Lowered Slate pickup truck in motion - animated preview video

[Tran]

The Slate pickup truck looks awesome lowered, wrapped and in motion! Animated video by Rideview.

 

[Dorbiman]

Looks fantastic. I’m curious if the fender flares and wider stance will meaningfully impact efficiency. I’m definitely lowering mine, but still unsure about the fender flares

 

[evtruth]

Looks fantastic. I’m curious if the fender flares and wider stance will meaningfully impact efficiency. I’m definitely lowering mine, but still unsure about the fender flares

They will impact efficiency some, but probably not much since it's already a brick. I added aggressive off road tires (and went from 21" to 18" non-EV Method MR707 wheels) to my Tesla that raised the ride height by about an inch and didn't notice much of a difference.

 

[TampaTerp]

They will impact efficiency some, but probably not much since it's already a brick. I added aggressive off road tires (and went from 21" to 18" non-EV Method MR707 wheels) to my Tesla that raised the ride height by about an inch and didn't notice much of a difference.

Looks awesome

 

[Karl Childers]

Slate has been very active on linked in, got some cool stuff on there.

 

[sodamo]

Slate has been very active on linked in, got some cool stuff on there.

How do I find there? link?
I have account, but don’t use

 

[Karl Childers]

How do I find there? link?
I have account, but don’t use

Just go on linked in website and search Slate Auto.

 

[SichuanHot]

Slate has been very active on linked in, got some cool stuff on there.

That's a dying platform. Slate needs to up their marketing game. They need to take notes on how Lego saved themselves when they marketed Bionicle.

 

[skidoofast]

That's a dying platform. Slate needs to up their marketing game. They need to take notes on how Lego saved themselves when they marketed Bionicle.

slates marketing team has been awesome, very memorable mini commercials, different and funny

 

[Saint Alban]

Looks fantastic. I’m curious if the fender flares and wider stance will meaningfully impact efficiency. I’m definitely lowering mine, but still unsure about the fender flares

It does look great lowered. Might have to go aftermarket to get that look though. I tried to recreate it on their site but after lowering and changing wheels and tires, it doesn’t get as low as this rendering.

 

[BF44]

Looks like a kids toy to me. Needs an active suspension to be useful as a real truck and trailer brake controller, more.

 

[skidoofast]

Looks like a kids toy to me. Needs an active suspension to be useful as a real truck and trailer brake controller, more.

Not ment for a real truck, most pickup owners don’t use a pickup for much more than a car anyhow

I’ll be keeping my full size for towing ect

 

[BF44]

Not ment for a real truck, most pickup owners don’t use a pickup for much more than a car anyhow

I’ll be keeping my full size for towing ect

I may have to do the same. I've gotten used to the adaptive CC, remote start and other do dads my all optioned 07
F250 doesn't have and would like to replace it. I also fell in love with electrics back in the late nineties when we had to approve them for hyway use and i got to test them all. Fell in love with the GM EV1 back then a fun car to drive but only a 45 mile range.

 

[DanDibs58]

Looks like a kids toy to me. Needs an active suspension to be useful as a real truck and trailer brake controller, more.

Guess you haven't read much about it.

 

[slateya]

Looks like a kids toy to me. Needs an active suspension to be useful as a real truck and trailer brake controller, more.

By that definition my 1990s 4 x 4 Toyota was not a real truck. I hauled a lot of stuff, towed a few things, drove all over the desert/mountains and generally beat the snot out of it for five years. I call it a real truck.

My still useful 2001 GMC 2500 HD with an 8.1 L V8 and Alison transmission, 350k miles does not have active suspension. It does have a trailer brake controller. I think it’s a real truck. Maybe that’s just because it drinks fuel like a real truck.

Active suspension is not at all included in my definition of “real truck. Just one more computer controlled thing to break when doing real truck stuff.