2016 F-150 Continues to Innovate With Available Pro Trailer Backup Assist, Alternative Fuel Capability and SYNC 3
![]() 2016 FORD F-150 LARIAT APPEARANCE PACKAGE |
- Pro Trailer Backup Assist helps make backing up a trailer as easy as turning a knob
- New Special Edition Appearance Packages available on XLT and Lariat with unique wheels, graphics and finishes
- Compressed Natural Gas/Propane gaseous fuel prep package available for 5.0-liter V8-equipped F-150s, helping reduce operating costs and tailpipe CO2 emissions
The 2016 DEARBORN, MI -- June 24, 2015: Ford F-150, part of Ford F-Series, America’s best-selling
truck for 38 years, continues to innovate with the addition of breakthrough
towing technology, new Special Edition Appearance Packages, SYNC 3 and
alternative fuel capability.
All-new Pro Trailer Backup Assist makes it
easier for drivers of all skill levels to back a trailer up to launch a
boat or park in a driveway. The segment-first technology allows customers
to steer a trailer instinctively by turning a knob left or right to
indicate direction; the truck controls its steering and limits vehicle
speed. Leveraging advanced camera technology, Ford engineers developed the
system and tested it for almost a decade. Along the way, Ford earned five
patents for the technology, with 10 more pending.
The Special Edition Packages
for XLT and Lariat further personalize F-150 to customer tastes, adding
all-new unique 20-inch premium anodized dark-painted aluminum wheels with
red sport lettering, black running boards, smoked headlamps, unique
bodyside graphics and badging, special edition seats with Alcantara®
inserts, red contrast stitching and red bolsters, and unique red stitching
on the steering wheel, transmission gear selector boot and instrument
panel. This package also features a dark anodized grille with black mesh on
XLT while the Lariat dark anodized grille receives red accents.
F-150 also
features SYNC 3 – Ford’s newest communications and
entertainment system that features enhanced voice recognition, high-speed
performance and capacitive touch screen and easier-to-understand graphical
interface.
Responding to customer requests, the 2016 Ford F-150 with the
5.0-liter V8 engine will offer a gaseous-fuel prep option, making it the
only light-duty pickup capable of running on compressed natural gas or
propane.
New features and color choices
Other changes for the 2016 F-150 include:
- SYNC 3 replaces Sync with MyFord Touch
- XLT and Lariat models add available Special Edition Appearance Package (requires Sport Appearance Package)
- Shadow Black replaces Tuxedo Black
- Lithium Gray replaces Guard Metallic
- 20-inch machined aluminum wheels with painted silver pockets available on XL