Look at the latest generation of full-size pickups like the Ford F-150 Platinum or the Ram 1500. Open the door, and you’re greeted by quilted leather, massaging seats, a 12-inch touchscreen, and an air suspension that glides over potholes like a luxury sedan. These trucks have more in common with a Mercedes S-Class than with the clattering workhorses of the 1990s.
Startups like Canoo have proposed a "lifestyle vehicle" where the rear seats fold flat into the floor, and the bulkhead slides forward, transforming a people-mover into a cargo van in under a minute. This is the ultimate "truck n' car": a shape-shifter that adapts to your hour-by-hour needs. truck n car
The genius of the "truck n' car" is the flexible bed. It’s a trunk you don't have to wipe down. For suburbanites who need to haul a Christmas tree once a year but commute in traffic daily, the traditional pickup is overkill. The "trucklet" is perfect. It’s the automotive equivalent of a Swiss Army knife—mostly a knife, but there when you need the corkscrew. Look at the latest generation of full-size pickups