[FHD]

Why? Ford's F-150 engineering manager Dawn Piechock said that “What we saw from our customers is that there is a lot of usage on and around the tailgate. In the feedback we received, usability was a key element, and we wanted to help enable pain points and what [customers] were using tailgates for. Many customers used tailgate for projects, whether it construction or DIY, working, helping with community. These improvements made sense compared to a different or more radical tailgate.”

2021 F-150 Tailgate: Why All-New Truck Does Not Have Barn-Style Doors

We reach out to Ford to find out why the 2021 F-150 tailgate doesn't have barn-style doors or multifunction capability like the Ram or GMC Sierra.

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I personally like the fact Ford is keeping it simple. But what about everyone else? Could the 2021+ F-150 benefit from a multifunction approach?

 

[SuperDuty]

I think the F-150 can benefit for more functionality in the tailgate. Not as nuts as the Ram's barn doors, but kind of what GMC has done with the Sierra.

 

[SuperDuty]

It looks like Ford is changing its tone about the multi-function tailgate.

Ford F-150 Might Get Multi-Function Tailgate To Rival GMC

This is very interesting, despite unveiling the new F-150 with a traditional tailgate, Ford Authority is reporting that Ford is working on a multi-function tailgate to go up against GMC and Ram. In the article they say that Ford is using "several rapid prototyping techniques" to get it done...

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