A Ford patent application describes a midgate that opens like a tailgate instead of folding down.
A recent patent filing indicates that Ford might follow General Motors and Ram with a midgate for pickup trucks, but the automaker has another trick up its sleeve as well.is titled"Pivotable Sill for a Vehicle." It describes a movable section of a pickup cab wall that could open to allow direct access from the bed to the cab. Unlike other midgate designs, however, Ford's proposed version would pivot up, like a rear hatch, rather than folding down.
This would, among other things, allow for a handy camping setup. One of the drawings included with the application shows a crew cab pickup with a bed-mounted tent and flat-folding first and second row seats forming a sleeping space.The example used in the application is a unibody vehicle like the current Ford Maverick, rather than a body-on-frame vehicle like the Blue Oval's bestselling F-Series trucks.
Rivals are taking a similar approach with planned production trucks. GM originated the midgate with the body-on-frame Chevrolet Avalanche and Cadillac Escalade EXT, but it's bringing the idea back with the
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