rav 4 platform could be designed to accommodate a Maverick rival.

That’s a good looking concept, we need more economy trucks.

I’ve never clicked so fast on your videos. I really want this as a daily

Toyota needs to hurry and make it happen so I can trade in my Maverick already lol

Make a ‘Stout’ and paint it ‘oatmeal’ 🍺

@knave_pt8272

Ай бұрын

I do enjoy a good oatmeal stout.

The Taco and the Ford Ranger WAS the small truck lol.

@drive-channel1834

2 ай бұрын

In the near future Maverick will be as small as today's F-150, maybe

@ChrisRobato

Ай бұрын

Long ago, there used to be an F-100 and the Ranger was something Ford made for global markets --- and still is. Somehow the F-100 died and the Ranger was brought to US shores. The last two Rangers were designed in Australia.

@MrWhiterunGuard

Ай бұрын

@@ChrisRobato I think the Ranger is still selling pretty well in Asia. Only 2nd to Toyota. It's just funny that these cars get bigger and bigger until they had to make a smaller version which is probably the same size as when these trucks initially came out.

@ChrisRobato

Ай бұрын

@@MrWhiterunGuard Actually Toyota has a truck even smaller than the Hilux and it's called the Lite Ace. A step larger would be the Hi Ace. Both are cab forward designs with 4 cylinder engines. The smallest truck is the Honda ACTY which only has a 660cc engine but is a major workhorse in Japan. There's also all sorts of tiny cab forward trucks from other Japanese and Asian manufacturers from Suzuki to Mitsubishi.

I'm still puzzled that there's no Lexus pickup.

@drive-channel1834

2 ай бұрын

It will be called Lexus PX. Pickup-crossover. Lexus will have a complete lineups: LX, GX, NX, RX, TX, LS, PX, etc... Lexus PX is the Lexus version of the Corolla Cross-truck / Corolla Pickup. HEV, fuel efficient (70 MPG). practical. 4ft bed standard. 8ft bed available with Toyota adaptive wheelbase technology.

Never been a Ford fan.. but that Maverick has me interested.. now if Toyota makes a competitor; I would get that now... but under $40k, AWD, under the top of the line trim level (lexus vibes)... I'm in

@byhsu6140

2 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat as you. Small pick up with hybrid that gets over 40mpg city. Perfect for me.

@user-vx7vi3vq1c

2 ай бұрын

Toyota Tacoma SR trim with 4WD is just under $37,000.

@tomgillotti

2 ай бұрын

*Under $30k. The Maverick released at $20k and can be reasonably equipped at under $30k, even still with their price increases. That close to $20k price point is such a draw for a lot of people!

They already make the Hilux in Asia. I’ve seen many videos of this smaller truck. It’s appears to be a great fleet service truck. Ford can’t build these Mavericks in Mexico fast enough. At the prices of this latest generation of Tacoma, this new Toyota truck would sell quite well.

@ChrisRobato

Ай бұрын

Ute style pickups are also quite agile. They will likely go through places where huge 4x4s won't. I cannot imagine something better on a muddy road during monsoon season snaking through a tropical rain forest.

If anyone thinks electric is the future you might have been shaken as a baby

Honda should release a small pickup. A Civic based small pickup would sell really good

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

I 100% agree.

@derkies2133

2 ай бұрын

People who would buy something like that SHOULD JUST BUY A DUCKING CIVIC

@drive-channel1834

2 ай бұрын

A Civic sedan is a double cab, basically. If you really want "the truck", just ditch the trunk lid. Now That's a sweet mini double cab truck, with a "midgate" like a Silverado EV 😬 To make it even more trucky install 35" MT tires - - - - - - - - - - If Honda should build it, it'll be called Civic Truck, or Civic Plus, or whatever. It won't take long to develop, not much re-engineering at all. It's a Civic afterall. With a slightly longer wheelbase than a regular civic, for the perfect truck proportion. 2 inches or 2 feet longer, maybe, whichever you like. With a wide-range of powertrain options : 3 Liter INLINE-6 gasoline, 3 Liter INLINE-6 DIESEL, 3 Liter INLINE-6 DIESEL hybrid, N/A / turbo / twin, quad, OCTA-turbo, PHEV, HFC, BEV, Turbine (like M1 Abrams), Jet, Pico-nuclear electric propulsion, Free-Energy Perpetual Engine (flat-earther's favorite) , Garbage-burning steam engine, If you mass-produce that thing it will be the biggest selling Honda in history, it'll kill Ridgeline's marketshare though but that's OK.

@michaelfoulkes9502

Ай бұрын

Base it off the CRV or HRV.

