Very good video. I love the 120 volt outlet in the bed, something I wished I had on my 2019 F-350 Super Duty. I love your comment for considering adding a 50 amp RV connection in the bed as well. That would be a game changer for sure.
I wonder how much those tailgate motors will cost to replace over time. Cool idea but my concern would be longevity. The tie downs and clamp spots, awesome! Pencil holders, ehh the old tailgate liners would hold pencils better. Also the ruler, kinda cool until it gets all scratched up and is unreadable. Also the middle part looks like it could be slick when wet especially after it gets worn a bit. Still love Ford but that’s all gotta cost a pretty pennie!
Not everyone wants a bedliner. Plus, that's another 500 to 700 dollar market value option, that's a lot of money to put on the consumer as a forced upgrade, it's not like Ford is just going to lose 500 dollars in profits per truck to give you a bedliner, you're paying for it either way.
That innovation and the tailgate is very very smart I don't care for the multi-pro tailgate on the GMs nor do I really care about the Barn door style on the RAM. But having spots for clamps and tie downs and pencils is very innovative pair that with their onboard power system. Those are features that I would love in my line of work if that stuff comes to the super duty I would seriously consider trading in my Duramax
The man step comes in clutch when you’ve got a toolbox in the bed. Those c clamp points need to hurry up and make it to the super duty, probably my favorite part of the tailgate. Not sure how usable that measuring line would be. I doubt the tie down points are worth much. My experience has been that the tie downs and ratchet points start to give when you’ve still got some tension you can ratchet out.
Ford knew. You are one of the focuses for this new tailgate. I've got a '13 F-150 Platinum with the pull out step tailgate, version 1. Steel body. No pneumatic strut to slow tailgate fall. No motor to help it up. My wife REALLY doesn't like to open or close that tailgate. She can do it, but it takes both her hands. That means setting something on the pavement to free up a hand sometimes. Result: She only drives her minivan with its pushbutton doors and hatch, not my truck.
As far as the bed capacity goes, that explains why when I had a pallet of sod in the bed of the truck, not only did it squat a lot but driving home was squirrelly at best, freaked me out! It felt like the truck was floating so I put the 4 ways on and didn’t go past 50 mph. I drive a 2017 tundra 1796 4wd My dream truck is a loaded f250. Just can’t afford it.
Funny how these manufacturers make it sound like a tailgate weighs 300lbs. so you need help raising and lowering it. I know it's geared more towards older people, but if you're that frail, and can't lift a tailgate, you probably shouldn't be driving.
The reality is that 99.99% of the time you'll simply open and close it by hand. This is for that .01% of the time when your hands are full and it's pouring down rain and you get in the house and don't want to run back through the bad weather to close your gate.
I think friction might hold it long enough that it would just drop safely on the floor of the bed. Drop might be 5 inches at the most. Even if it does fall into the hinge, I would expect there's a safety thing to prevent the tailgate from trying to force it shut. Just about the only way your phone would actually break is if it manage to fall into *and* through the hinge, causing it to fall to the ground.
The plastic cap covering the tailgate step pops off with little force dragging against it. For example pulling 2”x6”x12’ across it. Luckily it pops back into place.
I wish they made a truck just a truck again... lol... like the fancy schmancy stuff no doubt but its gonna break... and self repair is completely out the window nowadays... would love a tailgate that just opened and closed... and kept stuff in the bed... (opinion is mine, not forcing on anybody else)...
The Hybrid F150 with the 7.2 Kw generator / inverter will be the boondockers dream come true, especially if they're towing something relatively small like a moderately sized Air Stream, or an Oliver Elite. But whether it's a 30 or a 50 amp connection, there are adapters for all of them, so hooking up will not be an issue.
One thing that was incorrectly stated, the 4WD system is already accounted for in weight. A 4WD truck has a 7050 GVWR while a 2WD truck has a 6750 GVWR. Ford ups the GVWR for the 4WD so payloads remain the same between the two models. My 2016 was 4WD, 7050, my 2018 is 2WD 6750. IOW you don't lose any payload getting a 4WD, and you don't gain any payload going 2WD.
This is what Ford is worried about? What about the engines that keep destroying camshafts? What about military grade that makes it increasingly less valuable? Making the frame so bad as well as the whole body so a small accident totals out the truck? What about CPU/ ECM/ etc...? Diesel engine failures? Oh, but no fear, an automatic tailgate that doubled as a workbench for people that use it as a weekend warrior.
100% man! Oh, but he said "it's a work truck" Ford and everyone else has lost their minds, no working man or woman will want to spend the kind of money that these guys are asking. It's insane. But I do like that new seat that folds into a bed. Good for sleeping / living in your truck since most people won't be able to pay their mortgage anymore.
