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Next gen. Just wait a few years after general production starts
It seems that after the Jeep Gladiator was released with only a crewcab and tiny cargo box nearly everyone jumped on the one cab style bandwagon justifying it with; reduced production complexity, crewcabs out sell** others, and farm/ranch/contractors will get full size basic regular cab trucks.
Newest midsize GM Twins and Ford Ranger are crewcab limited.
I and many in the anti-crewcab camp have decided not be buy a new truck, live with the ones we have, due to the crewcab limitations.
With luck the Scout Terra final production release will include a smaller cab & larger cargo box version . . . extended cab (supercab) with a 6.5 foot bed would be fine (and yes one extra foot of cargo bed does make a difference).
** crewcabs out sell others because that is what dealers stock, that is what GM/Ford/etc push as they have higher profit margins
My goal is to wait for yr-2027. If GM or Ford produce a mid-size extended cab 6.5'ish bed I'll buy it,
if Scout actually builds/ships Terra in 2027 . . . I will bite the bullet and live with a crewcab,
after all the initial specs of the Terra with Harvester option are impressive.
Newest midsize GM Twins and Ford Ranger are crewcab limited.
I and many in the anti-crewcab camp have decided not be buy a new truck, live with the ones we have, due to the crewcab limitations.
With luck the Scout Terra final production release will include a smaller cab & larger cargo box version . . . extended cab (supercab) with a 6.5 foot bed would be fine (and yes one extra foot of cargo bed does make a difference).
** crewcabs out sell others because that is what dealers stock, that is what GM/Ford/etc push as they have higher profit margins
My goal is to wait for yr-2027. If GM or Ford produce a mid-size extended cab 6.5'ish bed I'll buy it,
if Scout actually builds/ships Terra in 2027 . . . I will bite the bullet and live with a crewcab,
after all the initial specs of the Terra with Harvester option are impressive.
In the traditional dealer model - floor plans cost money. Stocking more costs money. Now some dealers do get incentives to be regional inventory storehouses - but most dealers don't have the acreage to do that. So dealers stock what they think they can sell with the most margin.
When I got my F150 - perhaps a real bed was an option, but good luck finding one. Now at least I know it can be ordered with a 6.5' bed. But since Ford went with a common cab, that mostly became less important - you could always go F250 for the bed. I needed more towing capacity, so it was not even a decision. More towing capacity is the reason I traded in my 1/2 ton.
When I wanted to get a Tacoma - I did find about the same thing. They still offer an extend cab - but good luck finding one in stock. They understood that the extend cab was a workers dream (and perhaps a dog owners) - and a families nightmare. They don't even offer it with the jump seats anymore.
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I would love to see an extend cab 6.5' bed option. I have owned multiple extend cabs and multiple crew cabs - they each have their merits. For a work truck, I do like extend cabs - as a family vehicle, backward hinged doors are a parking lot nightmare.
With factory direct sales, perhaps extend cabs can make a rebirth. I doubt they will exceed 10% of sales, but they might make those 10% of customers happy.
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FWIW, not sure what killed the JLURD. It took 2 years to find one to test drive. Then it took 4 months for an order window (which we ordered within 1hr of it opening. I think the window was open for 2 weeks and closed again. Then Jeep said it was being discontinued due to lack of sales. How can it sell when it can not be test drove and can not be ordered?
When I got my F150 - perhaps a real bed was an option, but good luck finding one. Now at least I know it can be ordered with a 6.5' bed. But since Ford went with a common cab, that mostly became less important - you could always go F250 for the bed. I needed more towing capacity, so it was not even a decision. More towing capacity is the reason I traded in my 1/2 ton.
When I wanted to get a Tacoma - I did find about the same thing. They still offer an extend cab - but good luck finding one in stock. They understood that the extend cab was a workers dream (and perhaps a dog owners) - and a families nightmare. They don't even offer it with the jump seats anymore.
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I would love to see an extend cab 6.5' bed option. I have owned multiple extend cabs and multiple crew cabs - they each have their merits. For a work truck, I do like extend cabs - as a family vehicle, backward hinged doors are a parking lot nightmare.
With factory direct sales, perhaps extend cabs can make a rebirth. I doubt they will exceed 10% of sales, but they might make those 10% of customers happy.
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FWIW, not sure what killed the JLURD. It took 2 years to find one to test drive. Then it took 4 months for an order window (which we ordered within 1hr of it opening. I think the window was open for 2 weeks and closed again. Then Jeep said it was being discontinued due to lack of sales. How can it sell when it can not be test drove and can not be ordered?
Keep in mind they need to crash test, and EPA test every variant. For companies such as Ford that sell huge volumes, it is worth the money, for Scout likely not.
Don't want, don't need a crew cab. Regular cab only, smallest compact, narrow body truck you can make is what I will buy, cash ready. Every household wants one to haul daily small loads come on Scout, don't shoot yourself in the foot by following the crew cab BS. Do you want to sell thousands of crewcabs or millions of regular cabs with 8 and 6 foot beds?
Kei truck! There’s a Honda one and they are the cutest trucks I have ever seen. They are adorable.
Looks like you can turn it into a flatbed, hinges on the side.
