Ford is engaged on a mid-cycle replace for its present F-150, and it is going to be unveiled in September on the 2023 Detroit auto present.
The data was revealed by Ford CEO Jim Farley final week throughout a press convention for the corporate’s second quarter earnings outcomes, in keeping with Automotive Information (subscription required).
The up to date F-150 will possible arrive as a 2024 mannequin. The present F-150 arrived for 2021, and the replace will possible be the one notable enhancements till the arrival of a next-generation mannequin, possible for the 2027 mannequin 12 months.
Prototypes for the up to date F-150 have been noticed. Camouflage gear on the take a look at automobiles factors to new designs for the lights at each ends, a revised grille, and probably a multi-function tailgate. A revised sprint with a portrait-oriented infotainment display can also be considered coming.
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R
Up to date variations of the F-150 Raptor and F-150 Raptor R must also be coming, although timing for the high-performance variants is not clear.
Ford may place extra concentrate on the hybrid F-150 this time round. Talking throughout the convention, Farley stated Ford has been “stunned” by the recognition of the hybrid F-150. He stated greater than 10% of F-150 consumers go for the powertrain, which pairs a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 with a single electrical motor for a mixed 430 hp.
The up to date F-150 is considered considered one of six debuts deliberate by the Detroit 3 automakers for this 12 months’s Detroit auto present. Organizers have stated double the variety of manufacturers will take part in comparison with final 12 months.
The present runs Sept. 13-24 and can embrace new points of interest, together with a monitor devoted to electrical automobiles and different out of doors occasions. The majority of the motion will nonetheless happen at Detroit’s Huntington Place (beforehand the TCF Middle; earlier than that, Cobo), which has held the present since 1965.