I’m super stoked to potentially buy one of these in 2022. Still liking the ram interior better but the utility of these new Fords might outweigh that for me. Decisions decisions.
For the 2021 Ford F-150 series, they've increased the max payload capacity by 55 pounds to 3,325. Of course that's only the base model, two-wheel-drive, single-cab, long bed equipped with the 5.0L V-8 engine. A similar extended-cab truck can haul 3,010 pounds, while a crew-cab can handle 2,900 pounds. The PowerBoost hybrid F-150 boasts a maximum payload of 2,120 pounds, the 1.5 kWh battery probably has something to do with that, but has the best gas mileage of 24/24/24 (city/highway/average), though the diesel model should do better for highway efficiency, and of course either the default 2.4 kW Pro Power Onboard or the upgrade option to 7.2 kW that they talked about in this video... From their site, looks like Ford is only offering the Pro Power Onboard feature on the short bed, not an option on the medium and long beds but the regular gas or diesel model looks like it can get it for at least 2.0 kWh... WorkbenchTailgate, though, is available in all configurations...
You can run your house on it in an emergency if the hurricane knocks out the power. As long as you have gas it's a Survivor vehicle. The hybrid with 7.2kw.
I'm a diehard Ford guy, but that tailgate work station is a compete gimmick. That measuring strip will be trashed after something is drug across it. The tie downs on the tailgate is a great idea though
7.2 kw WILL power a 50amp RV BTW (just might have to watch running too much at one time. 7.2kw is about 60amps on 120v current and 30amps on 240 current...
I’ve actually wondered this because my f150 has a ccc of 1600lbs but is that subtracted with my full tank weight? Because 36 gallons of gas is 216 lbs so does that mean my ccc is actually 1384 lbs when I’m fully loaded with gas?
@@TheFiremanJoe sometimes correct. Payload capacity is curb weight subtracted from GVWR. Apparently curb weight may or may not include the fuel although it will always include the other fluids such as oil, transmission, coolant, brake fluid. The EPA’s definition of curb weight includes a tank of fuel.
Not everyone has 2nd vehicles, but they still may need their truck for pulling their boat, camper, hauling the quad / motorcycle, using for work duties, etc. These newer trucks are so comfortable, roomy, and well equipped, they can be used as commuter / family vehicles. Or else one spouse will take the car / cross-over / SUV to work, while the other spouse drives the truck to work that is used for the above mentioned. Every house hold has different requirements for a vehicle. It's really not strange at all.
As I sit outside I’m looking at a 1500 Chevy that gets driven 30k a year and gets a hand calculated 22 mpg so not really sure that 23 is out of the question.
@@mattox6553 Not really 'doubting' you, but are you hand calculating on a full tank worth of driving or? With my truck, although it's not meant to get good gas mileage, a 2018 GMC Sierra 3500 HD Crew Cab Long Bed SLE 4x4 6.0l gasser over the 32k miles it has on it right now I've not reset the 2nd trip meter ever (It's still from factory setting) it's at 9.6 mpg. Now, that's a real world number of summer / winter driving, towing, hauling, empty, highway, town, idling because it's over the entire life of the vehicle. I can 'hand calculate' 14 mpg on a road trip only doing highway speeds but that's not very realistic now is it? When it's -30 degrees outside and my truck idles for 20 minutes warming up there's like a gallon of fuel burned right there lol, that really brings your averages down, but you're paying for that fuel whether the truck drives or doesn't so it should be included.
Wow. Absolutely amazing. I can’t even think of how many times I have needed a pencil holder on my tailgate. And i never know where to put my cell phone. I usually put it on the ground. Now i can put it on the tailgate in a special holder? Oh 🤩. Fords innovation is absolutely horrible.
So can the 240V 30A powerboost outlet power a 30A RV? I understand that RV uses 120V 30A, and I also find some 240V 30A to 120V 30A Adapter, It seems that 240V has 4 prone and 120V has 3 prone, so is it because 240V has 2 120V fire lines and the adapter just bypass one of them making it 120V?
My 2019 gmc sierra slt has all these functions already and they are better. And both the gmc and the chevy have auto up and down gates available also..just trying to compete with a truck that had all this 2 model years sooner..try and keep up ford
I understand the importance of numbers but let's get real. If you got 1500 pounds in the bed or a 13000 pound trailer behind it, I really don't think the truck cares if there's another passenger in the cab or a sun roof. Like anyone's going to not put that last bag of sand in the bed because it'll be over the sticker on the door. 😂
True 😂 nobody weighs the load before putting it in the bed. Just keep loading it until its resting on the bump stops. Then maybe take a little bit out 😂😂
Your truck won't fall apart obviously if you load it up to its max payload then put a feather on it, but the suspension, axles, wheels, tires and brakes are designed with the gvwr in mind, so overloading your truck can potentially cause failure at any one of those points. While vehicles are usually overbult, one home depot run on the other side of town goes 150lbs over won't break anything, but regularly getting on a highway going 65mph with a fully loaded truck, now not having the suspension behave normally because its bogged down and your braking distance being much higher, its dangerous to you and the people around you.
