Most of the times some more compact vehicle can actually feature an off-road performance comparable to a much highly praised SUV. Needless to speak of the VW Beetle, Citroën 2CV and a handful of other "people's cars" which were meant to cater not just to urban people but also to small farmers.
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Originally Posted by euromodder
Never understood the US obsession with pick-ups
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IIRC it had to do more with the tax structure that benefitted vehicles with a separated load compartment at least 6ft.-long and 4ft.-wide.
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They're not practical
Load bed is way too high
No weather or theft protection without a lid of some sort
Load volume is crap, especially with a weather cover.
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Sometimes it may be actually easier to haul something bulkier with a pick-up instead of a van due to the absence of a fixed roof restricting the height of the load compartment. But I'd still rather get a van if I needed a commercial vehicle to use as a daily-driver.
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In Europe, we almost exclusively use cargo vans / panel vans for work.
For personal use, virtually no-one uses a pick-up truck.
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IIRC only a few years ago pick-ups could be classified as a passenger vehicle in Europe, in order to follow the same speed limits of cars instead of the ones meant for trucks.