Ford has utilized for logos on the F-150 Lobo and Maverick Lobo names, hinting at attainable new variants of the 2 pickup vehicles.

Each trademark functions have been filed with america Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) August 14 masking “motor automobiles, specifically gasoline and electrical vehicles, pickup vehicles, sport utility automobiles, and their structural components.”

“Lobo” is Spanish for “wolf,” so the Lobo fashions would broaden a menagerie of pickup variants that already consists of the F-150 Rattler and Raptor off-road fashions. Ford’s lineup is fairly properly stocked with off-road vehicles for the time being, together with not solely the Rattler and Raptor, but in addition Tremor variations of each the F-150 and Maverick.

The trademark functions point out “gasoline and electrical vehicles,” however there is no such thing as a electrical Maverick as of but. Ford is engaged on a efficiency model of the F-150 Lightning, however has already filed a trademark software for the F-150 Flash identify, which looks as if a extra possible candidate.

That leaves an internal-combustion efficiency mannequin as a risk. This could fill a spot within the Maverick lineup, and would give the F-150 lineup one thing it hasn’t had for the reason that authentic, gasoline-powered Lightning went out of manufacturing. Ford not too long ago launched a supercharger choice for the F-150, however as a dealer-installed efficiency package deal, not as a part of a definite mannequin.

A refreshed F-150 is slated to debut on the 2023 Detroit auto present in September, updating the present era that debuted for the 2021 mannequin yr. Anticipated to debut as a 2024 mannequin, spy pictures level to new designs for the lights at each ends, probably a multifunction tailgate, and a revised sprint with a portrait-oriented touchscreen. If a Lobo variant is not a part of this refresh, it might seem with the next-generation F-150 anticipated in 2027.