Not sure I get what you are saying, the post when I brought up that the aftermarket may make a bech seat I posted that company as an example. Obviously those are for some other application.
Make sure you make your grandchild wear a seat belt, I don't know any seat that I would sit in without...
That's what would make the most sense... but then I have questions is this frame made with US steel in the USA, or are we getting a AK-47 build here with the frame made in China and US plastic attached?
Here's one that will bake your noodle... they say they eliminated the paint shop but the "slate board" aka unibody is all steel (assuming)... so who's painting that? It looks like the A pillars and maybe parts of the roof are exterior parts of truck.
It could be some other process like dipping...
I think it's saying don't mount it in the bed of a pick up. But If they started selling a frame that bolted to the oem seat mounting positions you could bolt that seat in.
The panels could be painted.
Just like almost every car on the market now with plastic/abs/composite you name it "not metal" parts that are painted.
I would say even car for the past 25 years has had a part that is painted that is not metal. So it's no issue.
Butttt IMO since they designed...
A bench seat may make me keep the truck configuration rather than going suv. But if they are already doing saftey tests with out the bench I don't think it will happen.
That said the aftermarket may step in. For example:
https://corbeau.com/collections/bench-seats
I basically agree with everything above. I don't think it's cheap enough... the Maverick starts at the same price, well, 26k MSRP. A year from now we will have to re-evaluate I'm sure...
The SUV clearly has room below the bed line for additional foot space.
I'm betting to make use of the mechanism that allows rear access in the SUV configuration. In the truck version, you’ll be able to slide the seats forward and access that space from the cab, turning it into a storage area...