Bravo, bravo for this.
I'm starting to think about getting a mid 80's Toyota pickup (that's Hilux to the rest of the world) and converting it to electric instead of buying a Terra, which is way more vehicle than I need or want.
If you want a regular cab, compact truck, it's on the way: https://www.slate.auto/
At least around here, trucks are daily drivers. They need to be able to take the whole family to dinner. They also need to be able to take the whole family (along with the boat) to the lake. Since they now frown on chucking your kids in the bed like our parents did, you need a crew cab.
Even contractors I talk to like the crew cabs because they have to go around every morning and pick up their workers to make sure they actually show up to work.
Anyway, I seriously doubt your statement of "millions" of regular cabs vs thousands of crew cabs.
Slate is interesting but it has several issues.
See: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/12/s...ed-to-know-about-the-bezos-backed-ev-startup/
1. Some people don't like a company backed by the billionaire from Amazon. Even if I give that guy a pass, I'm not supporting anything backed by LA Dodgers Owner Mark Walter: https://sdvoice.info/l-a-dodgers-ow...surveillance-spark-backlash-from-latino-fans/
But that's just me.
2. As I understand it, Slate is marketed as a "DIY Project Vehicle". Look at how it is described in the Tech Crunch article
"The base version of the truck was revealed to be very bare-bones, with just 150 miles of range, no power windows, no main infotainment screen, and not even any paint. Slate promised essentially everything about the truck would be customizable, even down to the number of seats and the overall silhouette. "
That is a big big gap, some would say a Gulf of Mexico sized gap but not a Gulf of America sized gap because there is no Gulf of America, between what the Slate truck will be and what a 2 door regular cab Terra could be.
As someone very dear to me so eloquently said "There is no such thing as a project vehicle; either it is a project, or a vehicle, it can't be both". She speaks from experience, and if I am going to get more ribbing about that, I'm going to put it into converting a mid 80s Toyota instead of buying the Amazon truck.
YMMV. Mine certainly does.
Edit: if someone were to ask, what kind of car company would I approve of, I would approve of a car company that does things like this:
Welcome - Volvo Environment Prize
30 years of rewarding scientific excellence
www.environment-prize.com
I know someone who has a Volvo, I think an EX30. They like it.
I want to see Scout succeed, but I love me some '80's Toyotas, so I'd personally rather see this project come to fruition for you. Like most old Scouts, most '80's Toyotas around here dissolve when wet and have long since departed this realm.
Mixing politics into your purchasing decision is fraught with danger and IMO a recipe for frustration and paralysis. You highlight Volvo as an example of goodness. You know who owns Volvo right? I'd take Bezos over the PLA but that's just me.Slate is interesting but it has several issues.
See: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/12/s...ed-to-know-about-the-bezos-backed-ev-startup/
1. Some people don't like a company backed by the billionaire from Amazon. Even if I give that guy a pass, I'm not supporting anything backed by LA Dodgers Owner Mark Walter: https://sdvoice.info/l-a-dodgers-ow...surveillance-spark-backlash-from-latino-fans/
But that's just me.
2. As I understand it, Slate is marketed as a "DIY Project Vehicle". Look at how it is described in the Tech Crunch article
"The base version of the truck was revealed to be very bare-bones, with just 150 miles of range, no power windows, no main infotainment screen, and not even any paint. Slate promised essentially everything about the truck would be customizable, even down to the number of seats and the overall silhouette. "
That is a big big gap, some would say a Gulf of Mexico sized gap but not a Gulf of America sized gap because there is no Gulf of America, between what the Slate truck will be and what a 2 door regular cab Terra could be.
As someone very dear to me so eloquently said "There is no such thing as a project vehicle; either it is a project, or a vehicle, it can't be both". She speaks from experience, and if I am going to get more ribbing about that, I'm going to put it into converting a mid 80s Toyota instead of buying the Amazon truck.
YMMV. Mine certainly does.
Edit: if someone were to ask, what kind of car company would I approve of, I would approve of a car company that does things like this:
Welcome - Volvo Environment Prize
30 years of rewarding scientific excellence
I know someone who has a Volvo, I think an EX30. They like it.
I leased an XC40 Recharge while I was waiting for my Model X Plaid. It was a great little SUV. Efficiency was not very good but it drove well and Volvo certainly got all of the "car" stuff right - things that Tesla has long struggled with.
But getting back to the product itself. I'm not equating the Slate with a 2-door Terra. The poster said small, compact, regular cab truck. That is what the Slate is. A Terra is still a full size truck, whether it has 2 doors or 4.
The truth of the matter is I have dreams much bigger than my budget and my space for storing cars.
Because I would also like to learn how to do this (on a closed course, of course):
In a car that looks like what Steve McQueen drives in this but has been converted to EV:
So we shall see what actually happens.
I used to autocross a good bit back in the 90s and ran an '85 Celica mostly. The suspension and brakes were solid, but that 22RE just didn't have much power, regardless of mods. I learned to use the parking brake exceptionally well and was drifting before it was cool. That drastically improved my times, and I'll bet I could still parallel park between two cars at 50mph to this day. I really miss a proper hand brake in new cars.
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