Indeed, everyday I use the tailgate to hold my phone. 🤦♀️ Instead of having the steps to climb into the truck, I’d rather have a ramp like in the cyber truck. And for the tailgate lifting, why not include way #5 when your hands are full and the tailgate opens by itself by waiving your feet under the tailgate.
My wife walked in and the commentators stated "the tail gate has so many option, this is the perfect time to buy a truck". So my wife said "$60k for a truck just because of the tail gate, you guys are always chasing tails"... only if she knew what I was thinking: "buying this tailgate @ $60k is cheaper than the tailgate I married"..
Did they fix the timing chain issues at 60K, cats gone at 60K, cam phazers at 60K, IWE failures at 60K? Can ford make a truck to last past 100K miles? Please ask him the REAL questions. Love these new Ford trucks but you better have the Triple Platinum 7-10 /Year Extended Warranty while you own these trucks or else you are screwed!
@@mobgma Sorry bro, all of their DNR money went into making a tailgate go up and down that also holds your pencil. That was $10 million a loan, the other issues couldn't be addressed.
My 2015 Lariat with v6 eco boost has a payload of 1715 and similar tow capacity with max tow package. . How is this nice new truck so much lower? Is the added weight from the v8?
So if you move the supplies to the storage of the travel trailer opposed to the bed of the truck, less weight would be taken away from the payload capacity even though the tongue weight would be more?
Depends on where you put it in the trailer. Unless you put it right on the hitch you will be adding weight but less than what it actually weighs? If that makes sense. Every foot you put your load back it puts less and less weight on the truck.
thats a whole different conversation on how to balance a trailer properly, but yes, using the payload of your trailer over the payload of your truck is generally advised
I’ll bet the numbers show over 60% of this size truck sold ISN’T A WORK TRUCK, COULD BE ALMOST 75%. They are all homeowner everyday drive no work trucks.
Maybe Ford should spend less time developing power tailgate motors and more time fixing the 3.5 ecoboost so you don’t have to have your cam phasers replaced at 15k miles due to the engine rattling, like my 2019 did.
The rating on the hitch has little to do with the truck’s maximum tow rating. Only Chevy and GMC have the specific tow capacity for a particular truck and that’s on a sticker on the driver‘a b-pillar.
@@jamesbeaman6337 Seriously I checked all the F150's at work and the rating on that sticker is different. My maxTow said 13200. Most others were 7700. One was 9900lbs. one was 11000.
@@democratsareterrorists Ford is just adding options their customers recommend to them that will make their lives easier if they want to pay for them. They aren’t standard equipment and you can still purchase a low optioned truck for much less money.
Love my f150 but came to hate ford. I've had hell dealing with ford warranty issues and run arounds they give me, with issues still unresolved 2 years later with my wifes '16 explorer and my '17 f150. I'm sure anyone will love these trucks but hopefully you never have to deal with their warranty. They'll leave you hanging, or they did me at least so far on both vehicles. I've been a "ford guy" always until I bought their new vehicles. Never again.
The lowest gear ratio. You can get currently with a 3.5 EcoBoost is a 3.55. and in the 5.0L you can get a 3.73. the only truck you can get a 4.10 in is the Raptor. The 10 speed transmission helps with gear reduction, so you don't need such a low rear gear ratio.
you don't need rear gears that low anymore simply because the transmission has them now. The first gear on the 10 speed is a 4.69, where in the past it was closer to 3.75, and as a result you get better fuel economy with still lower gearing in first (and second) gear. The options in the truck are 3.15 (rwd 3.5 ecoboost only) 3.31, 3.55 and 3.73, and the max tow is on the 3.55 and 3.73 gears. The 3.73 is offered only because so many people like you want a low rear end, same reason they still offer the 5.0 despite the ecoboost being better in every way.
@@james2042 no I don't think you can. My 2018 has max trailer tow package and only has a 3.55 rear gear. Ever since they put the 10 speed in the F150 you couldn't option a 3.5 EcoBoost with a 3.73. all the other engines you can tho.
Some truck options are stupid. If you need trailer backing assist you probably shouldn't be pulling a trailer. No need for c-clamp spots because no real carpenter clamps boards while cutting them. Not much need for corded power tools these days, and if you can't open and shut a tailgate with your own hands you shouldn't probably own a truck. Trucks these days are a joke for the money. Not to mention aluminum beds wtf.
And this is why the average joe cant aford a new truck these days . let alone be able to fix the tail gate when your crew break the tail gate .doing day today work . Damit ford stary making real work trucks again.
