I used to have a 2007 Ranger which was the last generation before they disappeared, it was smaller than the current one, but still looked a lot bigger than the 80s Rangers. Now I've got a 2003 Chevy S-10 which is the last generation of those. A bit smaller than my Ranger was, but still bigger than an 80s S-10.

Unfortunately, US fuel efficiency standards killed the small pickup. You can't make them efficient enough to hit the numbers when they're small, so they get bigger. If EV trucks sell, I wonder if we'll get an actually small truck again in the 2nd or 3rd wave; fuel efficiency standards won't matter, but it would need to sell enough to justify a different design.