@dmulkey4185

Ай бұрын

@@michaelfoulkes9502 I love my used 1 owner 99 CRV with only 119K miles and well kept beautiful interior Hope it goes another 119 or even more

every Toyota vehicle should be hybrid and plug in hybrid with the 300 hp system from the Rav4 at minimum.

@N20Joe

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. Build one powertrain for everything and just put a different body on top.

from your lips to god's ear. a SMALL Toyota truck is literally EVERYTHING that I want.

@drive-channel1834

2 ай бұрын

It will be called Corolla Truck/Corolla Pickup / Corolla Cross-truck /crossover truck Affordable, fuel efficient (70 MPG). practical. 4ft bed standard. 8ft bed available with Toyota adaptive wheelbase technology.

I want Subaru to come out with Maverick competitor!

That truck in the B roll.. woof.. UGLY. Toyota needs a MAverick competitor 100% and it should be a mini Tacoma in style.

Toyota needs to bring back the regular cab Tundra the regular cab Tacoma and build a compact truck with a regular cab also, the Hilux Champ needs to be sold in the USA also.

Tacoma prime?

Toyota will literally do anything to not make an actual compact pickup, its crazy.

I find it ironical that our local JDM importer are now selling plenty of cab forward JDM trucks. Among the most popular are Honda ACTY. Even more ironical is that many are bought by contractors and trademen who uses to or still have midsize and 1.5 tonner US style pickups. The combination of high ticket **and** high gas prices are strongly working on this dynamic.

1:10 im so glad tbh.. i could see the tundra going full hybrid but i just can’t picture a PHEV model. And the whole thing w the Tacoma being built in Mexico is getting annoying.. it being built in Mexico has nothing to do w the price or quality. Did yall forget they’re switching to an ALL new model and new models always have issues and price increases bc of all the new stuff it has?

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

did you not watch my video about the Mexican supply chain being unreliable?

The other major hole in Toyota's truck line-up is a heavy-duty Tundra. Maybe now is the time for a 2500 and 3500 series Tundra, to compete with Detroit's heavy haulers? It always seemed weird to me that Toyota would build that brand new dedicated truck plant in San Antonio, without expanding the Tundra range into the HD market.

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

They would never sadly.

@faheemabbas3965

2 ай бұрын

Doesn’t help that Nissan and Mitsubishi are already working on an HD truck together now.

@jamram9924

2 ай бұрын

Toyota owns a portion of Hino trucks. Many of their diesel engines come from Isuzu. Isuzu is known to make commercial diesel engines. Who knows what Toyota will do since they have their fingers with many parts and car manufacturers. Only time will tell.

@youarerightboss

2 ай бұрын

Toyota is going the opposite direction in fabricating V-6 turbos

@jamram9924

2 ай бұрын

@@youarerightboss that’s a much different market where those gasoline powered engines wouldn’t have any type of impact. Toyota Hino has huge markets for much bigger trucks in other countries. There nothing that Toyota and their joint ventures with other Japanese manufacturers have in similar scale as Ford, GM and Dodge. It is possible there is some political reason behind this as well as the Big 3 US automakers are huge donors and also have their lobbyists in Washington DC.

What do you think Toyota will use with this new Facility next to their TMMTX plant?!

@ericgonzalez3897

2 ай бұрын

EV crap.

@limitedreach4446

2 ай бұрын

Something EV related

@secondcreekworkshop3908

2 ай бұрын

Probably another giant SUV or crossover.

Feel like we have been waiting for the market to make a small size EV pickup for wayyy too long. It seems like a no brainer.

@dmulkey4185

Ай бұрын

They would corner the truck market if they built a nice dependable inexpensive one

Well, I hope so.

It's also perfect to go against the Hyundai Santa Cruz.

One of the highest demanded segments, with no one to fill it.

Make a truck that the middle trim has some creature comforts for under 40k. It ain't that hard to figure out.

Sienna is also full hybrid

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

rip venza. Rav4 will be next gen. corolla likely too.

Plug in hybrid truck with the rav4 prime power plant would be amazing.

It will be interesting to see what sort of electric range you’ll get out of a Tundra PIH. I imagine you’ll need a gigantic battery to move it a decent distance (say 40 miles) and that will take a big bite out of payload

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

Maybe use N/A 3.5L v6 with PHEV on the Tundra. Look at the RamCharger.

When you heading down mexico way to try out the byd shark? Good excuse for a vacation 😂😆

Should bring the Hilux Champ to America. 13000USD in Thailand.

Toyota's quality is going down constantly while charging outrageous prices. This truck will be no exception.

Honda produced Prologue and on the same platform Honda can build light PU.

