Ford is adding platform scales, an intelligent hitch and adaptive dampers to its 150 F-2021.
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Ford is adding platform scales, an intelligent hitch and adaptive dampers to its 150 F-2021.

These three new features help you easily tow within the manufacturer's recommended limits and ensure safe driving in any situation.

The F-150 innovates and offers new features. which help owners to facilitate the work carried out with the pickup truck. 

Ford has added new technology to the F-150. new pickup now equipped with class-exclusive on-board weights, intelligent hitch and now permanently controlled damping. Ford says these new features are designed to help owners tow and haul equipment to work while boosting confidence on the road.

“We are constantly working to create an ongoing history of powerful, powerful and intelligent trucks designed to make F-150 customers even more productive.” . it demonstrates everything it takes to improve the F-150 customer experience, providing even more confidence when towing and hauling.”

Now with built-in scales, the truck will be able to measure how much the pickup truck is going to carry. Charging information is displayed on the touch screen along with a graphical representation, which can be viewed on a mobile phone through the FordPass app.

The company says that when the truck is charging, all four lights come on, indicating that it is fully charged. When the truck is being overloaded, the top lights flash.

The smart hitch helps owners to easily load trailers and drive the trailer safely. This new hitch measures the hitch weight of an attached trailer to help distribute the weight of the trailer properly.

The trailer configuration can also be seen on the touch screen and from there you can see which distribution will be the best and avoid overloading the zones. This new system will also indicate if the hitch weight is too high or too low. and can even help owners properly tension the hitch

Constantly available controlled damping helps improve handling and ride quality.especially when towing or carrying heavy loads. 

Thanks to the operation of several sensors and a computer inside the F-150, damping can be adjusted depending on the situation and the terrain on which the pickup is moving. Ford explains that when the edge of a pothole is detected, the dampers become firmer, preventing the tires from sinking as deep into the pothole. The pitch can be adjusted by selecting any of the available drive modes.

The 150 Ford F-2021 has six powertrain options. Five of these have been carried over from the previous generation, and there's a new 6-litre V-3.5 twin-hybrid. turbine PowerBoost.

New for the new hybrid is a more powerful option, this engine can produce 430 horsepower, while the 8-liter V-5.0 and 6-liter EcoBoost V-3.5 increase power slightly over the 2020 model.

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