10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Ford F-150 Keeps Chevrolet Trailblazer on Its Tailgate
The Ford F-150 may consistently be the top-selling vehicle in the U.S., but in the massively competitive pickup truck market, no one can afford to let the other guy get an edge on them. The F-150 was fully redesigned for 2021, so the 2024 version bowing at the 2023 North American International Auto Show in Detroit isn’t a bumper-to-bumper overhaul — though its most significant updates are in the front and back. In Cars.com’s most popular news story of the past week, we run down what’s new with the king of half-ton trucks as we got up close and personal with it at the Detroit auto show.
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Perhaps most notable is the well-conceived Pro Access Tailgate, which considers all those awkward positions and ergonomic inadequacies and addresses them in ways both simple (driver-side opening, integrated bumper step) and technological (power opening and closing). The available tailgate upgrade is also designed to coexist well with add-ons like trailers and tonneau covers to ensure seamless usability. Meanwhile, new exterior styling flourishes include a front-end spanning, headlight-enveloping “coast-to-coast” grille and new LED headlight designs on lower trims that strike that just-right note of trying something new without taking it too far.
For the full details on what we found when we examined the 2024 Ford F-150 in Detroit, follow the link below to the No. 1 news story of the week.
Blazing its own trail behind the F-150 on our weekly countdown of most read articles is the Chevrolet Trailblazer, lightly updated for the 2024 model year. New exterior styling flourishes include a curvier front end along with a revised bumper and running lights. Interior upgrades include a standard 11-inch multimedia touchscreen — growing by some 57% compared to the standard unit on the outgoing model — as well as an 8-inch digital cluster and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration. The latest version of the subcompact SUV is available at dealerships now.
For everything else we know about the 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer — including pricing and trim levels — follow the link below to the No. 3 news story of the week.
Beyond that, we’ve got headlines on the Chevrolet Camaro, GMC Canyon, Hyundai Kona and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. 2024 Ford F-150 Up Close: Smart, Sensible Improvements
2. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
3. 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer: New Faces, New Prices
4. 2024 Hyundai Kona Review: Bigger, Bolder, Better
5. 2024 Chevrolet Camaro: Last Dance With the Panther
6. What’s the Best New-Car Deal for September 2023?
7. Do You Really Need to Change Your Oil Every 3,000 Miles?
8. Electric Cars With the Longest Range
9. 2023 Detroit Auto Show: Everything You Missed
10. 2023 GMC Canyon Review: Better and Brawnier, But at What Cost?
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