Love bench seat, but it needs to fold down.

[R1TVT]

Scout seems to be offering us the best of both world's with either a bench + flip-up, OR a 2 bucket seat config with a fixed console. I'm sure whatever folding console option there is will also serve as a great arm rest when folded down (for the driver's right arm or the passenger's left)... My last Silverado 2500HD had a bench and was configured this way, and it worked well, until you needed to suddenly flip it up... Invariably, you put crap in open slots in the console, as seen below (scraped from the interweb, but this looked a lot like what I had in my old truck).

When your console has stuff sitting on it, or sitting inside open trays like you see below, its all going to fly into the back seat when flipped-up (unless it is covered). We actually had discussed this a while back and talked about how the console could be designed with flip-up/covered compartments that you can easily open and close for whenever you want to use the bench... Think about an easy-to-open or close tackle box or similarly engineered storage unit for the flip-up. I'm sure Scout will have its engineers design a console that is awesome. Even though my Silverado's front middle seating wasn't used much, I could very easily carry 6 full sized passengers. The circle in red shows the big "void" where Scout could also add a removable storage bin or cooler with cup holders, just sayin'

 

[HKsMike]

Snagged this pic off the new video. Shows the bench seat with the pull out tray.

That's very cool!

 

[LastDayScout]

Scout seems to be offering us the best of both world's with either a bench + flip-up, OR a 2 bucket seat config with a fixed console. I'm sure whatever folding console option there is will also serve as a great arm rest when folded down (for the driver's right arm or the passenger's left)... My last Silverado 2500HD had a bench and was configured this way, and it worked well, until you needed to suddenly flip it up... Invariably, you put crap in open slots in the console, as seen below (scraped from the interweb, but this looked a lot like what I had in my old truck).

When your console has stuff sitting on it, or sitting inside open trays like you see below, its all going to fly into the back seat when flipped-up (unless it is covered). We actually had discussed this a while back and talked about how the console could be designed with flip-up/covered compartments that you can easily open and close for whenever you want to use the bench... Think about an easy-to-open or close tackle box or similarly engineered storage unit for the flip-up. I'm sure Scout will have its engineers design a console that is awesome. Even though my Silverado's front middle seating wasn't used much, I could very easily carry 6 full sized passengers. The circle in red shows the big "void" where Scout could also add a removable storage bin or cooler with cup holders, just sayin'


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This is what the Gen 2 Dodge Ram solution was. The top was flat. It was pretty good and it had dedicated compartments. But, they should have had lids because stuff would still move around if you flipped it into the seat position.

 

[R1TVT]

The top was flat. It was pretty good and it had dedicated compartments. But, they should have had lids because stuff would still move around if you flipped it into the seat position

I think it is OK for the top to have a slot or space to place your phone (or 2), and to have 2 cup holders. Everything else should go underneath and have lids or good enclosures (to your point). That Silverado one I posted also lifted up to reveal a deep storage bin, but yes, $hit would fly all over inside there going up and down!