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It is indeed true. There are many other reasons as well. Here's just one of those other reasons: Resale Value

Having an alternative vehicle with features missing from the Truck (range being the example here) makes a big difference. The Extended option doesn't simply add "Magical Extra Range". Maybe reducing payload capacity by the weight of the battery from 1,433 to 1,131 pounds is significant for...

The Extended Battery option is projected to weight 302 pounds. My guess is that it adds .4 seconds to the 0-60mph time.

That, and Toyota's reputation for exceptional quality has taken a bit of a beating in recent years, and deservedly so. Edit: Your go-to YouTube channel for all things Toyota is The Car Care Nut.

Vista Cruiser wagons had a raised roofs with skylight windows. Something like that might be fun.

That's not what I meant, and you know it. 😠 Here we can see why you put "strawman argument" and "logical fallacies" in the post where you self-owned yourself. :CWL: Regarding your conjured-up Doom-and-Gloom prognostications (Kits may not be profitable! Sales will drop off!), they're obnoxious...

One of the reasons the automakers don't like manuals is because of CAFE Standards. (Those again!) Gone are the days when manuals out-MPG'd automatics. It's the other way around now.

Drag increases with the square of speed. This means doubling speed creates four times the amount of drag. This physics factoid doesn't bode well for the Truck's range at freeway speeds, unfortunately.

Not 2026 though. From the article: So, a full-featured electric from Ford or a smaller, leaner machine from an unproven startup for a few thousand less? That's a tough sell, but Slate does have the first-mover advantage, pledging to launch its Truck in 2026, with Ford's aiming to arrive in...

Thanks for reinforcing what I meant by posting the image of so many manufacturers offering similar models. Sameness among brands takes sameness of a particular model year-over-year to a whole 'nother level.

In the interview with Tisha Johnson she specifically says the Truck's form is explicitly designed to be familiar and timeless.

Because they think they can make more money by keeping that choice out of reach. Edit: better wording

IMHO for small, economical, and reliable 2-door trucks it's the latter. Is it possible that making more money is the reason such things are NOT offered. I think so. Search the site for "Chicken Tax" and "CAFE Standards" to gain some insight about Regulatory Capture that got us to where we are.

Around a quarter-century ago I special-ordered a compact sedan with all of the options and a manual transmission. Special order was absolutely necessary for that unique configuration. Simple solution for the test-drive dilemma: test-drive the automatic an use your imagination.

Wow that's a great tip, @bartflossom! Especially because it works. :) Thanks!

If so, presumably Slate will react accordingly. In our country of 340 million people there are probably lots of people who will want a low-priced 2-door, compact pickup truck that's economical and reliable, next year and in future years. Are model differences really important?

Thanks for the heads-up! 👍 IIRC it did panning (only, no view from above) for a while that way (by waiting). I thought it stopped doing even that. I'll try again....

I'll let that self-defeating statement stand on its own. Let's let the thread go back to discussing the article.

No. Inventory generates revenue when sold. Inventory management expenses are deductible, so they reduce income tax.

I sometimes help friends buy cars (with great success so far). What I tell the friend ahead of time is "We're doing this once this year. They do this for a living, all year, for 40 hours a week."