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Like you, I'm waiting to hear Slate announce something about this rear cab panel too.

I agree that a coupe is the next model for all the same manufacturing cost factors you posted earlier.

That's my wife's favorite combination. I tried a slice. No thanks. I like pineapple -- just not on my pizza. I am hoping to get more details on the cab's back panel and how the same panel is used for the back of the SUV. Typically, an SUV has a lift-up tailgate, but not so on a pickup. Just...

My favorite line spoken in the video is at the very end: "It looks sooo cool"

Well if things get too quiet, we could start a heated debate about proper pizza toppings. -- and no, pineapple is not a proper pizza topping. If you're not a Bronco 6th generation fan, you should peek at their forum to understand the "magic" of what a good pizza war can do for press releases...

Nice looking Bronco. It explains your Slate avatar. :)

Yes. Sorry. I swallowed the bait from @Letas 's question on why MT resales were lower. Back to the 2 door pickup trucks. I do believe there's a market for them. Evidence: Many of us paid $50 to get in line for one when they become available.

I have owned and sold a lot of cars. Typically, Kelly Blue Book (KBB) will list the same car with an automatic at about $300 to $500 higher than the manual. That seems fair since the automatic new car cost $1000 to $1500 more than the same new car with manual. (Hopefully, someone that is good at...

Thank you for the comparisons. In truth, I am getting 3.5 mpg better than the EPA estimates on my 2 door Bronco. Additionally, the manual transmission costs nearly $1,500 less to buy. So I saved $$ at the start and continue to save $$ at the pump. However, I understand an MT is not for...

My Bronco example was not about automatics vs manuals. It was about a cheaper 2 door SUV -- much cheaper than everything else on the dealership's lot. (Yes, a manual transmission is cheaper to build than an automatic.) And like this Slate thread topic, I do believe there is a "hidden or...

Dealerships try to convince people walking on their lot that they can "instantly own" what they see in front of them. And as the sales manager made clear to me: "It is easier to immediately sell an automatic to an experienced manual driver than the other way around." Likewise, I believe dealers...

^^^ So true! ^^^ When my 2 door manual transmission Bronco arrived at the dealership, they were willing to return my non-refundable deposit if the Bronco did not satisfy my expectation. I laughed and asked my salesman "Are you serious?" He replied "I'm just doing what my manager told me". I...

I have a very nicely equipped two-door Bronco. I had to special order it in 2024. And it cost less than a less equipped four-door Bronco. But it was a struggle to find a dealership that still had available allocations (that's the finite number of each model that Ford allows the dealership to...

I expect the rear cab panel to be similar to the 4 removable roof panels on my Ford Bronco. Those panels have overlapping lips between panel and body that sandwich a pair of neoprene gaskets. The panels have alignment pins and compression clips to secure them in place. I have never had a leak...

You forgot #4 -- DIY configurations and significant aftermarket space Me three...

It has already been mentioned in other threads and other media, Slate's aftermarket options might be where the true profit margins materialize. All of these other car companies do not have anything close to what Slate Auto has planned. I am also skeptical that these other small truck and...

:CWL: Almost. See the photo @Adam W posted but imagine the red is now flat gray!

I agree with @Adam W and @TomFrank . As soon as I saw @ryan759 's first image, I was thinking he's very close to the first generation VW Scirocco of the 1970s and 1980s. I imagine someone third party aftermarket shop could create the panels and rear hatchback to fit over or onto the current...

In the future, I do believe Slate will indeed offer AWD. But first, Slate must to prove themselves to the market by delivering on current promises. I am hoping Slate can do just that -- repeatedly and reliably. When that success happens, I expect Slate to reward your patience with an AWD model.

The hole is up front for the same reason my brother's classic VW Beetle had a "frunk". And in all those years of production, VW never made an AWD/4WD Beetle.