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Say "1994 Ford XLT Flareside SuperCab F-150 4x4 Pickup" and you've said a mouthful. But don't you dare leave out the XLT part because it would have been a noticeable loss in our test truck. The XLT package included the new convertible console front seat, which is basically three individual front seats. The outer two have built-in headrests and are reclining and adjustable. The middle front seatback folds down to become many things for driver and passenger: an armrest, a platform for cupholders and storage for a cellular phone, loose change and other things that seem to take up permanent residence in our vehicles.
In the rear compartment of our SuperCab was a full-width bench seat and seatback, with seat belts for three. Two passengers are going to be a lot more comfortable than three. Adjust the front seats all the way back and you're going to infringe on rear seat knee room, but all and all, the rear seating area is fairly roomy and nicely finished, and even has cupholders.
The front seats offered good support and were quite comfortable, given that pickups have long suffered from poor seating. All gauges, controls and switches are sensibly placed with one exception: Controls for the driver's power seat are somewhat blocked by the door storage panel. The standard driver-side air bag, new on full-size Ford pickups for 1994, is mounted in the steering wheel hub. The hub also carries the cruise control.
Visibility is excellent. The glass and mirrors offered great vision all around the truck. But our F-150 was equipped with manual mirrors; we would quickly spend any reasonable amount for power-adjustable mirrors. Pickup mirrors seemed to get knocked out of adjustment a lot, and manually adjusting the right-hand mirror is a chore. Another complaint is that the small quarter windows in the cab do not open. True, the back window is a slider that can provide circulation, but reaching way back to open it for some fresh air is a stretch. It would be much easier to merely pop open a limited-access quarter window.
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