Ford F-150: long life to the king

Sales sample – the pick-up Ford F-150 It is a real icon in the United States, because it made its debut in 1948 and the sales charts dominated undisputed: together with the other versions of the Serie F family, the best -selling vehicle in the United States has been for 38 years (896,526 deliveries in 2019). Today the fourteenth generation is presented, equipped for the first time of a hybrid system with 1.5 kWh batteries (housed under the cassone floor) which do not recharge from the outside, but in the slowdowns and braking.

Full hybrid – Il hybrid system of the new Ford F-150 It is composed of the Biturbo V6 3.5 EcoBoost engine and an electric engine with 48 HP, integrated at the 10 -speed Selectshit automatic transmission: when the accelerator is released, it is dragged and generates energy to recharge the batteries; During the thrust, it supports 3.5 and improves performance and consumption. The American house has not announced the overall power of the system. In addition to the V6 3.5 Full Hybrid, also in a non -hybrid version, V6 3.3 aspirated engines are available, Biturbo V6 2.7 and aspirated V8 5.0, in addition to the V6 3.0 turbodiesel.

Advanced look – Il Ford F-150 edition 2021of which the external dimensions have not been known (the shorter version should exceed 531 cm of the previous model), has the steel plate and the aluminum bodywork, such as the previous generation, while the style has been updated in the wake of continuity: the mask extends more to the sides, has a single central strip and the LED headlights are embellished with the day -in -themed day of the shape of L To optimize aerodynamics, with the aim of improving consumption, Ford has added small mobile bulkheads in the front grill: they open when the engine has to cool down, but close with the vehicle in motion at constant speed.

The lever disappears – The dashboard of the new Ford F-150 It appears more well-kept and satisfying, thanks to the use of better fabrics and wider screens: in the console there may be the touch of 8 “or 12”, the latter with the functionality to show two screens at the same time, but there is also the 12 “screen in the dashboard. In the tunnel there is the classic automatic gearbox lever, but Ford has studied an intelligent solution to fold it out when the F-15 is parked: By ordering the unprecedented interior work surface, the lever is automatically falling in the tunnel and you can open a sort of table, large enough to host a laptop with a 15 “screen.

Has assisted guide – Il Ford F-150 It is equipped with the SYNC 4 multimedia system, connected to the Internet and capable of downloading updates as if it were a smartphone; It also has the wireless version of Android Auto and Apple Carplay. There is no shortage of automatic braking and the advanced Active Drive Assist assisted driving system, however available by the third quarter of 2021: if the driver pays attention to the road (it is monitored by a camera aimed frontally) and the F-150 follows a road with a sparottraffo among those selected (initially it will be active on 160,000 km in Canada and the United States), the driving assistance system can also work if the driver can work. does not hold the steering wheel. There are also many “goodies” welcome to those who use the Ford F-150 for work, including two electrical outlets in the body.