2026 Ford F-150 vs 2025 Ford F-150

• Most of what changed for 2025 is sticking around remains the same for 2026.
• Look for the 2026 F-150 to show up at our dealership sometime in early '26.
• The F-150's engine lineup gives buyers of every budget many options to choose from.

The gas-powered 2026 F-150 isn't getting any dramatic overhauls because so much happened in 2025. The Lobo variant brings a street truck attitude with V-8 muscle. If you opted for the STX 200A Equipment Group, you got 20-inch wheels, LED fog lamps with cornering lights, Electric Lime fender vent accents, zone lighting, and a rear-window defroster. The XLT trim dropped in price but lost some standard goodies like chrome accents on the door handles and grille, 6-foot running boards, dual-zone climate control, and the black urethane steering wheel.

You could add back some features with the XLT Standard 301A Equipment Group, which brought 18-inch chrome-look wheels, a 6-foot angular bright anodized step bar, chrome rear bumpers and handles, zone lighting, an eight-way power driver's seat, and dual-zone climate control. The Lariat also got a lower starting price, upgraded from 18-inch to 20-inch wheels, but said goodbye to the power sliding rear window and universal garage door opener.

The STX trim got more affordable by switching from 20-inch wheels to gloss-black 18-inch wheels and dropping the LED foglamps and zone lighting. King Ranch and Platinum buyers lost the CCD shocks option. Darkened Bronze and Avalanche paint colors got the axe, while Marsh Grey and Space White Metallic joined the palette. Lariat's Signature Lighting feature disappeared. Ford's keypad entry, which used to be standard on XLT 302A and up, became a dealer-installed add-on instead.

BlueCruise 1.4 became available with either 90 days or a year free depending on your trim level, or you could buy it outright. Navigation lost its standard status. The XLT also dropped its standard 360-degree camera, Pro-Trailer Backup Assist, and Pro Trailer Hitch Assist. And on the Lariat, ActiveX-trimmed seats replaced the previous leather-trimmed ones.

Part of what keeps buyers coming back to the F-150 is the engine options--there's literally something for every buyer. All engines pair with a 10-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel or four-wheel drive.

Here's what's on offer for the lineup:

• A 2.7-liter twin-turbo V6 delivering 325 horsepower and 400 pound-feet
• A 5.0-liter V8 putting out 400 horsepower and 410 pound-feet
• A 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 generating 400 horsepower and 500 pound-feet
• A 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 specially tuned for the Raptor with 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet
• A 3.5-liter hybrid V6 cranking out 430 horsepower and 570 pound-feet
• A 5.2-liter supercharged V8 exclusive to the Raptor R with a whopping 700 horsepower and 640 pound-feet