, in the upscale Lariat trim level with a SuperCrew cab, a 4x4 drivetrain, and a terrific 400-horsepower V6 engine.
That's meant risk after risk. For the previous generation, rolled out in 2014, Ford re-engineered the chassis to use more lightweight aluminum and brought a turbocharged six-cylinder engine into the picture. That was generation 13, and for generation 14, which debuted earlier this year, Ford has continued to push forward.
But doggone! Saddling up in a 2021 F-150 proves that Ford ponders pickups in the same way that Beth Harmon studied the Sicilian defense. That Picasso evaluated the color blue. That Apple designer Jony Ive considered flatness or Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf idealized tick-tock. All-terrain tires were wedded to 20-inch wheels, and my tester had a bed liner, a power tailgate with a work surface, and Ford's Pro Power onboard electric system. Bling was handled by an exterior chrome package.
So, an outstanding pickup truck, this all-new F-150. But c'mon — that's hardly news! Ford has been executing this vehicle for decades. It wasn't going to screw up. Ultimately, it took the already stupendous F-150 and tweaked it in so many ways that it's now just about everything anyone could want, from ranchers to suburbanites with ambitious home-improvement projects or boats to tow.
Did Ford give the writer one in exchange for this article
wish we had these in the UK, the motion R isn't to bad when it comes to looks, but still preferring the raptor when I use one.
Those exhaust manifolds are still gonna leak in 7 years though...
nice
It still didn’t win Motortrend truck of the year, sad!