Order Fastback top without rear seat?

[cadblu]

I know this may upset a lot of folks but did you consider run flat tires? I would buy the standard tire setup and swap out with run flats. I may even consider more aggressively styled wheels and keep the original wheels in the garage. Run flats will get you home or to the next tire repair shop. You’re not going that far anyway with 150 mile range at best. No spare tire needed!

 

[brian10x]

I'm getting the extended range battery, and I (hope to) use the truck lightly in the Arizona desert. I usually carry a spare and misc. emergency parts and supplies, however, this vehicle will be used much more lightly than my Taco.

 

[skidoofast]

Most new vehicles unfortunately don’t have spares, and most owners wouldn’t know how to put on a spare (not saying Slate owners will fit that demographic since the pickup is a DIY vehicle)

my work Jeep compass comes with a mini air compressor that has fix a flat built in

 

[sodamo]

Fastback without seats is apparently the CEO’s choice

 

[AKrietzer]

yag you can contact them and they mostly respond to question but I’m betting the fast back would come with the sears it feels more suv like then the regular but might be a option when production starts since I think as of now there is only 2 things that can’t be changed or maybe a bug never got a reply
1) you need the upgraded rear bumper for the spare tire
2) can’t get the spare tire with the fast back
So far those are the only two things in the configuration that you can’t go with it’s ether a bug or it is a requirement

no I was wrong it was a bug I just checked and you can have the tire with the fast back I am sorry for that

This is one of the first ones I customized. 😁

 

[cvollers]

Fastback without seats is apparently the CEO’s choice

So a Fast Cargo?

 

[G19Tony]

Fastback without seats is apparently the CEO’s choice

That's my choice too.

 

[brian10x]

I'm hoping I'll be order the fastback as a topper for the truck bed, as I don't need or want the roll bar or rear seats. Also should make it a lot cheaper upgrade as well.

 

[AZFox]

I've seen somewhere that the Squareback SUV Top has a removable roof panel. Is it the same with the Fastback top?

Also, it sure would be nice if the side windows have a hinged pop-open feature for ventilation.

 

[brian10x]

I almost wish I didn't hear about the Slate truck. I'm getting impatient and it's over a year away. 🤪

 

[AZFox]

TL;DR: Will the Fastback Top be more "aero" than the squared-off top?

I think "Fastback" originally got it name from being more aerodynamic and helping a car, well, go fast. Behold the Mustang Fastback with its nearly-horizontal rear window:

Apparently a normal squared-off topper is detrimental to aerodynamics compared to having no shell (open pickup bed). Knowing this, and knowing that a shape similar to a water droplet is aero

Do you think the Fastback Top is just for looks, or is its lopped-off notch in the back supposed to provide some aerodynamic benefit as well?

 

[brian10x]

I think it's just for looks, and I like it. I like it alot.

 

[G19Tony]

I think it's just for looks, and I like it. I like it alot.

My first time seeing a jeep with a fastback cloth top, I thought, man, I really like that.

 

[cvollers]

I almost wish I didn't hear about the Slate truck. I'm getting impatient and it's over a year away. 🤪

You and most of the members on this forum lol.

 

[cvollers]

TL;DR: Will the Fastback Top be more "aero" than the squared-off top?

I think "Fastback" originally got it name from being more aerodynamic and helping a car, well, go fast. Behold the Mustang Fastback with its nearly-horizontal rear window:

Apparently a normal squared-off topper is detrimental to aerodynamics compared to having no shell (open pickup bed). Knowing this, and knowing that a shape similar to a water droplet is aero

Do you think the Fastback Top is just for looks, or is its lopped-off notch in the back supposed to provide some aerodynamic benefit as well?

Fastback Mustangs are SWEET.