DETROIT -- Chevrolet has done away with front bench seats in the redesigned 2014 Impala. The century-long run for front bench seats in passenger cars ends with the 2013 Chevrolet Impala -- the last ...

Q: Are there any cars that have a front bench seat anymore? I’m looking for a late-model used sedan that can accommodate six passengers. Do any of the auto manufacturers make any? — B.G., Burbank, Ill ...

A question I rarely hear anymore was asked at a talk I gave two weeks ago to a group of Northeast Utilities retirees: Why don’t automakers offer front bench seats in their passenger cars? The last to ...

; it will mark the end of a traditional front-seat design. The outgoing Impala is the last passenger car in production in North America to offer three-across front seating, a fixture of automobiles ...

In 1989, my youngest sister was going to school at the University of California, Davis, about 100 miles from the family home, and a cabal headed by our uncle, Dirty Duck, determined that she needed a ...

Classic cars capture the imagination like nothing else. Some stand out for their bold designs, while others are remembered for unique features that are now lost in time, like rolling drum odometers, ...

Next to the wheel, it’s one automotive component that dates back to the horse-drawn carriage era, and it’s about to go the way of the buggy whip. The front bench seat, once a fixture among large ...

Everybody is probably familiar with the original Mustang interior, so I'm not surprised that some people who see a bench seat in the front believe the car is no longer original. However, not all ...

Land Rover does capability very well when it comes to off-roading, but what about inside? I’m talking specifically about the Defender’s front jump seat. Available on both the two-door (90) and ...

It’s a question we get a lot on Ask.Cars.com: What cars have a front bench seat? We’ve always been able to answer: the Chevrolet Impala. But not after 2013, when the redesigned 2014 Chevy Impala hits ...

A: To the best of my knowledge, the 2013 Chevy Impala was the last car to offer a front bench seat. Many pickup trucks still offer them, though. Q: I grew up back in the day when oil was changed every ...