Ford recently issued a press release on the aerodynamics of their new F-150 pickups, saying they were the most aerodynamic F-150s in the line’s history.

Ford did not claim to be best in class, only the best in Ford history, implying that they are trying to avoid giving Ram time to cut their own wind resistance for 2015, or, more likely, that they were unable to match Ram 1500’s slippery skin.

Ram 1500 aerodynamics
The press release avoided stating the actual coefficient of drag (cD) of the new trucks.  Neither the 2014 F-150 nor the 2014 Silverado 1500 come close to the 2014 Ram 1500’s drag coefficient of 0.360.

Like the current Ram 1500, the F-150 has active grille shutters to reduce wind resistance when maximum cooling is not needed; neither company makes them standard on all models.