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Ford F-150 cabin features that could be in next Ranger

From a 12-inch touchscreen infotainment screen with SYNC 4 technology, a digital instrument cluster, over-the-air updates and Ford Pass smartphone app, the new Ford F-150 sports a number of interior features that may be carried over to the next-generation Ford Ranger.

In revealing the new generation F-150, North America’s top-selling pick-up truck for the past 43 years, Ford has introduced a number of high-end features that could ostensibly be carried over to the upcoming Ranger, which will be produced alongside the 2nd iteration of the Volkswagen Amarok at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa from the latter half of next year or in 2022. ICYMI: Next Volkswagen Amarok to be built in SA

In top-spec, the newcomer’s fascia is dominated by a new 12-inch touchscreen infotainment system that allows customers to split the screen and control multiple functions simultaneously. An 8-inch touchscreen is standard on base- and mid-spec derivatives, but both versions feature an improved quality reverse-view camera and access to the new digital owner’s manual.

The system incorporates the all-new SYNC 4 interface, which is said to have twice the computing power of its predecessor with more natural voice control, real-time mapping for the satnav, customisable information on demand, and it can wireless connect with smartphones to access Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, as well as SYNC AppLink apps like Waze and Ford+Alexa.

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Ford F-150 cabin features that could be in next Ranger

From a 12-inch touchscreen infotainment screen with SYNC 4 technology, a digital instrument cluster, over-the-air updates and Ford Pass smartphone app, the new Ford F-150 sports a number of interior features that may be carried over to the next-generation Ford Ranger. In revealing the new...
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Ford reveals new F-150 bakkie with fresh ‘PowerBoost’ V6 hybrid setup

Ford has taken the wraps off its new F-150 bakkie, which is now offered with a fresh 3,5-litre V6 “PowerBoost” hybrid powertrain.

While earlier rumours suggested this new-generation F-150 would also be built in right-hand-drive form (and thus be offered in markets outside North America), Ford’s press material makes no mention of this.

While the new version of the Blue Oval brand’s popular pickup looks fairly similar to its predecessor, Ford claims “every panel” of the Ranger’s big brother has been redesigned. In addition, there are now 11 grille options available across the range.

Ford claims the new F-150 is the “most aerodynamic” version of the big bakkie yet, complete with active grille shutters, a new automatically deploying active air dam and new cab and tailgate geometry.

The cabin, meanwhile, has also been “completely redesigned”, featuring “enhanced” materials, new colour choices and more storage options. Furthermore, there’s a fresh 12-inch touchscreen (and an eight-inch item on lower-spec models) running Sync 4 and a new digital instrument cluster of the same diameter.

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Ford reveals new F-150 bakkie with fresh 'PowerBoost' V6 hybrid setup...

Ford has taken the wraps off its new F-150 bakkie, offered with a fresh 3,5-litre V6 "PowerBoost" hybrid powertrain. While earlier rumours suggested this new F-150 would also be built in right-hand-drive form (and thus be offered in markets outside North America), Ford’s press material makes no...
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Here's How The 2021 Ford F-150's Surprisingly Complicated New Interior Desk Works

The 2021 Ford F-150 has a bunch of cool new features. While it didn’t invent most of them, it’s surely one of the most comprehensive pickup packages you’re going to find today. But maybe one of the coolest new features is the folding shifter that disappears into a desk.

Look, I’m a big desk guy. I ruined everyone’s life at Jalopnik for six months because we moved offices and they tried to put me in the corner of a hallway while everyone else got offices with doors. I eventually got a closet, before being moved again anyway. At home, I’ve had a desk in my bedroom since I was about 10 years old. Mostly for Legos.

And while I know Ford isn’t the first to do, seeing the new F-150 combine my love for James Bond-style car gadgets and customized storage with a desk that seemingly comes out of nowhere still made me feel recognized.

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The 2021 Ford F-150 has a bunch of cool new features. While it didn’t invent most of them, it’s surely one of the most comprehensive pickup packages you’re going to find today. But maybe one of the coolest new features is the folding shifter that disappears into a desk.
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Ford F-150 Raptor Confirmed

A Ford insider has confirmed that there will indeed be a high-performance Raptor for the new, recently-revealed F-150 pickup.

