Photo: KDesign AG / Behance
Because there were a lot of new models in the pipeline, General Motors took the opportunity to establish its all-new Chevrolet Colorado as the king of the American mid-size pickup truck market during the third quarter of 2023.
While there is still no information about the year's final months, logic dictates that GM will solidify the lead and wrap 2023 with the best-selling truck in the mid-size sector plus the title of the biggest truck maker in America. No, don't jump scared that we forgot about the Ford F-series – that's the best-selling truck nameplate in America.
On the other hand, General Motors is the largest truck manufacturer because it has two nameplates in the full-size segment – Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra- plus its equivalent HD models and the new EVs. Back to the mid-size pickup truck sector, 2024 will be the year that makes or breaks Toyota's lead as the Japanese automaker will do whatever it takes to ramp up production of the all-new N400 Tacoma and take back its rightful throne.
But what will happen in the near future? Well, Ford is trying to make the Ranger a true contender with its Raptor mod, and if you also ask the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, new entries will compete with the current roster. As such, according to the parallel universes of vehicular CGI, starting with the 2028 model year, the Toyota Tacoma, Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Nissan Frontier, Ford Ranger, Jeep Gladiator, and Honda Ridgeline will get attacked by the 2028 Fiat Titano and Peugeot Landtrek siblings.
Wait, what? That's a normal surprise reaction because Fiat only sells the 500e in America, and Peugeot left the region back in 1991! However, Kleber Silva, a Brazil-based virtual artist known as KDesign AG on social media, has decided to have a CGI go at imagining these new mid-size truck foes, and even though he may have intended them for South America, we reckon they could stand a chance in the US, as well.
After all, even though they currently share the same platform and most of the bodywork with the Changan Kaicene F70, a Chinese mid-size pickup truck, these imagined versions for the 2028 model year are vastly improved yet rugged enough to make them attractive as cheap workhorses. In fact, have you seen how all current mid-size pickup trucks are more stylish than ever and less prone to working hard at the ranch or on a construction site?
That is reflected in the higher-than-ever prices, and a valiant Stellantis could bring these two models through their existing dealer networks as affordable alternatives to the Tacoma TRD Pro, Ranger Raptor, or Colorado ZR2 Bison, among others. Of course, do take all this with a grain of salt because nothing is official, and we have a long way to go before seeing what automakers have in store for the 2028 model year updates.
On the other hand, General Motors is the largest truck manufacturer because it has two nameplates in the full-size segment – Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra- plus its equivalent HD models and the new EVs. Back to the mid-size pickup truck sector, 2024 will be the year that makes or breaks Toyota's lead as the Japanese automaker will do whatever it takes to ramp up production of the all-new N400 Tacoma and take back its rightful throne.
But what will happen in the near future? Well, Ford is trying to make the Ranger a true contender with its Raptor mod, and if you also ask the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, new entries will compete with the current roster. As such, according to the parallel universes of vehicular CGI, starting with the 2028 model year, the Toyota Tacoma, Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Nissan Frontier, Ford Ranger, Jeep Gladiator, and Honda Ridgeline will get attacked by the 2028 Fiat Titano and Peugeot Landtrek siblings.
Wait, what? That's a normal surprise reaction because Fiat only sells the 500e in America, and Peugeot left the region back in 1991! However, Kleber Silva, a Brazil-based virtual artist known as KDesign AG on social media, has decided to have a CGI go at imagining these new mid-size truck foes, and even though he may have intended them for South America, we reckon they could stand a chance in the US, as well.
After all, even though they currently share the same platform and most of the bodywork with the Changan Kaicene F70, a Chinese mid-size pickup truck, these imagined versions for the 2028 model year are vastly improved yet rugged enough to make them attractive as cheap workhorses. In fact, have you seen how all current mid-size pickup trucks are more stylish than ever and less prone to working hard at the ranch or on a construction site?
That is reflected in the higher-than-ever prices, and a valiant Stellantis could bring these two models through their existing dealer networks as affordable alternatives to the Tacoma TRD Pro, Ranger Raptor, or Colorado ZR2 Bison, among others. Of course, do take all this with a grain of salt because nothing is official, and we have a long way to go before seeing what automakers have in store for the 2028 model year updates.
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