11.   One option I was surprised not to see on the Dakota was a third door on the extended cab.

12.   The added doors make getting into the rear of an extended cab model a breeze.

13.   The extended cab certainly comes off as the more practical choice.

14.   The extended cab switched from two-wheel to four-wheel drive without a hitch.

15.   The extra doors stemmed from customer complaints about limited access to the back of the extended cabs, and the companies expect demand to be strong.

16.   The problem does not occur with full-size pickups with extended cabs, because those have conventional, forward-facing rear seats.

17.   The Silverado line adds a long-bed with four-speed automatic and full-size rear doors on all extended cabs.

18.   The strike continues to leave Chrysler short of inventory, particularly extended cab, four-wheel-drive versions of its Ram and Dakota pickups.

19.   The strike has halted production of Chevrolet Lumina and Buick Regal cars, full-size extended cab pickup trucks, and several other car models made in Canada.

20.   The vehicle joins a number of similar-size and smaller competitors in going beyond the usual extended cab.