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    - The Next F-150

    in Photos, Photoshops & Videos

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    This idea might seem crazy but why don't they make a truck that has passenger/cargo space split left/right instead of front/back. Think about it, you often want to haul things longer than the bed but, generally, not wider. The cargo space would be split between a full length "side" bed extending over the right wheels (full length of truck) combined with the regular "back" bed behind a, now more narrow, cab. Sure, this design presents some challenges but there are many opportunities as well.

    1. You no longer need ladder/pipe racks to haul 20' stuff.
    2. The narrow cab would reduce wind drag significantly.
    3. You can have front/back seats for up to four people.
    4. Behind the second seat the cab would even continue all the way to the back of the truck with a narrow width, maybe 18 inches. This enclosed space becomes a "trunk" where you put tools, or whatever, and can lock. Access doors are over and behind the rear wheel and open on left side of truck. Now, from the driver's side, the truck can be styled to look any way you like, SUV, hatch, whatever. You wouldn't even know its a truck.
    5. When hauling tall cargo in the "back" bed, you can easily strap it to the main cab and this new side cab (trunk).
    6. Space on the right side below the "side" bed and between the wheels could be enclosed storage accessible from both inside the cab and outside (locked doors). Just think how convenient that could be!
    7. The right mirror could be a camera mounted just below the level of the side bed so that "problem" is solved.

    Perhaps one of you with CAD could whip up a sketch.

    Another Auto Company..Detroit Electric..Springs Up

    in Competing Products

    Posted

    With the right-sized battery:

    I certainly agree. With only 5 to 10 miles of EV you still need the ICE most of the time while at 50 or so you're spending an awful lot on battery. We are waiting on a C-Max now. I really wanted an Energi as it would have done most local trips on EV alone. But the lost luggage space and extra cost associated with options we didn't want held us back. It will be great when new car platforms get designed around the the batteries in order to optimize space and the options/packages are offered just like standard models - start with a base model and add what you want.

    Volvo reviving the Wagon

    in Competing Products

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    And why can't we update the name "station wagon", anyway? We rarely haul things to the train station and its not a wagon. Its only a bit more worn than "minivan" or "hardtop"!

    I vote for "estate". (Or "woodie" if you dress them up properly!)

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