These 9 Vehicles Still Offer Front Bench Seats

There was a clip erstwhile nan beforehand rows of American cars were little for illustration cockpits and much for illustration parlors, and it was each acknowledgment to nan beforehand chair seats. Flat and wide, these imitated nan sofas wrong people's homes. They could accommodate 3 people, ranking up nan seating capacity of regular sedans to six — which made them awesome for families pinch much than 3 kids. Heck, they were truthful ubiquitous, that American automakers moreover equipped musculus cars pinch beforehand chair seats. The more, nan merrier, right?

At 1 point, though, automakers stopped utilizing beforehand chair seats. As it turns out, they are importantly little safe than 2 bucket seats. Because they are flat, chair seats don't supply immoderate lateral support during cornering aliases impact. There's besides much caretaker relationship during acold broadside impacts, arsenic passengers are seated person together. Most chair seats successful nan past were besides equipped only pinch thigh belts, and moreover today, front-middle airbags are not required, truthful automakers haven't bothered to make them available.

As that implies, you tin still bargain a caller conveyance pinch beforehand seating for 3 occupants. Technically, though, these are not chair seats. Instead, automakers are implementing a smaller spot successful spot of nan halfway armrest while nan outer seats stay bolstered. It's a somewhat safer solution, and you tin moreover fold nan halfway spot to reconstruct that armrest functionality. For this article, however, we'll telephone them beforehand chair seats, arsenic they service mostly nan aforesaid purpose.

Chevy's full-size SUVs are nan only ones near successful their class pinch a beforehand chair seat – or, shall we say, a 40:20:40 divided chair pinch a smaller spot successful nan middle. Either way, Chevy utilized nan truth that nan Tahoe and Suburban are based connected nan T1 motortruck platform to springiness its customers nan beforehand chair option. It bumps nan seating capacity to 9 people, turning these SUVs into van-like group haulers. 

The characteristic is only disposable connected nan guidelines LS trim, though. This intends that you tin only get beforehand chair seating pinch nan 5.3-liter V8 motor paired to a 10-speed automatic. Upgrading to nan frugal 3.0-liter Duramax turbodiesel is only disposable from nan LT trim, while nan 420 horsepower 6.2-liter V8 is disposable from nan Z71. Still, pinch 355 horses connected tap, nan guidelines V8 is much than tin of moving nan Tahoe/Suburban around, moreover pinch 9 passengers onboard. The larger Suburban moreover has a monolithic 42-cubic-foot trunk down nan 3rd row.

The Tahoe and Suburban were updated for nan 2025 exemplary year, peculiarly connected the inside. Chevrolet lowered nan dashboard to make nan compartment airier and implemented a 17.7-inch halfway infotainment surface alongside an 11.0-inch integer instrumentality cluster. The turbodiesel's output has besides been bumped to 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque. At 24 mpg mixed successful nan RWD Tahoe, nan 3.0-liter Duramax trumps nan guidelines V8's 17 mpg figure. Unfortunately, arsenic we antecedently stated, you can't person nan diesel pinch a beforehand chair seat.

Unlike nan Tahoe/Suburban, nan 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 is disposable pinch a 40:20:40 divided beforehand chair successful 4 trims: nan Pro, SLE, Elevation, and SLT. Moreover, depending connected nan trim, customers tin take betwixt different upholstery materials. The Pro comes pinch achromatic vinyl, while nan SLE and Elevation trims travel modular pinch achromatic cloth. Optionally, GMC offers acheronian walnut cloth for nan SLE and achromatic leather upholstery for nan Elevation trim. Finally, nan SLT version tin beryllium optioned pinch pitchy achromatic aliases acheronian walnut leather for its beforehand bench.

As for motor options, nan Pro, SLE, and Elevation trims travel modular pinch a 2.7-liter turbocharged four-cylinder pinch 310 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. A 5.3-liter V8 pinch 355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque is optional connected nan Pro, SLE, and Elevation trims, and modular connected nan SLT. The Elevation and SLT tin besides beryllium equipped pinch nan 3.0-liter Duramax powerfulness train. It's nan aforesaid turbodiesel motor arsenic what's successful nan Tahoe/Suburban, truthful you tin expect nan aforesaid 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque. AWD is optional connected each 4 trims, sloppy of nan engine. The 6.2-liter V8 pinch 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque is only disposable successful high-end trims and can't beryllium paired pinch a beforehand chair seat.

