Ford Atlas

Now this is a truck that definitely grabs my attention. It's still two years away but as the concept photos keep rolling out, it keeps looking better. I love the rugged look of it, almost like a cross between the Ford Raptor and the Ford Super Duty. To me it has beautiful body lines that really flow well and give it a completely different look than the current gen F-150's.

The features of it are even better though. The tailgate step is nothing new to trucks now, but it doubling as a extended item carrier is. It pulls up to lock in place and can be used to secure ladders, lumber, etc up and out of the way. Slide out loading ramps is new feature and definitely seems handy. Being able to load and unload your lawnmower, 4 wheeler, golf cart, or whatever else has wheels without having to lug around ramps is an awesome touch. Plus it has a bunch of new trailer assist features that are said to let novices hook up and maneuver a trailer like a pro.

It also has new fuel saving technology, such as shutters that open and close depending on speed to help with the aerodynamics. It has shutters on the grill that work with both the speed, the engine temp, and whether the fan is on or not. Shutters on the wheel that work with speed. Plus the air dam moves up and down dependent on speed to reduce drag. Pretty sweet to me, only downside is that it adds more things that could possibly go breakdown. But with two more years still to work out the kinks and smooth everything out, it should come out pretty nicely.