Ford revealed its new F-150 pickup in the ‘States last week and while you may be disappointed that we don’t get these full-size bakkies in South Africa, there’s some solace in knowing that the burly F-150 may point to what’s coming in the next Ford Ranger. Also, there may very well be features offered in the F-150 that we will see in the Ranger here in South Africa.

The latest news, however, pertains to the performance offroader, the F-150 Raptor, which appears to have been confirmed as a 2021 model in a report by Motor1. Why is this significant? Well, if true, the F-150 Raptor will be launched well-ahead of the next-generation Ranger Raptor and it may point to technology that will similarly find its way into the next-generation Ranger Raptor, particularly in terms of suspension development. As with the F-150, styling cues such as the new headlight, grille and bumper design are likely to be carried over to the Raptor, albeit in a more aggressive form.

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Spy Shots: Ford F-150 Raptor in the Works

A few weeks ago, a Ford insider confirmed that a high-performance Raptor for the new F-150 pickup was on the way and now our spy photographers have spied a Raptor prototype undergoing testing. Picture credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien. We have paid for these photos and at the photographer's request...
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These F-150 bits could make Ford's Ranger amazing if they were available in SA

• Innovative features could influence next local Ranger.

• New F-150 features a fold-away gear lever for a genius laptop workspace.

• Front seats can be turned into a comfy sleeping place for long-distance drivers.

Ford launched the world's most important vehicle update in June, providing some exciting details on what Ranger fans could expect in future.

By far the world's most popular vehicle, F-150 is what keeps Ford profitable. This bakkie range is where the American company spends most of its R&D money, and although South Africans do not have access to F-150, it might influence the next local Ranger.

Since Ford reintroduced its Ranger to the American market in 2019, it has become a closer twin of F-150. Not all technologies present on Ford's most popular bakkie can or will transfer to the next-generation Ranger, due in 2021, but there are some which are clear candidates.

Things such as the eleven different front grille options are unlikely to be a product priority for Ranger, but some of the new F-150's autonomous driving and cabin technologies might.

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Ford’s new F-150 has some brilliant features, which would make the next Ranger even better.
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Ford F-150 Coming to SA?

A Ford product presentation has revealed that the forthcoming Bronco and F-150 bakkie might be produced for right-hand-drive markets. Should you get excited?

Ford is due to launch the new Bronco in the U.S. soon and we have already seen and covered the new F-150 which was revealed last week and provides some useful insight into what we can expect from the new Ford Ranger bakkie.

Many local bakkie fans are clamouring for a full-size double cab bakkie such as the F-150 to be offered in South Africa but the main prohibiting factor is that the F-150 and indeed the Bronco left-hand-drive only models and are not offered in right-hand-drive markets such as South Africa.

Australia is right-hand-drive though and often an indicator of what’s to come for South Africa and a report from CarExpert has suggested that both the new Bronco and F-150 might be produced in right-hand-drive for the IMG market which includes Australia, New Zealand, India, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Middle East, Africa and ASEAN.

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Ford F-150 Coming to SA?

A Ford product presentation has revealed that the forthcoming Bronco and F-150 bakkie might be produced for right-hand-drive markets. Should you get excited? Ford is due to launch the new Bronco in the U.S. soon and we have already seen and covered the new F-150 which was revealed last week and...
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Ford Did Something Very Good With The 2021 F-150's Instrument Panel

I fully realize that what’s likely an embarrassingly-sized portion of what I do here is to complain about things in the auto industry, like some cranky old bastard with hemorrhoids and a lifetime of regret. But I’m pretty sure my hemorrhoids have cleared up, and I also give credit where it’s due, which is what I intend to do right now. Specifically, I want to give Ford credit for its instrument cluster design for the new F-150, which is boldly non-skeuomorphic.

On the off-chance you’re not a pedantic little numbnuts like myself, you may want a quick definition of skeuomorphic. Usually, this word just refers to digital interfaces that look like real-world things, often needlessly.

Now, some skeuomorphism really isn’t bad, as it helps us understand how to use things via analogies we understand in the real world, but it can also become a crutch that actually restricts the potential of what new technologies can offer.

