GM Features You Wish Ford Had

[fmdog44]

The exhaust. The 5.3 and 6.2 sound so deep and throaty on startup.

Chevy custom sounds are second to none and it has been that way forever or at least since the 50's.

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[flasch192]

price

 

[Eighthtry]

Bumper steps. That is a no brainer. I had to buy a under bumper step. Nice step, but the GM's have both corners covered.

I hate console shifters. They take up highly valued room in my opinion. If I had a manual, then console is great. It beats 3 on a tree.

 

[amschind]

If my truck had a little twisty dial to put it in gear, I guess I’d have to hang my purse on it and walk away….just my .02

I do like the functionality of a corner bumper step for sure. Any factory or aftermarket drop down corner step is just another piece that can snag and rip off on the trail for me unfortunately

What about a knob seems unmanly? I just want more space in the console.

 

[mxwrk]

What about a knob seems unmanly? I just want more space in the console.

Just my feelings on it and to each their own. I drove a rental ford escape with one and it felt….delicate. Like turning on an easy bake oven, not engaging the transmission of a truck. Not my jam

 

[dochawk]

The hands-free driving on GM seems to be several years ahead of Ford (and it appears that both are about to get cleanly lapped by Dodge!).

And the price difference; ford's is so high as to not bother with it, while I think dodge is $10/month and GM $0.

I do like the toolkits built into the bed walls on dodge.

 

[powerboatr]

Leaking rear main seal at 18k miles
That was my favorite
2 qts oil just to get to work?

 

[PPK]

I see the ford assembly is way behind gmc… everywhere. This is just the hood line on both… my ‘22 f150 has nasty spots all over it. Just look at the hood on these two machines.. gmc 2024.. the f150 hood is way high on the passenger side.. it is nasty.
no more fords till they build them better…

 

[Highway 11]

I like the multi-flex tailgate on the GM trucks. Seems like there's a lot more utility in that compared to the Pro-Access tailgate.

I thought about the new electronic column shifter on the Tahoe, but the F150 console shifter has grown on me. I tried the Ram 1500's dial and found it vaguely disappointing.

 

[Antimatter22]

The console shifter in these trucks is terrible.

 

[FORDTEXAS]

but those 3 inches seem nice

that’s what she said

 

[FORDTEXAS]

The exhaust. The 5.3 and 6.2 sound so deep and throaty on startup.

they’re big block V8’s compared to Ford’s 5.0L

i don’t think it’s possible to make a 5.0L sound like a big block V8 but i could be wrong lol

 

[Pcabe5]

I would like the trans cooler in the 5.3 and 6.2. They seem to be 20-30 degrees cooler.

 

[ttnuagmada]

The exhaust. The 5.3 and 6.2 sound so deep and throaty on startup.

They just need to make some version of the F150 that they put the 7.3 in.

 

[ttnuagmada]

Just bought an XLT, 302a, FX4 with only 3k miles on it. Love the truck but what is with all the dash rattles? The Chevy that I traded in, didn't have that issue.

I've never had any rattles from the dash. The lower A-pillar covers rattle (can be fixed with felt tape), and my console lid is starting to rattle, but the dash is itself seems solid. My 2012 Sierra by contrast had the typical cracked dash and made plenty of noise.

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