The 2024 Ford F-150 was unveiled Tuesday evening with quite a few updates. A simplified model of Ford’s Blue Oval emblem was amongst them.

Ford didn’t formally announce the up to date emblem, however at an F-150 media occasion Rob Brancheau, Ford senior designer for colours and supplies, confirmed to Automobile and Driver that the emblem has been modified.

The brand new model is less complicated than earlier than. Ford eliminated the skinny silver define of the oval, and enlarged the “Ford” script to fill the additional house. The border and script are actually white, as an alternative of the earlier chrome. This provides the emblem a two-dimensional look, just like the recently-updated Porsche crest. Porsche has mentioned its replace was accomplished with digital mediums in thoughts, however Ford didn’t verify whether or not that was the case right here.

Together with the up to date emblem, the 2024 F-150 will get revised styling, together with new headlights and taillights, wider grilles, and new wheel designs, and a brand new tailgate door, dubbed Professional Entry Tailgate. Tech updates embody a typical 12.0-inch digital gauge cluster and 12.0-inch touchscreen. Raptor fashions get upgraded shocks, and the Raptor R will get an influence increase, focusing on greater than 700 hp and 640 lb-ft of torque.

Provided that Ford didn’t even point out the up to date emblem, it’s unclear when it’ll seem on different fashions. However a rollout synchronized with refreshes and redesigns of the remainder of Ford’s lineup appears seemingly.

A number of different automakers have redesigned logos lately. Some, like Common Motors and Volkswagen, have used emblem redesigns to spotlight their electrification plans. Most different emblem updates, together with these of Buick, Lotus, Mini, and Nissan, have gone for a simplified look in the identical vein as Ford.

This text was initially revealed by Motor Authority, an editorial accomplice of ClassicCars.com