DUAL MOTOR - 3500LB tow Rating!!!!

[Bonjo]

Normally, I'd be fine with one motor. However, I live in the mountains of Colorado, and am concerned that it may be difficult to use the truck here in the winter. I know that Slate is planning a 2-motor version, but it would sure be nice if they could get it together for the launch. I hear a LOT of potential customers who are going to have to wait for the 2-motor version.

 

[lgerger]

Normally, I'd be fine with one motor. However, I live in the mountains of Colorado

Yeah, this truck isn't for every situation. 4x4 is table stakes in places like CO. When I lived in Alaska for a few years, I had a Nissan Xterra Pro4X and it was amazing and perfect for the winters up there. I miss that truck, by the way, which was one of the last true ladder platforms that wasn't a flatbed, next to Jeep.

 

[Ranch3ro 2.0]

Disagree. Not every truck needs to be the same.

They don’t need to be the same. And this wouldn’t even be close to every other truck. It’s about a baseline of functionality that a modern unibody design pickup should have. It snows many places. Especially where this truck is being built. RWD means no forward momentum. Boats are made in the state this truck is being built. Towing an aluminum boat that’s 2600 lb shouldn’t be a chore for this, to the fishing spot for a weekend. Range doesn’t matter, it’s often within 100 miles. But it should be able to handle it. A Subaru forester can. What’s with the fanboy apologetics for slate?

 

[Ranch3ro 2.0]

No they didn’t. The point is to differentiate- not meet someone’s individual demands.

And if it were cheap enough to justify its lack of ability, that would be one thing. But this “truck” still costs what a 3 year old regular cab 6.5 foot bed 1500 costs, but with drastically reduced capability. If you want to make a kei truck great, but then price it as a kei truck.

 

[cvollers]

They don’t need to be the same. And this wouldn’t even be close to every other truck. It’s about a baseline of functionality that a modern unibody design pickup should have. It snows many places. Especially where this truck is being built. RWD means no forward momentum. Boats are made in the state this truck is being built. Towing an aluminum boat that’s 2600 lb shouldn’t be a chore for this, to the fishing spot for a weekend. Range doesn’t matter, it’s often within 100 miles. But it should be able to handle it. A Subaru forester can. What’s with the fanboy apologetics for slate?

Just because it’s RWD does not mean it can’t get through snow. Put the right tires on and a bit of extra weight (why not snow?) in the bed and it should do just fine with the motor in the back. Germans have been driving RWD BMWs and Mercedes for decades through snow.

 

[Johnny-Longtorso]

Just because it’s RWD does not mean it can’t get through snow.

I drove Mustangs with studded snowtires in Ohio winters for many years.