Rival news: Ford Midsize EV Pickup's Bed / Bed Rails - first look peek

[E90400K]

It's been a slow news day in the Slate world since 24 April, 2025....

Bada boom!

 

[MotoGary]

I don't know what kind of vibe it has. We've seen this fraction of the bed rails, and a bit of the area that would be the grill on an ICE vehicle. And those have probably been bits of prototypes that may be changed significantly.
Anything else that has been posted has been just artistic renderings, mostly done with AI.

True. But that fraction of the bed rails totally screams Honda Ridgeline. 😁

 

[tgpii]

Midsize? Isn't that the maverick/ranger? What happened to mini trucks?

 

[Shrink36s]

I'm sensing fellow WIS nerds in this forum...

 

[beatle]

Midsize? Isn't that the maverick/ranger? What happened to mini trucks?

Ranger is midsize, Maverick is compact. Ford was never planning mini truck.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

None of it will matter once these Chinese EV get their foot through the door... It is only a matter of time.
https://www.reuters.com/business/au...s-you-could-buy-5-new-chinese-evs-2026-04-28/

 

[Shrink36s]

None of it will matter once these Chinese EV get their foot through the door... It is only a matter of time.
https://www.reuters.com/business/au...s-you-could-buy-5-new-chinese-evs-2026-04-28/

The automakers have a huge lobby, and fight this like crazy, and for good reason...
https://moneywise.com/auto/auto/toyota-honda-ford-ceos-warning-china-portfolio
Now, they could pull their heads out of their rear ends and retool and rethink what they do, but will they? Doubtful. Which is really sad. My family has a long history with the automotive industry here in Michigan, and I'd really hate to see the US automakers tank completely. They will make their own beds, however, they always do.

 

[tgpii]

Ranger is midsize, Maverick is compact. Ford was never planning mini truck.

Mavetick is midsize. 80's toyota compact. Kei compact, 80/90s ranger compact. Mitsubishi mighty max compact. Dodge Ranpage compact. Subaru brat compact.

 

[tgpii]

None of it will matter once these Chinese EV get their foot through the door... It is only a matter of time.
https://www.reuters.com/business/au...s-you-could-buy-5-new-chinese-evs-2026-04-28/

Chicken tax part 2?

 

[beatle]

Mavetick is midsize. 80's toyota compact. Kei compact, 80/90s ranger compact. Mitsubishi mighty max compact. Dodge Ranpage compact. Subaru brat compact.

If the Maverick is midsize (and it's not) then what's today's Ranger? (Hint: it's a midsize.)

Kei trucks are mini. They're 3 feet shorter than the other vehicles you listed, and 2 1/2 feet shorter than even the Slate.

Like it or not, the Maverick and Santa Cruz are the only compact trucks sold in the US today. The size classes are not frozen in time. They're just used to compare across vehicles of a similar size available at the same time.

Also, the F100 is about the same length as the Maverick.