With a guidelines value of $39,745 (with destination fees included), nan 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 isn't nan astir affordable full-size motortruck retired there. Still, it undercuts nan Tahoe and Suburban by astir $20,000, and it was ne'er intended arsenic an entry-level truck. It's GM's premium offering, truthful it's nicer wrong than nan Silverado 1500. The upper-end Denali trims are moreover downright luxurious inside, and each unit cab exemplary offers plentifulness of abstraction connected some rows.

At $38,345 (with destination fees), nan Silverado 1500 slips a spot nether nan Sierra 1500's guidelines price. Because some these trucks are mechanically identical, nan Silverado 1500 offers nan aforesaid compartment room for passengers. It mightiness not beryllium arsenic premium inside, but you tin still get adjacent to that luxury pinch nan top-end High Country trim. The tech crippled is connected point, too; arsenic standard, nan Silverado 1500 only has a 7.0-inch touchscreen pinch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but from nan LT trim onward, that size increases to 13.4 inches. The monolithic halfway show is accompanied by a 12.3-inch integer instrumentality panel. Fortunately, Chevy besides kept galore beingness controls.

The Silverado 1500 High Country only comes pinch beforehand bucket seats dressed successful perforated leather, though. The off-road oriented ZR2 and generously-equipped LTZ are besides only disposable pinch 2 beforehand seats, pinch each different trim offering a 40:20:40 divided beforehand chair seat. Depending connected nan trim, you tin get nan 3 beforehand seats successful pitchy achromatic vinyl/cloth (WT, Custom, Custom Trail Boss), acheronian Gideon cloth (LT, RST, LT Trail Boss), and pitchy black/Gideon leather (LT).

Unsurprisingly, nan Silverado 1500 features nan aforesaid engines arsenic nan Sierra 1500. The WT trim tin beryllium equipped pinch nan turbo four-cylinder motor and nan 5.3-liter V8. The Custom Trail Boss and LT tin besides beryllium optioned pinch nan 3.0-liter Duramax diesel, which we tested successful nan 2024 Silverado 1500 ZR2. Meanwhile, nan 6.2-liter V8 is an action connected nan RST and LT Trail Boss, but you aren't capable to usage that motor pinch a beforehand bench.

The 2026 Ram 1500 is each astir options. It has up to eleven trims connected offer, from nan spartan Tradesman to nan luxurious Tungsten. You tin besides take betwixt 4 unsocial motor options. For nan guidelines engine, Ram offers a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, which produces 305 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque. To nan delight of old-school purists, Ram besides brought backmost nan Hemi V8. The 5.7-liter portion produces 395 hp and 410 pound-feet of torque, but it isn't nan astir potent type anymore. Stellantis' brand-new 3.0-liter Hurricane engines now lead nan complaint pinch 2 turbochargers and six cylinders successful line. The SO (Standard Output) type produces 420 horsepower and 469 pound-feet of torque — already higher than nan HEMI V8. With 540 horses and 521 pound-feet of torque connected tap, nan HO (High Output) further bridges nan gap.

Like astir full-size trucks, nan Ram 1500 comes pinch a 40:20:40 vinyl beforehand chair arsenic modular connected nan guidelines Tradesman trim. A cloth beforehand chair is disposable connected nan Tradesman, modular connected nan Express and Warlock trims, and optional connected nan Big Horn/Lone Star trims. All nan upmarket trims are alternatively equipped pinch 2 beforehand bucket seats arsenic standard.

At $44,620 (with destination fees), nan guidelines Ram 1500 is much costly than GM's full-size offerings. Still, acknowledgment to nan rear coil springs, it's smoother complete bumps than its rivals. It besides comes pinch a larger 8.4-inch halfway touchscreen, which tin beryllium upgraded to 12.0-inch aliases 14.5-inch units. Heck, there's moreover an optional 10.3-inch rider display, but you'll erstwhile again person to sacrifice nan beforehand chair for it.

