If you want a pickup that’s more manageable and maneuverable—and perhaps more fuel-efficient—than a full-size truck, the market is gradually coming back to life. And the recently redesigned Chevrolet Colorado and Toyota Tacoma are both examples of this trend. With these two models—as well as the GMC Canyon, which is nearly...

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It's been my experience that the compact trucks don't really bring enough economy to the table to warrant the loss of capability. In the Sonoma, the 2.8 was inadequate, and the 4.3 got the same mileage as the 5.7 in the full sized truck, but didn't come close to it's bigger brother in towing and payload. To be honest, even parking wasn't a great improvement ... the big boy, at least, didn't pretend it was gonna fit  in that regular sized space.