Remember I said it wasn't practical? Just one look at the flip down seat pods affixed to the cargo area walls will tell you that the novelty with the kids would wear out pretty quickly with this one. The remainder of the cargo area was inspired by cargo plane interiors, being made up of a hard plastic base and aluminum rails. This would benefit users who want to load on large, cumbersome items such as external audio monitors.
The addition of a front bench seat with driver's side bolsters, covered in both a black nylon material and red alcantera suede, is a good idea but its center lower cushion is too short to make the addition of a third person possible - three's a crowd anyway, right? What is practical are the Studio E's built-in front passenger-side rubber floormats with raised diamond cleats to benefit traction. Following the stylish red, black and silver interior motif the gauge cluster features red lettering against a black background surrounded in aluminum-look rims.
All in all the Studio E is a fun take on what is possible with the flexible new Element. It will never be built in this guise but that said a panel van version would make for a distinct and functional delivery vehicle, and possibly become popular with customizers too. Who knows? Maybe we'll even see one show up in Detroit next year? But hold on, a work van would be too practical for an auto show. It would probably get launched at SEMA.