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Slate Autocross! Lowered Slates with fancy Koni shocks and Pirelli tires zipping around cones. Stranger things have happened.

The Slate (in pickup body style) and Ridgeline are two utes.

Does it matter? Not to me. Semantics aren't the point. Realistic expectations are. There's Compact Car in the Slate's DNA. Expect accordingly.

The early-model Capri was used as an example of Target Marketing in my early-80s college Marketing class. Mercury target-marketed younger women. The early tagline was "The Sexy European". Out of self-respect people of certain demographics wouldn't own one on a dare, even though it was a pretty...

The Slate's De Dion suspension will have the differential attached to the frame and two half-shaft axles. Maybe whatever connects the motor to the diff could be able to be disengaged somehow. Another way to do it would be to offer alternate rear hubs with a locking/unlocking feature similar to...

91, actually. That's a 1934 model.

The designation has been around for at least 90 years.

The reason I started the thread is because I see people expecting a Slate to do some "truck things" it won't be suitable for. The Slate is a CUV, not an ordinary pickup truck. That doesn't mean it's "not a truck"; it means the platform has some car-like qualities (beneficial ones) that...

Separate bed means truck, but that's not a requirement. If it's built using a truck chassis and has a bed it's a truck. A truck without a separate bed 👆

I would say it's nuanced, not arbitrary.

Q: What's the difference between a CUV and an ordinary pickup truck? A: A Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) is typically built on a car chassis, offering a more comfortable ride and better fuel efficiency, while an ordinary pickup truck is built on a truck chassis, designed for heavy-duty tasks...

True if the bed is separate. Clarifying Edit: A CUV is a car-platform truck. A truck-style chassis has a separate bed.

Consider putting that in the thread that's about that topic.

💯. Apparently it matches a couple of F-150 variants. 2025 F-150 chart from TowStats:

"Pickup with a topper" is a great idea, by the way. That would be accomplished with a three-walled shell that leaves the cab's rear facia in place. The Slate, being a unitary CUV a.k.a. a ute, has an inherent advantage because a body-on-frame truck's cab and detached bed move separately.

With the topper installed the window moves to the very back and re-attaches to the topper. The topper acts similar the leaf in an expandable dining table, not like a typical pickup camper shell. Put another way, a pickup truck Camper Shell (topper) has four walls. A Slate topper just has two...

The Head Of Design's name is Kristi, so there's that too. The reason guys and gals don't buy new small trucks is because there are none to buy. Maybe I'm projecting my own preferences as someone who's owned small trucks in the past, but IMHO there's considerable unmet demand is for a basic...

Sounds like something straight out of a Dilbert comic. "The bad news is that you're failing at managing Quality Control." "The good news is that you're the new CEO!"

Good info, but her enthusiasm comes across like she's a Second Grade Teacher presenting to children. The promotional videos I've seen so far range from neutral to counter-masculine. A woman with a dog. Influencers snapping selfies of their freshly-applied decorative decals. Etc... Could be...

Didn't forget, just presumed it was obvious that the front of the bed (lower part of the "wall") would be removable. I had it in there, but removed it for brevity. (Brevity... ha!) The truck cab has a built-in frame you can think of as a hidden roll cage. I don't think the Wall Parts (upper...