11-09-2023, 03:52 PM
At the risk of sounding like a rampant defender of this design - I'm not - a lot of the criticisms seen around the Internet seem exaggerated.

Not too bad directly to left and right, but looking to rear is hindered by sheet metal from roof corners to rear corners
If anything, maybe a little too low; and again the sheet metal from roof to rear corners hinders looking to the right over your shoulder. However...

...cameras can greatly mitigate these weaknesses of the design.
Doesn't look that bad.

All vehicle's "length" needs to be acquired and internalized by their drivers; same here.
See bed image above.
Looks to me like somebody got infatuated with the stealth fighter plane.
Robert M wrote:
Here are some key issues. Visibility is definitely a significant issue.
A. Side view visibility looks questionable.

Not too bad directly to left and right, but looking to rear is hindered by sheet metal from roof corners to rear corners
Robert M wrote: b. The bottom of the rear window seems too high, further reducing visibility.
If anything, maybe a little too low; and again the sheet metal from roof to rear corners hinders looking to the right over your shoulder. However...

...cameras can greatly mitigate these weaknesses of the design.
Robert M wrote: c. The roof slopes too much in the passenger section. Could impact comfort of passengers and definitely impacks rear view visibility.
Doesn't look that bad.

Robert M wrote: d. The front end slopes too much. The Suzuki Sidekick had a similar problem. I drove one regularly and the sloping drop it made it difficult to gauge how close you were to other vehicles at traffic lights/stop signs and objects when parking..
All vehicle's "length" needs to be acquired and internalized by their drivers; same here.
Robert M wrote: e. The thickness of the sides of the flatbed appear to take away from usable flatbed space. I hope the bed is long enough and wide enough to hold at least one standard size pallet (48"x40”).
See bed image above.
Robert M wrote: f. Not a fan of all the angles. Makes it look like a cheap snapped together toy that will be crushed by a kaiju rather than a vehicle that will handle the abuse a truck will sustain while on the job. Give the monster a pair of them and they become stylish roller skates.
Robert
Looks to me like somebody got infatuated with the stealth fighter plane.
