Revived Toyota Stout Arrives Rugged in Our Dreams to Brawl Mavericks and Santa Cruz

And that is happening even when we are actually here to discuss a potential Toyota rival. But the third-quarter sales results are too good not to share again – Ford's ruggedly cheaper Maverick again copiously outsold the stylish yet slow-to-head-out-of-dealerships Hyundai Santa Cruz.

If not for the promises of upcoming rivals, I might even feel wrong about the little Korean truck built in America – it's constantly bested by the Mexico-built Maverick even though it was first on the market and first to herald the rebirth of the US compact pickup truck sector. Oh, well, that's just life; sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Now, let's refocus on the potential Toyota revival and remember that more and more automakers are contemplating the possible return to brawl with the Maverick and Santa Cruz – including Stellantis with its fresh Ram Rampage. As for the Japanese automaker, the rumor mill has been going berserk ever since Ford discovered the Maverick treasure trove about the potential revival of the stout little Toyota Stout compact pickup truck.

The original arrived in 1954 and was followed in 1960 by a long-lasting second generation (1960 to 1978) and an equally longeval K110 third iteration that bowed out in 2000. Now, a lot of rumors have revolved around Toyota's reinvention of the beloved nameplate, but in recent times, the reports were nuanced toward the company abandoning the idea and instead opting for a much cheaper alternative – turning the fresh Toyota Corolla Cross into an ICE-powered and Corolla Cross Hybrid unibody compact pickup truck to fight the Mavericks and the lonely Santa Cruz.

Well, as it turns out, not everyone agrees with the idea that we should discard the Stout revival so easily. For example, after showcasing a couple of visions for the rumored Corolla Cross pickup truck, the good folks over at the Q Cars channel on YouTube still aim to daze and amaze the audience with the potential styling of their vision for the revived Toyota Stout.

And it's an AI-assisted sight to behold, of course, as the resident pixel master wasn't afraid to innovate the potential styling based on the ruggedly cool looks of the original Toyota Stout and the modern norms of pickup truck design. If ever real, this compact model would be a statement of Toyota's care about the adventurous side of the pickup truck market.

However, no matter how many ritzy colors are seen in the gallery above, this is merely wishful thinking. So, brace yourself for a rather bland Toyota Corolla Cross unibody compact pickup truck treatment if the Japanese company indeed plans to rival the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz on the US market alongside the upcoming US-spec Ram Rampage!