Truck Classification Debate

Commenters debate whether compact or mini vehicles like kei trucks qualify as 'real' trucks compared to full-size American pickups, discussing usability, safety, size, and definitions.

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Sample Comments

elitistphoenix Oct 25, 2019 View on HN

Need to 'muricanise it more... It's a sort of pickup truck.

titaniumtown Nov 28, 2023 View on HN

That doesn't make it not a truck.

engineer_22 Oct 22, 2025 View on HN

Ok if it looks like a truck it's a truck

moolcool Apr 25, 2018 View on HN

That's a truck, not a "car" as defined in OP

cjrp Dec 5, 2022 View on HN

In trucks this size, not just vans?

383toast Apr 25, 2025 View on HN

Anybody know the safety of these vs typical trucks?

wasmitnetzen Dec 6, 2023 View on HN

Some trucks are cars, this one included.

red-iron-pine Oct 19, 2023 View on HN

and im not sure it can actually "truck" in the same way a F-150 or Chevy can

Fairburn Oct 28, 2024 View on HN

It is a truck in name only. Hardly usable as a truck

jama211 Aug 2, 2025 View on HN

This isn’t a mini truck, it’s a truck. It’s just that the others are giant trucks.