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2021 Ford F-150 Gains New Guard Color: First Look

The all-new, 2021 Ford F-150 adds seven new colors to its roster: Antimatter Blue, Space White, Carbonized Gray, Kodiak Brown, Code Orange, Smoked Quartz Tinted Clearcoat, and Guard. Here’s our first look at the Guard option.

2021 Ford F-150

Assigned order code HN, Guard is a metallic color that’s one of 15 available hues for the 2021 Ford F-150. The green color is a no-cost option, but its availability is limited since the hue can’t be paired with certain packages or trims. For instance, it cannot be paired with the XLT Sport Appearance Package or the Lariat Sport Appearance Package. Additionally, it is completely shut out of the XL, Platinum, Limited, Tremor, and Raptor trims. Hence, the color can only be paired with XLT, Lariat and King Ranch trims.

Ford F-150 Trim Levels:

  • XL
  • XLT
  • Lariat
  • King Ranch
  • Platinum
  • Limited
  • Tremor
  • Raptor

Ford F-150 Interior Color Combinations:

  • Black
  • Black With Medium Dark Slate
  • Black With Baja Tan
  • Black With Carmelo
  • Java
  • Admiral Blue
  • Medium Dark Slate
  • Kingsville
  • Rhapsody Blue

As of this writing, the 2021 Ford F-150 is available at the retail and fleet level, as the Ford Dearborn Truck plant and Ford Kansas City Assembly plant have been producing the truck since September and October of 2020, respectively. Unfortunately, the ongoing microchip shortage has severely impacted output at both facilities, so shoppers interested in models clad in Guard should once again check with their dealers regarding pricing and availability of the light-duty trucks.

Ford Authority has extensively reported on the all-new, 14th generation 2021 Ford F-150, and the plethora of changes that arrived with the debut of the new truck, which include the introduction of the first-ever hybrid F-150, powered by the Ford 3.5L PowerBoost V6. Additionally, the newly introduced truck features a myriad of tech and features enhancements and additions, like Sync 4, the Interior Work Surface, Max Recline Seats, Pro Power Onboard, and more. This summer, the F-150 will gain Onboard Scales, active suspension tech, an all-new Tremor off-road trim level, while also reintroducing the F-150 Raptor back into the lineup after a brief hiatus.

More exciting changes await the F-150 for the 2022 model year, as the paradigm-busting F-150 Lightning is expected to arrive at U.S. dealerships next spring as the first-ever full-size electric pickup from a traditional American automaker. The upcoming model is already racking up an impressive number of reservations and has already been enthusiastically sampled by President Joe Biden.

We’ll have more on the 2021 Ford F-150 soon, so subscribe to Ford Authority for the latest Ford F-150 news and continuous Ford news coverage.

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Ed owns a 1986 Ford Taurus LX, and he routinely daydreams about buying another one, a fantasy that may someday become a reality.

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Comments

  1. Love the green, hate the chrome…and you can’t get the Guard green with blacked out trim? Why?

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  2. All you have to do is get the XL if YOU don’t want chrome. Stop complaining and learn to think !

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    1. Stop commenting and learn to read!

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      1. Should be able to get any color you want why limit the customer

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    2. Can’t get the green with XL package idiot, learn to shut up if you can’t read.

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  3. Ford has been limiting trim packages on trucks for years. We’ve had several platinum and limited trucks. Always limited in interior colours that don’t always look good with limited exterior colours. As a buyer paying big bucks you should have any colour inside or outside especially on high end models. It should be on bare bones low end models that have few trim options. Bad enough you now pay for the colours that are tri colours.

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    1. I agree that you should be able to build your truck. Pick and choose everything. Packages are nice for buying off the lot. If you order a car or truck, the Customer should be able spec everything. Especially since they cost so damn much!

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  4. I pre-ordered the 2022 Maverick in Area 51.
    XLT, with package 1, 2, 3 ,4.
    Didn’t want the Larait due to the interior is the same as my Overland.

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  5. Love the colours……HOWEVER, Ford is really missing the boat on only offering some of the colours with with Chrome Package. Colours like Guard, Antimatter Blue and possibly Kodiak would look amazing in the Sport Appearance package. Ford really seems to be shy and slow on following the trend that is out there…….not sure why?

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  6. Who cares? Ford has yet to ship orders from months ago. They’ll never get to build any of these before they shut down to retool for 2022 MY.

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  7. I purchased a 21 in Lariat trim. For what I paid I would have liked to get what I really wanted. For instance if you want max trailer in lariat they force 20 inch tires on you. Order the same in king ranch you can get 18 inch. To get a light interior I had to order a color that I’m growing to like. Not my first option but I didn’t want black. Several other items but I could go on forever

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    1. I have a Lariat with max tow, also 18 inch tires.

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  8. I purchased a 21 in Lariat trim. For what I paid I would have liked to get what I really wanted. For instance if you want max trailer in lariat they force 20 inch tires on you. Order the same in king ranch you can get 18 inch. To get a light interior I had to order a color that I’m growing to like. Not my first option but I didn’t want black. Several other items but I could go on forever

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  9. You’re a special kind of special!!

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