I'm betting in a few years, we'll see a X-cab or Db Cab version to compete with Toyota. At least some space behind the seats, even if just an extension and no doors. We all use that space and GM will create a winner if it extends that cab just a bit. The Tacoma has it, and we sure see lots of those around.
The regular cab is probably getting GM toes in a market that Toyota has dominated for years.
I remember a couple Chevy S-10 4x4 mini-PU (ext cab) we drove for years and years -- and did a LOT of tent camping before buying a full-size PU when we moved into a Truck Camper.
Matter of fact -- when Toyota came out with the new 4x4 mini-pickup in 1979 (a four cylinder / 5 speed stick), I bought my first and ONLY non-GM vehicle. It had some space behind the seat, but no double door. We had it for years, then traded it it in on a GM Silverado ...
Personal opinion: Small pickup with a solid build and 4x4 with extended cab will find a major market with non-TC campers, and will allow a family with a small TT plenty of camp time -- we always carried tents and gear in the back, and the kids sat in small jump seats in the rear space.
I know for certain, we'd buy one if we ever gave up our TC camping -- we'd either go back to tent (unlikely) or change to a small TT.
Monkey44
Cape Cod Ma & Central Fla
Chevy 2500HD 4x4 DC-SB
2008 Lance 845
Back-country camping fanatic