Some car instrument panels are excellent examples of this. Screen-based displays instead of conventional mechanical instruments could have meant that entirely new and better methods for displaying information could have been developed, yet nearly every carmaker has so far insisted on just re-creating the look and behavior of physical gauges:

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Ford Did Something Very Good With The 2021 F-150's Instrument Panel - Jalopnik

I fully realize that what’s likely an embarrassingly-sized portion of what I do here is to complain about things in the auto industry, like some cranky old bastard with hemorrhoids and a lifetime of regret. But I’m pretty sure my hemorrhoids have cleared up, and I also give credit where it’s...
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Ford F-150 Tremor

Ford is expanding its rugged off-road family of trucks with the all-new F-150 Tremor. The 2021 F-150 Tremor combines all-terrain upgrades perfect for tackling the trails with the outstanding towing and payload capability its owners expect.

"Like Super Duty Tremor and Ranger Tremor, introducing the all-new F-150 Tremor is a direct response to seeing how customers use our trucks to enable their outdoor lifestyles," said Todd Eckert, Ford truck group marketing manager. "F-150 Tremor provides the additional off-road capability they're looking for with our latest off-road technologies."

Ford F-150 Tremor has been designed and engineered for customers seeking more off-road capability than the available FX4 package and is the result of watching how customers use their trucks for life out in cornfields, on dusty two-tracks, in muddy bogs and on rock-strewn trails. Ford off-roading veterans listened to those customers to create a truck that would handle their demanding lifestyle. All the added capability comes without ignoring the core duties of a truck - outstanding towing and payload performance with a level of integration and technology only Ford can offer.

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Ford F-150 Tremor (2021)

In addition to its off-road abilities, Ford F-150 Tremor maintains the kind of day-to-day capability expected out of every F-150 pickup. Tremor has a maximum...
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Battery bakkies in Ford's future

Commercial vehicles at Ford are going to be battery-driven soon after a recent electrification announcement.

Like many of its rivals, Ford is realizing that its future vehicle portfolio must electrify. The American automotive company, which markets the world’s most popular vehicle – its F-150 bakkie – has announced sweeping changes to its business. Most of these strategic inputs will focus on transforming Ford’s product portfolio into one which only markets electric and hybrid vehicles, in future.

Ford has announced some very ambitious dates to achieve its objectives. The first date is 2026, by which Ford wants its European division to only sell electric passenger vehicles.

A crucial asset in Ford’s aim to achieve this will be the modernisation of its Cologne assembly plant in Germany. With a highly-skilled labour force and access to Europe’s most stable and established technology supply chain, Ford is spending R15bn on making the Cologne plant better – which is interestingly, a similar amount to what is currently being invested in the company’s South African facility at Tshwane.

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Battery bakkies in Ford's future

Commercial vehicles at Ford are going to be battery-driven soon after a recent electrification announcement. Like many of its rivals, Ford is realizing that its future vehicle portfolio must electrify. The American automotive company, which markets the world’s most popular vehicle – its F-150...
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Ford's F-150 EV Will Be Called 'Lightning' Because You Know Why: Report

Sometimes car names write themselves. We can debate all day about whether the Mustang Mach-E deserves the pony car’s moniker, but Mach-E in isolation was decently clever. Boxster was also a good name I’m ashamed to say I didn’t get until I was well into my teenage years.

Anyway, Ford intends to resurrect the Lightning badge for its all-electric F-150, Car and Driver reports it has learned from an unnamed source. While I’m sure some will grumble that the Lightning was a sport truck intended only for the streets and the F-150 EV won’t have quite the same slant, it should still be very fast and very electric — and that’s what counts. It’s just too perfect a name to ignore.

When pestered for a statement, Car and Driver says Ford responded in the usual way, refusing to “comment on speculation about future products.”

We don’t have a ton of nitty-gritty details on the electric F-150, but we do have a shadowy render of the grille. Surprise: It seems like it’ll look similar to the F-150s powered by dinosaur fuel.

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Ford's F-150 EV Is Called 'Lightning' Because You Know Why: Report (Updated) - Jalopnik

Sometimes car names write themselves. We can debate all day about whether the Mustang Mach-E deserves the pony car’s moniker, but Mach-E in isolation was decently clever. Boxster was also a good name I’m ashamed to say I didn’t get until I was well into my teenage years.
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The 2021 Ford F-150 Can Weigh Your Load For You

Have you ever loaded up a truck with cargo, people and a trailer but had no idea how much it all weighed? The 2021 Ford F-150 has an answer for this conundrum: It can actually weigh your load for you.

