blazerdude20 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Ram has their multifunction tailgate to compete with GMC’s integrated step. How long until Ford gets in the mix? I think the side swings option option is a great idea. I had this on my old Ridgeline and it was very helpful for grabbing things out near the front of the bed. https://www.autoblog.com/2019/02/06/ram-multifunction-tailgate-pickup-trucks-93vv7xy/#slide-7514089 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I read this as malfunctioning tailgate its been a long night 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerdude20 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: I read this as malfunctioning tailgate its been a long night Won’t be long until that’s accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.I. Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Oh! What a novelty!. But.... really? I think I´ve seen that tailgate somewhere else... ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I loved the tailgate on our 83. Caprice Estate (which was my first car / hand me down). We saw the patent for this a while ago, no? Makes more sense than the GMC man-step. How does that one work with a trailer hitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) This picture right here shows why the RAM tailgate shows that simple = better. The GMC tailgate is like a swiss army knife of stuff you'll never need but you still need to reach over it to get stuff in or out of the bed.. Edited February 6, 2019 by Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 What? No jokes about the built-in hand warmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I think the line going down the tailgate looks a bit dumb, although I do wish ford would implement something similar to the ridgelines tailgate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Why 60/40? It makes sense for seats so you can fit 2 people and cargo but here a 50/50 split seems it would work just as well and look better. This is far better than the GMC solution. Will be interesting to see Ford's version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, akirby said: Why 60/40? It makes sense for seats so you can fit 2 people and cargo but here a 50/50 split seems it would work just as well and look better. My 2 cents, the 60/40 split allowed the position of the handle and logo in the center. If the split line was on-center, we'd be talking about the off-center handle. HRG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, HotRunrGuy said: My 2 cents, the 60/40 split allowed the position of the handle and logo in the center. If the split line was on-center, we'd be talking about the off-center handle. An excellent point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 27 minutes ago, HotRunrGuy said: My 2 cents, the 60/40 split allowed the position of the handle and logo in the center. If the split line was on-center, we'd be talking about the off-center handle. HRG The split could run north/south down the middle of the gate, with the handle/logo integrated attached to one half while concealing the latch on the other. The Ram version, as many have said, makes much more sense in the real world than the GMC version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Love the side swinging option! This is one of those 'why didn't someone invent it sooner?' things. Much better than GM's tailgate! And the 60/40 split makes sense for those who tow. 50% may be too long to open without hitting the front of the trailer, but 40% would allow it to swing open and load stuff in. That's a great idea, especially when towing a fifth wheel. It allows you to load stuff you may not be able to load over the tailgate. $1k seems a bit steep though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Here's their step implementation too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I wonder how a combo of the GMC and this would look - with a cutline all the way across, not just the middle like the GMC. I guess there'd be two cut lines, though. It'll be interesting to see what Ford comes up with to respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 A better option would be something like these disappearing doors for the tailgate. The tailgate would just completely disappear making the bed much more accessible without having to worry about a 4 ft tailgate sticking out. The engineering is probably pretty complicated, but it’d be cool. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/rotary-drop-disappearing-car-doors-also-drop-jaws/ bmw z1 doors https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-the-bmw-z1s-awesome-sliding-doors-worked-1828685081 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 The disappearing door concept wouldn't work well as soon as you got a bunch of debris on "gate". I would think that would make it more likely to jam things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, 92merc said: The disappearing door concept wouldn't work well as soon as you got a bunch of debris on "gate". I would think that would make it more likely to jam things up. I thought it'd be interesting if the bed could slide into the bed walls somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30 OTT 6 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I think the notched bumper ends on the GM trucks is a simple idea that does the trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 1:53 PM, 30 OTT 6 said: I think the notched bumper ends on the GM trucks is a simple idea that does the trick. The notches are the same height as the center area of the bumper. It doesn’t make it easier to get into the bed of the truck like steps do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fuzzymoomoo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Not the same. It didn't drop down in 1 piece like a traditional tailgate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I think all this multi functional tailgate stuff is a gimmick. Although the all have some “cool factor”, they really are an advertising gimmick. Sure it has some pluses in certain situations but imo over all it wouldn’t make me sway from one brand to another. Rams gate is simple but useable. GMC is ridiculous, it reminds me of the retractable roof on the envoy, Over complicated and didn’t seem to get much attention from buyers. Gm kills me with all the man step BS. Now they are like look at our gate it’s overly complicated because we couldn’t do a man step, we made fun of a good concept that secretly like, so we must go beyond. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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92merc Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 4 hours ago, fordtech1 said: I think all this multi functional tailgate stuff is a gimmick. Although the all have some “cool factor”, they really are an advertising gimmick. Sure it has some pluses in certain situations but imo over all it wouldn’t make me sway from one brand to another. Rams gate is simple but useable. GMC is ridiculous, it reminds me of the retractable roof on the envoy, Over complicated and didn’t seem to get much attention from buyers. Gm kills me with all the man step BS. Now they are like look at our gate it’s overly complicated because we couldn’t do a man step, we made fun of a good concept that secretly like, so we must go beyond. or the All wheel steer they had for a few years on GM trucks? Can't remember if that was GMC only or Chevy. I'm thinking GMC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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