Does anybody know what the differnce is between the 40-20-40 bench seats and bucket seats is ?. Is it just the center console because my bench seat is buckets with a buddy seat between them.

 

Same exact seats, except like you said the 40/20/40 has the folding center console & seat in the middle.

Whereas the "bucket seats" have a big center console in the middle that extends to the cup holders on the floor. It has a power outlet in the console and lots of storage and a storage pocket and a big cup holder.

And with the bucket seat option, you can get heated seats (with cloth or leather seating).....whereas you can't get the heated seat option on the 40/20/40 seats

Here's a pic of the center console with bucket seats:

 

yea ive got the leather 40-20-40 seating in my slt...i like it beter than the console...but thats just my opinion!