The current-generation Ford F-150 was past updated for nan 2024 exemplary year. The upgrade chiefly consisted of much precocious tech features, for illustration a modular 12.0-inch touchscreen infotainment surface and the Blue Cruise hands-free road driving system. Ford besides broadened nan lineup pinch nan off-road-focused Tremor, truthful now nan F-150 is disposable successful 8 trims. Out of those, nan guidelines F-150 XL comes modular pinch a 40:20:40 divided beforehand bench, disposable connected each cab styles. It's also disposable connected nan XLT trim, dressed successful vinyl aliases cloth. However, each different trims tin only beryllium equipped pinch beforehand bucket seats.

Fortunately, there's plethora of motor options for nan 2026 F-150. The 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged V6 is nan astir powerful guidelines motor successful nan category, producing 325 horsepower and a meaty 400 pound-feet of torque. Ford's 3.5-liter twin-turbo portion comes pinch 400 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque, though nan F-150 Raptor has a portion pinch 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet. There's besides a hybrid 3.5-liter action pinch 430 horsepower and a whopping 578 pound-feet of torque. V8 aficionados tin take betwixt 2 options: nan naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter Ti-VCT pinch 400 horses and 410 pound-feet of torque, and nan Raptor R-specific 5.2-liter supercharged monster pinch a dizzying 720 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque. We tested this motor successful the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R and it was scary quick, contempt being 20 horsepower down. A 10-speed automatic is modular connected each engines.

If nan F-150 is nan "everyman" truck, Ford's Super Duty trucks are nan high-performance workhorses aimed astatine group that request to get activity done. And erstwhile it comes to these four-wheel locomotives, beforehand chair seats are nan norm, alternatively than nan exception. The Super Duty successful nan XL and XLT trims travel modular pinch — you guessed it — a 40:20:40 divided beforehand bench. The Lariat trim brings leather to that bench, while nan King Ranch and Platinum are only equipped pinch 2 beforehand seats.

Still, nan sheer grunt of these Super Duty monsters steals nan spotlight. The astir potent 6.7-liter High Output Power Stroke V8 turbodiesel produces 500 horsepower and a ridiculous 1,200 pound-feet of torque. With nan correct equipment, this oil-burning beast tin tow a whopping 40,000 pounds – the highest towing fig of immoderate pickup truck. The champion part: it's disposable arsenic an action successful nan guidelines F-250 XL. Ford besides offers a little powerful type of nan Power Stroke diesel, bully for 475 horsepower and 1,050 pound-feet of torque. Two state V8s are besides available; nan guidelines 6.8-liter motor produces a coagulated 405 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque, while nan optional 7.3-liter portion has 430 horsepower and 485 pound-feet of torque.

Ford's Super Duty trucks are large connected tech, too. As standard, they travel pinch an 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen, aliases an optional 12.0-inch unit. Heck, there's moreover a 1,080-watt, 18-speaker Bang & Olufsen stereo disposable arsenic an option. If you instrumentality pinch guidelines specs each nan way, though, it'll tally you astir $48,770 (with destination fees).

GM's reply to Ford's Power Stroke behemoth is nan 6.6-liter Duramax V8 diesel recovered successful nan Silverado HD. It isn't astir arsenic torquey, but travel on, 975 pound-feet is still ridiculous successful isolation. The 470 horsepower is besides competitory compared pinch Ford's lipid burner. Perhaps owed to nan somewhat little torque, nan Silverado HD tin tow up to 36,000 pounds – which, again, is outstanding successful isolation. As standard, nan Silverado HD comes pinch a 6.6-liter V8 state engine. With 401 horsepower and 464 pound-feet of torque connected tap, nan state action tin tow up to 19,080 pounds. Both engines are equipped pinch a 10-speed auto.

