2021 Ford F-150

We were curious what our local Ford dealer would have to say about our 2021 Ford F-150’s rust, but we also wanted an independent mechanic’s assessment to know whether it was something that should concern owners.

A microchip shortage began to diminish vehicle inventory, but both that phenomenon and other disruptions in February and March have further stressed the supply side of the equation.

Fuel-efficient vehicles show up big in our rundown of the most-read stories in March.

The 2021 Ford F-150’s electronic owner’s manual, accessed via the central touchscreen, makes figuring out the truck’s features quick and easy.

Ford announced March 18 that it would build F-150 pickup trucks without certain parts and hold them for weeks before shipping the trucks to dealers when the parts arrive.

One of the main selling points of the tonneau cover was that it rolls all the way up to the cab and secures via straps to render access, if needed, to pretty much the entire bed without having to remove it.

Towing and payload capacities have risen with the 2021 Ford F-150, up to a class-leading 14,000-pound maximum.

For our Best Of award, our watchwords are quality, innovation and value. See the winner and nominees for best car of 2021.

The decision to grant the 2021 Ford F-150 our Best of 2021 award was a unanimous one among our editors, but we admit we had doubts when it quickly started acting up.

We set out to buy a 2021 Ford F-150, our Best of 2021 winner, to own for a year and report on its hits and misses. Here’s the price we paid.