I wonder how many cassette batteries each hybrid takes.

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

28-34 depending on the hybrid

Unless the Tacoma sales are down I don’t see them building a stout in near future .

Have a 17 Ridgeline which has been best vehicle ever owned. Used to be mega Toyota fan boy but had no choice to get RL as wanted full independent suspension truck. Hoping Stout was next truck but going to be too small and most likely won't tow 5000 lbs. So stuck waiting for next Gen 3 Ridgeline. Not an American truck fan but love to see 500hp AWD F150 or Chevy Silverado with IRS from their SUV platforms.

more Toyota news. Seems like its every day

They had that A-Bat concept truck back in the 2000s that looks like it. I was actually waiting for it but it ended up Toyota not building a compact truck at all. As of now, I still have my trustee 99 compact Tacoma Pre-runner V6 appears I may have to hold-on to it for awhile.

The stout would be great if they don't destroy it like their other trucks and massively overprice it.

If Toyota waits too long for the compact trucks, Mexico assembled Chinese EV compact trucks under $20k will come to US. Toyota Stout will not be able to compete with them.

@quocanhphanho8969

2 ай бұрын

This

I’ve seen lot of rumors for last few years and nothing . Still waiting that protype doesn’t seem like it would come to market . Maybe by 29? They just said no plans . So it’s all hot air ?. They won’t make the Tacoma in Texas because of labor is cheaper in Mexico but you still have overpay .

Can't wait for news on new RAV4

@ytj22

2 ай бұрын

RAV is more than a year away

@tqpro

2 ай бұрын

@@ytj22 I suddenly have the patience of a monk. :)

subaru baja and toyota stouts lets go!!!!

Toyota should build this concept together with Subaru at there Texas plant. Subaru needs a pick-up truck, again. On the other side, Toyota was saying that there TMMG plant will be able to produce up to 500k units (without overtime) per year starting in 2025. So maybe this investment for Texas wasn´t the last one in the near future.

I need this small Toyota EPU to be a real thing. As soon as it is available I am buying it. Do you think this will actually be a real thing in 2025 possibly?

Tell Toyota to do 7 inch ground clearance prius trim , disservice they haven't

@tinhinnh

2 ай бұрын

oh you again

Get rid of sequa build the stout.

THE ONLY THING TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO IS BRING THE BROWN SPORT INTO THE USA PLZZZ

don't understand why Toyota is so resistant to the Maverick competitor idea.....a MPG focused model

@ChrisRobato

Ай бұрын

They're not. They're only convinced somehow --- I don't know how, who or what gave them that impression --- that giant truck loving Americans don't want this. But not everyone else for the rest of the world. They have a BEV Hilux soon to come out in Thailand.

Kirk, not everybody wants a hybrid. That last point on the Tundra would hurt sales.

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

Most of those same people don't want a ttv6

i will pout if we don’t get the stout

Ford doesn't have any sedans so the maverick makes sense for Ford but it doesn't for Toyota. Iets says Toyota decides to bring an inexpensive, efficient truck like the maverick to the market it will pretty much kill off the camry, corolla/cross, and the prius and toyota will not want that to happen.

@KirkKreifels

2 ай бұрын

Toyota has so many models. If anything the crown models infringe on Lexus.

@jxmar_

2 ай бұрын

@@KirkKreifelsin my opinion they should discontinue the crown sedan. It’s simply not a replacement for the Avalon🤦‍♂️ even the new Camry has a better looking interior. The crown signia is an actual successor to the 2009-2015 models. It’s big and premium. 2021-2024 were too small

@chezzyperson3339

2 ай бұрын

@@jxmar_I don’t know why Toyota is still bothering with the dead large sedan segment 🤷

Waiting for the stout

Extended cab and a longer bed .

Bring on the Stout!!!

I seriously hope Toyota doesn't make the Stout/compact truck only an EV and/or PHEV. A hybrid compact truck that could tow ~2k lbs and/or could get ~40mpg would be a true competitor that could dominate the market.

Plug in hybrid

A Toyota Mini-Truck would be nice and smart, as long as is not EV, let’s be honest here. A Corolla Ute?? 😂 Based on the Corolla Cross platform?? To make matters even better, a GR version with the G16 engine on it!!

20K mark up from msrp coming

Hate to say it but all this investment, new plants, etc. Maybe Toyota is doing so much and they have to charge these higher than normal prices for their vehicles now to get the cash back. That’s all I can think about from this.

Toyota has until this fall at the LA Auto show. If they don't announce a stout by then, I'm buying a Maverick and trading in my Camry

The scout wont be cheap like everyone thinks. It’s going to be a price close to what the previous Tacoma was. Maybe that’s one of the reasons they raised the Tacoma so much.