Unlike its closest rival, you tin person a Silverado HD pinch beforehand chair seats connected 4 trims. The chair is modular connected nan WT (vinyl aliases cloth), Custom (cloth), and LT (cloth/leather) trims. It's besides optional connected nan LTZ trim, wherever nan chair is covered successful leather. The off-road-focused ZR2 and upmarket High Country trims only travel pinch bucket leather seats. If you want an off-road-capable motortruck pinch a divided bench, the Silverado HD Trail Boss package brings off-road goodies to nan LT and LTZ. These gooies see Z71 shocks, BF Goodrich K03 all-terrain tires, and skid plates.

Inside, nan Silverado HD comes modular pinch a mini 7.0-inch infotainment touchscreen. A larger 13.4-inch touchscreen is modular successful nan LT trim and above, accompanied by a 12.3-inch integer instrumentality cluster. Chevy's strategy comes pinch built-in Google software, too, meaning you tin usage nan hunt giant's apps from nan truck's infotainment screen.

In position of capability, nan GMC Sierra HD matches nan Silverado HD's figures to nan decimal point. Thus, GMC's motortruck tin besides tow up to 36,000 pounds pinch nan 6.6-liter Duramax diesel. Hardly surprising, arsenic some of these trucks are nan aforesaid underneath down to nan platform, engines, and 10-speed transmission. Still, nan Sierra HD is much of an upmarket truck. It starts astatine $49,795 (with destination fees) compared to $48,695 for nan Silverado HD. Not a immense difference, sure, but it widens successful nan top-end trims. For instance, nan Sierra HD Denali Ultimate trim starts astatine $96,995, while nan astir costly Silverado HD High Country costs $76,395.

However, those high-end trims only travel pinch beforehand bucket seats. A divided beforehand chair spot is only disposable successful nan GMC Sierra HD Pro, SLE, and SLT. The Pro trim tin beryllium optioned pinch either vinyl aliases cloth chair seats successful black. Meanwhile, nan Sierra HD SLE is disposable pinch achromatic aliases acheronian walnut cloth. Finally, nan SLT version comes modular pinch a beforehand chair covered successful achromatic aliases acheronian walnut perforated leather.

As for tech, conscionable for illustration successful nan Silverado HD, a mini 7.0-inch touchscreen is standard. An 8.0-inch aliases 13.4-inch surface is disposable connected much costly trims, which besides characteristic a 12.3-inch integer instrumentality cluster. Like nan Silverado HD, Sierra HD's screens are powered by Google software. Seven-speaker aliases 12-speaker Bose stereos are besides optional successful upper-end trims.

Powered by nan Cummins 6.7-liter turbodiesel behemoth, Ram's HD trucks hit their GM counterparts pinch a max towing capacity of 36,610 pounds. And that's contempt nan inline-six lipid burner being down connected power, producing only 430 horsepower. As ever pinch trucks, it's nan torque fig that matters, and the improved-for-2025 Cummins motor produces 1,075 pound-feet disposable astatine conscionable 1,800 rpm. There's besides a 6.4-liter HEMI V8 motor action producing 405 horsepower and 429 pound-feet of torque. Both engines are equipped pinch an eight-speed car arsenic standard.

Inside, nan Ram HD trucks hit their rivals successful surface size rather dramatically. They travel pinch an 8.4-inch touchscreen arsenic standard, an optional 12.0-inch unit, aliases a monolithic 14.5-inch, portrait-oriented halfway screen. Higher-end models besides travel pinch a 10.3-inch integer instrumentality cluster. Overall, nan interior looks charismatic and feels premium — and it should, fixed nan guidelines value of $49,450 (with destination fees).

A 40:20:40 divided beforehand chair comes modular connected nan Tradesman model, covered successful vinyl aliases an optional cloth. Meanwhile, nan Black Express and Warlock travel modular pinch a cloth bench, while nan Big Horn and Lone Star person a premium cloth beforehand bench. The Rebel and Power Wagon besides travel modular pinch a cloth divided bench, and finally, nan Laramie trim brings a leather-trimmed beforehand chair to nan table. Ram's HD bid offers nan astir assortment of immoderate heavy-duty pickup motortruck erstwhile it comes to beforehand chair seating options, peculiarly successful nan higher-end trims.