I was just checking out the IDSA webpage (www.idsa.org) and noticed that the xB is featured. If you're unfamiliar with IDSA it is the Industrial Designers Society of America. The XB was awarded a Bronze IDEA (Industrial Design Excellence Award) in 2004 (think of the IDEA awards as the "olympics" of design) proving that people that know good design appreciate the xB!

 

That's cool. I'm currious about something though. Here's a quote from the write-up:

The xB targets the growing Gen Y market with aggressive styling and options for customization. The box shape and sharp edges hunker down over its wheels and rises tall and wide with flat panels and 90-degree angels. The second row seats fold flat in a 60/40 configuration and are removable, along with the spare tire, providing a completely flat floor for hauling cargo. This achieves maximum space from minimal exterior dimensions.

Has anyone done this? If that's true, that could come in real handy.

 

I've seen people do it for laying out dynamat and the like.

It's a flat bed under all that, but it's not super easy to do.
I've been considering it, since I haul more stuff then I do
people in my box.

 

it's a kind of flat floor. lol. not really flat but kinda flat.