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+1 for wanting to see a Timelapse GIF of the conversion process.

TL;DR: Will the Fastback Top be more "aero" than the squared-off top? I think "Fastback" originally got it name from being more aerodynamic and helping a car, well, go fast. Behold the Mustang Fastback with its nearly-horizontal rear window: Apparently a normal squared-off topper is...

I've seen somewhere that the Squareback SUV Top has a removable roof panel. Is it the same with the Fastback top? Also, it sure would be nice if the side windows have a hinged pop-open feature for ventilation.

Or just go. All you need is the key. This. I've owned small pickups and want another one.

Picture angle could have been better for showing that.

I stand corrected. I saw"solid axle" as traditional solid axle. Does it need to have a solid rear axle to be a truck? Definitely not. If so, the Slate Truck isn't a truck qualifies. FTFY 😀

On second thought I suppose "unibody" has multiple meanings. I'm not sure what @cvollers has in mind. Behold the 1961 Ford F-100 Unibody Pickup: ^^ Looks like a truck to me. AI Query: If a motor vehicle is "unibody" what does that mean? Response: A "unibody" vehicle means that the body and...

Defining what constitutes "truckness" may be above my pay grade. Does it have to be body on frame to be a truck? Not to me it doesn't, but it helps. Does it need to have a solid rear axle to be a truck? Definitely not. If so, the Slate Truck isn't a truck. Does it need a pickup bed to be a...

Same. I meant "in addition to" not "instead of".

No worries. It's Reserve Now, Configure Later

There's a name for cars with beds (unibody or not): "Coupe Utility Vehicle" The SUV Kits are CUV-to-SUV conversion kits.

My friend in high school's truck didn't have power steering, but he said it did. He called it "Armstrong Power Steering".

I'm curious how much difference lowering it an inch would affect the drag coefficient. I'm sure there will be "High Milers" lowering their Slates and installing lightweight tires and wheels that have whatever other attributes they think will be most efficient. See also:

OTOH I wonder how many people that want a basic, cheap truck won't find it online because they don't spend their time online. Early Slate Adopters will spread the word to those people in person.

Overlanding with a Slate is like running in a 10K race in Cowboy Boots. You could do it, but probably shouldn't.

Having owned an S-10 that was lowered, I can answer that. TL;DR: Lowering a truck slightly doesn't negate the purpose completely, or even much at all. Even bed of an El Camino or Ranchero is still pretty useful. I owned a 1989 S-10 that that had already been tastefully lowered before I bought...

I think you're referring to what's known as a "camper shell" in my neck of the woods -- as opposed to a bed cover / tonneau. If so, it begs a question: How does a tonneau cover affect aerodynamics?

That's taking it up a notch. :)

Cowl induction! ;)

Good catch. I think "batteries" should be "cells" a couple of places in the article.