Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event)

[brian10x]

Truth. "But it's a dryyyy heat..."?

Actually, this is a valid point. The dryness makes the temperature change in shade much more apparent. I used to live in humid Florida and standing under a tree was just as miserable as standing directly under the sun. Anything under 100 degrees (in proper American farenheit) is pretty nice. In my humble opinion.

 

[E90400K]

I heard that someone at slate that's working on the body previously worked on the jeep body. I haven't heard of them leaking so I'm not too worried.

But the Gladiator has a separate box from the cab, so water can't leak between the box and the cab, just like a regular body-on-frame pickup.

The Slate box front wall is removable, which means water can leak through to the cab.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

Actually, this is a valid point. The dryness makes the temperature change in shade much more apparent. I used to live in humid Florida and standing under a tree was just as miserable as standing directly under the sun. Anything under 100 degrees (in proper American farenheit) is pretty nice. In my humble opinion.

Living in GA...I feel you. It's nasty humid now.

 

[brian10x]

Living in GA...I feel you. It's nasty humid now.

I remember drying off after a shower and being wet five minutes later. Seeing evaporator drains not dripping, but water actually running at stop lights. I feel for you!

 

[sodamo]

Truth. "But it's a dryyyy heat..."?

So my BIL used to tell me. I’d remind him, “so is my oven.”

 

[AZFox]

So my BIL used to tell me. I’d remind him, “so is my oven.”

You beat me to it. 😁

 

[Dorbiman]

But the Gladiator has a separate box from the cab, so water can't leak between the box and the cab, just like a regular body-on-frame pickup.

The Slate box front wall is removable, which means water can leak through to the cab.

I'd like to see some info on this as well. The Chevy Avalanche is pretty well known for having midgate leaks, so hopefully Slate's implementation is better than Chevy's was.

 

[Luxrage]

I truly hope the cooling system is up to the task here in Arizona. In the Summer, temps rise to just a few degrees cooler than the surface of the sun.

My hope is an electric AC compressor can run at the 'optimal' speed 100% of the time. My Fit's AC works wonders when driving, but when you get stuck in traffic it is almost unbearable. Does not do well in idle. Car has a loooong dashboard that just radiates so much heat.

One of those urban legends stories I heard many years ago was Mercedes-Benzes through the 70s and 80s had terrible AC systems. One year a bunch of higher-ups from Germany were flown in for something important in Phoenix and shuttled around in Mercedes-Benzes. The cars couldn't keep up with four people in the Arizona summer and them being so miserable is why they beefed up the AC systems in future cars!

 

[Doctors Do Little]

My hope is an electric AC compressor can run at the 'optimal' speed 100% of the time. My Fit's AC works wonders when driving, but when you get stuck in traffic it is almost unbearable. Does not do well in idle. Car has a loooong dashboard that just radiates so much heat.

One of those urban legends stories I heard many years ago was Mercedes-Benzs through the 70s and 80s had terrible AC systems. One year a bunch of higher-ups from Germany were flown in for something important in Phoenix and shuttled around in Mercedes-Benzes. The cars couldn't keep up with four people in the Arizona summer and them being so miserable is why they beefed up the AC systems in future cars!

Makes sense. It's like 65F in Berlin right now...

 

[sodamo]

Makes sense. It's like 65F in Berlin right now...

And I believe Berlin usually cooler than Stuttgart, but not a lot.