Today’s trucks can haul huge loads. That’s all fine and dandy, but you still need to make sure you aren’t exceeding weight ratings and potentially causing safety issues. So how do you figure out how much it all weighs? The old way was to drive out to a commercial scale and weigh it.

Ford has a better idea: A feature coming to the 2021 Ford F-150 this summer will take some of the guesswork out of towing and hauling.

The Onboard Scales system will let F-150 owners estimate the weight of their load in real-time. As owners pile stuff into the truck’s bed or people into cab, Onboard Scales will display a weight estimate in a number of areas.

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The 2021 Ford F-150 Can Weigh Your Load For You - Jalopnik

Have you ever loaded up a truck with cargo, people and a trailer but had no idea how much it all weighed? The 2021 Ford F-150 has an answer for this conundrum: It can actually weigh your load for you.
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Ford to revive F-150 Lightning name for new electric pick-up

Battery-electric version of Ford's US best-seller set to be revealed next week

Ford will revive the F-150 Lightning name for the first electric version of its hugely successful pick-up truck, which will be revealed next week.

The new battery-electric version of Ford’s best-selling model in the US is considered key to the firm’s electrification targets. It will rival the likes of the forthcoming Tesla Cybertruck when it goes on sale in the US in 2022.

The heavy-duty EV will revive the Lightning badge, which was previously used in the 1990s for a number of road-focused performance versions of the F-150. That follows a trend to revive classic names for EVs set by Ford with the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV.

Ford has yet to reveal technical details of the F-150 Lightning, but the firm has promised it will offer the “power, payload and towing capability that is the hallmark” of all Ford pick-ups.

Ford boss Jim Farley said: “Every so often, a new vehicle comes along that disrupts the status quo and changes the game: the [Ford] Model T, [Ford] Mustang, [Toyota] Prius, [Tesla] Model 3. Now comes the F-150 Lightning.

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Ford to revive F-150 Lightning name for new electric pick-up | Autocar

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WATCH: Ford set to reveal new all-electric F-150 Lightning pick-up truck

The Ford Motor Company has confirmed that its new F-150 Lightning pick-up truck is going all-electric and that production starts as early as 2022. Production of the F-150 Lightning begins in Q2 next year at the all-new Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Centre in Dearborn.

The smartest pick-up truck its ever made

The vehicle will be revealed next week Wednesday, May 19, at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn and live-streamed for millions to watch. Ford says the F-150 Lightning brings stunning innovation, technologies and capabilities to the F-Series, America’s best-selling vehicle, combined with the power, payload and towing capability that is the hallmark of all Built Ford Tough trucks.

The reveal takes place at 3:30pm South African time, if you’d like to tune in on this page as we’ll post the direct YouTube link to the global premiere from Ford World Headquarters.

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WATCH: Ford set to reveal new all-electric F-150 Lightning pick-up truck

The Ford F-150 is one of the world’s best-selling vehicles, and it’s stepping into the electric age with Lightning pace
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Here's A Sneak Peek At Ford's Electric F-150 Lightning Waiting For The President Under A Sheet

Much like a mistress snuck into the White House by President Kennedy’s secret service, the new electric Ford F150 Lightning awaits a presidential visit under a sheet. Thanks to some pictures of the event space at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center tweeted out early, we can clearly see this important new truck waiting there, under one of those fancy silken auto-show drapes.

In a few hours, President Biden is supposed to show up and pep-talk America in front of that huge flag, though I think most of us are really more interested about what’s under that sheet.

We’ve already learned a good bit about the electric F-150 already; we know it’ll look mostly like a normal F-150 in size and proportion, and the front end has already been teased, and looks to have a large, inverted-U-shaped light bar and a faceted not-grille.

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Here's A Sneak Peek At Ford's Electric F-150 Lightning Waiting For The President Under A Sheet UPDATED - Jalopnik

Much like a mistress snuck into the White House by President Kennedy’s secret service, the new electric Ford F150 Lightning awaits a presidential visit under a sheet. Thanks to some pictures of the event space at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center tweeted out early, we can clearly see this...
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