Unfortunately cab-over designs are impossible in the US anymore. They are nice because they optimize the cargo space / vehicle size ratio, with one significant

Unfortunately cab-over designs are impossible in the US anymore. They are nice because they optimize the cargo space / vehicle size ratio, with one significant downside. Jeep had a cab-over design in the 60's called the forward controller, a very nice design. Then a few years ago the jeep R@D department remade this as a concept car, they took a wrangler chassis and built a cab-over body for it. In all honesty it was one of the coolest cars I have ever seen. However when asked if jeep planned to make it into a production car, the designer layed it out, pointing to the seat. "You see this, this is the crumple zone, right through the knees, there is no way to get a design like this through current safety regulations." As an aside it is slightly strange that the VW bus is a "cab-over", with the engine in the back the cab is not "over" any thing. But that's language for you it does not exactly have to make sense.