Back in the late '70s & early '80s Toyota & Isuzu made small pickups with 4 cylinder diesels- they were noisy, smoky, & slow, but absolutely bulletproof.I wanted a Mahindra truck. Small diesel like a datsun - Ford Courier. That body style with a little four banger peanut oil burner in it. I believe the market is ready for that.
Nissan and Mitsubishi too. I had both a D50 and a Datsun king cab diesel 4X4’s in my neighborhood. That Datsun was a cool little truck! Guy at work had a Isuzu Trooper TD. That was the first small turbo diesel I’d ever seen.Back in the late '70s & early '80s Toyota & Isuzu made small pickups with 4 cylinder diesels- they were noisy, smoky, & slow, but absolutely bulletproof.