DETROIT — The top-selling lorry in America will get a bit of a facelift next year, one of simply a coupleof brand-new or upgraded cars that will be revealed off this week at Detroit’s huge vehicle program.
Ford revealed the newest variation of the F-150 pickup Tuesday night at an occasion next to Huntington Place, the convention center that will host the North American International Auto Show beginning with media day on Wednesday.
It’s one of just 4 brand-new or revamped automobiles to be revealed at the reveal, consistingof designs from Stellantis’ Jeep off-road brandname, and from General Motors’ GMC and Cadillac brandnames.
That’s far short of the 40 or 50 brand-new designs that were frequently revealed throughout the reveal’s primetime. During the past 4 or 5 years, carmanufacturers haveactually been avoiding car reveals as the chosen locations to expose brand-new designs. Instead, they’re choosing to program them online for less cash and at times when they wear’t have to share the spotlight with others.
Detroit carmanufacturers are likewise in a standoff with the United Auto Workers union, with the 2 sides apparently far from reaching a brand-new agreement arrangement priorto a Thursday night duedate.
The Detroit program will rather focus more on experiences for customers, consistingof an indoor electrical car track and on-street ride-and-drives. Tesla, missing from the program for years, will return for those occasions with a screen on the flooring.
The F-150 will get a brand-new front grille, dark-colored headlamps and some brand-new vents, as well as included functions. Ford will drop a 3.3-liter V6 engine as the base powerplant. Even the leastexpensive trim line of XL now will get the business’s more effective 325-horsepow