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2021 Ford F-150 Goes Head-to-Head With 2021 Toyota Tundra, Truck Fans Triumph

With the Blue Oval gunning for the 45th yearly sales crown for the F-Series, it’s no wonder the company pushes the envelope with the 2021 F-150. And, in a bid to paint the full-size truck in the best light, Ford even takes a look at the alternatives to find their soft spots.
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Now in its fourteenth generation, the 2021 F-150 hasn’t gotten off to a great start considering all the shortages and delays, but it’s currently looking to showcase its assets to respect the heritage. And, officially, Ford says, “there’s an F-150 for everyone,” including truck aficionados that actually considered the acquisition of a 2021 Toyota Tundra.

Amid both negative and positive news, the Blue Oval is undeterred in its quest to prepare the smoothest road possible for its legendary F-150. After all, it’s “tougher than before (and) smarter than ever,” so the truck is also obviously not afraid of a bit of comparison with the Japanese rival.

Of course, since it comes via Ford's official YouTube channel, we can all imagine the Tundra wasn’t going to win the skirmish anyway. After all, it’s not the first time we see one of these “head-to-head” features, as they also tried to snatch Tacoma buyers in the past. The sales proved them wrong when pitting the Ranger against the Japanese rival, last we heard, but it’s entirely possible the 2021 F-150 will snatch the win in real life in return.

As far as the numbers go, a 2021 F-150 has a base MSRP of $28,940 against the costlier $33,825 figure Toyota asks for the 2021 Tundra. And, as Ford is keen to point out, the F-150 also comes with a few other advantages, such as the higher max towing capacity, the hybrid powertrain option (complete with the lifesaving 7.2 kW mobile generator), as well as certain class-exclusive technologies.

Of course, there’s one thing Ford doesn’t mention—how about that Toyota reputation for reliability and the well-known Blue Oval appetence for the lack of it?

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About the author: Aurel Niculescu
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Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution.
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