Spy Photos Give an Even Closer Look at the 2021 Ford F-150

• We spied the 2021 Ford F-150 with its front partly uncovered, showing design cues of the best-selling truck’s latest version.
• This upcoming F-150 will be built on a new body-on-frame platform that will support plug-in-hybrid and electric powertrains.
• Expect the 2021 F-150 to make its debut soon, as Ford said the electric F-150 would follow the Mustang Mach-E in its push for electrification.

Ford is getting ready to evolve its best-selling F-150 pickup truck for the 2021 model year. It could have a slightly smaller V-8 engine, a plug-in-hybrid powertrain, and a new platform that will support the first ever electric powertrain in a Ford truck, ready for future competition from the newly announced GMC Hummer EV and other recently announced electric trucks.

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From these spy photos, we can see that the F-150’s overall design won’t be altered too dramatically. The bulk of the differences are in the truck’s design cues, specifically the grille, headlight surrounds, and taillights—the only things fully visible in these photos.

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As for the powertrain options, we know that there will be a plug-in-hybrid option as well as the introduction of the first electric F-150. Specs on these electrified powertrains are still unknown, although Ford did pull a stunt last summer in which a prototype F-150 EV towed a one-million-pound train filled with 42 F-150 trucks.

Expect the new F-150 to make its official debut in the near future. We say this because Ted Cannis, Ford’s global director for electrification, told Automotive News Canada that the electric F-150 will be next after the Mustang Mach-E, which was revealed late last year.