I want the Toyota champ…

Toyota needs to stop thinking about this and take their head out of their a..!

Cool

Just lower the prices ! ✊🏼🤣

As a Lexus owner and an Engineer I won’t be buying a EV! I have a RX450h and that’s enough electrification for me!

Kirk, I Don't Understand Why HONDA Doesn't Build a Smaller Version of the Ridgeline (HEV) And Simply Call IT the Mountain 🏔️ (HEV)!! WE 🇨🇦🇺🇲 WANT IT😎!! Civic Hybrid Engine or Accord Hybrid Engine?!

Dont go in the plug-in trap please. You will be lugging around heavy empty batteries most of the time using lots of fuel.

I don't think I speak for myself that there is plenty of room on the market for the SMALL pickup..... I am aware that thew IMV 0 will never make it to the US, but they would not have to start from scratch... justt my 2 cents.

Hydrid is better than electric.

All trucks should be built in texas regardless of truck brand period.

Stop calling it a truck the stout is a suv.

Let me guess -a turbo 2 cylinder pos ?

Cuz they don't want to cannibalize the Tacoma with the stout

Ya'know IT looks like a Different Version of a Hyundai Santa Cruz (HEV or PHEV)💕. This Vehicle Would RULE the Automotive Pickup Market (Stout)😎! Maverick & Santa Cruz Fighter 😎.

And the dealership is going to mark it up $15k over the MSRP in the first two years. Watch.

If they move the Tacoma it would have to be renamed.

"Juan-a-wato"

Because there's BYD hybrid pickup truck, there's no need for Toyota's pickup truck any more. Currently Toyota buys BYD batteries and hybrid technologies.

@ytj22

2 ай бұрын

Lol, what? You mean for a limited number of EVs sold for the Chinese market? Toyota doesn't buy anybody's hybrid technology.

It will be YEARS before anything hits the ground.

If they offered something like thw Hilux Champ here, it would SELL. Remember, the government is the one keeping you from having nice things...

@KirkKreifels

Ай бұрын

Yup

No battery anything. If I could get a gasoline phone, I would.

The market doesn’t need another car pretending to be a truck and I think Toyota knows that. Yes, they do need to make a small truck like the original Tacoma, body on frame and no frills to keep the cost down. Hey Toyota!!! Go back to making reasonably priced and highly reliable vehicles. I just paid $700 to replace the drivers side tail light on my 2022 Tundra because the blinker failed and I’m pissed. Someone at Toyota is dropping the ball, instead of a $5 bulb you have to change the whole assembly, what the hell are you thinking. Sorry for the rant Kirk but you have Toyota’s ear, let them know. I know you guys love all this fancy tech there putting in the vehicles but it does come at a cost that many just can’t afford.

CEO KOJI SATO PROMISED US FIRST A 10k PICKUP TRUCK. COMPETITION FROM GM 5K, FORD 5K, SO TOYOTA WENT 5K. WHERE IS IT? SUBARU BRAT SAID 25K, FIRST, NOW IT IS 8K. WHY? COMPETITION . TESLA PICKUP 8K. KIA, HYUNDAI 8K. BUT, I WANA SEE THE FORD AND GM, THAT BRAGGED 5K. SO FAR, WE WAIT..

The car industry has spent decades conditioning buyers to want "bigger" (and of course, more expensive) trucks. I am convinced that Toyota is not moving into this market because it does not want to change consumers' buying patterns. If a large chunk of "truck people" suddenly realize that a Stout can do most of what their Tacoma or Tundra can do, that is very bad news for Toyota's bottom line. I can't think of any other reason that they are allowing Ford a virtual monopoly on the segment; it does not take years to develop a small truck when they already have the Corolla or RAV4 platform to work with.

@AbeyantHero

2 ай бұрын

Not to say the Stout could origami itself larger, a small truck can't move large payloads which is what many people buy it for plus "luxury" trims. The dream stout I picture is an affordable, long range, small PHEV truck that WOULD cater to a proven void in the domestic offerings. Still no grounds to argue, nothing is concrete . . But also look at the Toyota KZread community channel post . . Notice a throwback there??

@N20Joe

2 ай бұрын

They even have the corolla cross. Just give it a bed instead of the suv thing and you're done!

I am tired of hearing about the "stout". It is in the same category as the unicorn.

Watch it be some kind of Toyota/Subaru truck

They should not release another truck after having a terrible start with their trucks and SUV's

Folks, this is the true face of Toyota. Utterly conservative, yet continues to live on.

So the answer to your tantalizing headline is no.