Crew Cab Vs Quad Cab - Difference And Comparison - Diffen

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Difference between the Quad cab and Crew cab styles for the Dodge Ram 1500.

A utilitarian pickup truck with a regular cab or standard cab has only one row of seating, for up to 3 people. The seats are accessed through two front doors. The rear cargo bed is spacious. The extended cab style provides an extra row of seating and two extra doors (the rear doors) to access the second row of seats. Both quad cab and crew cab are extended cab styles. The old style quad cabs had rear doors that opened in the opposite direction but the newer models feature rear doors that open in the same direction as the front doors.

A crew cab Dodge Ram is very similar to a quad cab but with more interior capacity and lesser cargo capacity. A crew cab usually comes with a reduced cargo bed to limit the overall length and required wheel base.

A 2008 Chevrolet Silverado LT, Z71 Crew Cab

Benefits of crew cab

Crew cabs have more interior space in the rear seats, which means more leg room and more comfortable seating.
The rear seats of a crew cab have arm rests.
The rear doors are larger than a quad cab so it's easier to haul things if the rear seats are used for storage.

Benefits of quad cab

A quad cab is slightly smaller and lighter so it has a slight advantage in mileage over crew cabs.
A quad cab is cheaper than a crew cab.
The cargo capacity of a quad cab is more than that of a crew cab.

Crew Cab styles from other manufacturers

Car manufacturers use varying terminology for their cab styles and this can get confusing. But for all manufacturers in general, crew cab styles are always extended cabs i.e. they have an extra row of seating and two rear doors. This is a great PDF that explains these cab styles.

Click on the pictures below to enlarge and view the cab styles for GMC Chevrolet, Dodge Ram, Ford, Toyota Tundra, Nissan Titan and Honda Ridgeline.