GatorMedic

I'm extremely surprised Ford elected to go this route with the SuperCab rather than making smaller regular style doors like most of the other manufacturers have moved to. Time will tell if that was a good decision, but I think maybe Ford is a little behind the times on that.

B4manek

I'm extremely glad they kept the rearward swinging doors. So much easier to get in and out of than Chevy's tiny rear doors. Not to mention they look way better.

GatorMedic

Ease of getting in and out is dependent on the situation. In tight parking lots doing the "supercab shuffle" sucks. If talking about a lifted truck, it's easier/better for people to use the grab handle (available in that style due to the pillar obviously) to help get in the back seat versus tugging on the headrest of the front seat like some do to get in a supercab backseat. In an open area putting a bunch of gear back there, supercab style wins in ease there.

B4manek

I'll admit the supercab shuffle is a pain but with the 180° doors this shouldn't be as much of a problem in tight spaces. No matter what it's still way more attractive than it would be with an independent tiny rear door.

twotimer

Having the door swing 170 makes a big difference. This youtube video from a dealer shows the benefit of having the door swing 170 while in a parking spot.

jeep364

Chevy has had the big supercab swing doors for a while. Pros and cons to both, I certainly think it looks better than the mini 4 door quad cab. That said, potentially ford doesn't want to change is because they invented the supercab? There's a reason why ford calls it supercab/supercrew vs extended/quad/crew etc cab

knezat225

What's bad about the regular opening mini door is there is a pillar there that's all in the way of everything

GatorMedic

Don't have that much room to open the door fully in a tight parking lot. You have a yellow line a couple inches wide and hopefully a couple inches to either side of the line to work with. That's it. You don't have the foot or more needed to open that door to its full trajectory. I know this all too well with experience in friends' trucks. It's an improvement over their past models for sure, but it's still an issue in tight spots. Like everything there are pros and cons to the setup.

GatorMedic

Whether you invented something in the past or not, you have to constantly evolve. Crew cabs used to not exist, then they were vary rare, and now they're the largest portion of personal sales. Every other half ton manufacturer has switched to the regular but smaller door concept (except maybe Nissan?, don't keep up with them). One of the main reasons for doing so is safety. I figured for sure Ford was going to go that route for this new body style as well. They chose to place priorities elsewhere apparently. This isn't so much an issue right this moment because plenty of people are used to the old clamshell setup and you still see plenty on the road with it, but as more years pass into this body style I foresee it being a strike against the F150 for potential buyers. Like it or not, this setup is quickly moving to the past, and it's going to make the truck look dated in that configuration in a few years. I'm sure Ford is already planning the change for the next body style though.

For the record, I don't have a dog in the fight so to speak. I have and love my crew cab. I don't plan on getting an extended cab, quad cab, double cab, supercab, whatever you want to name it regardless of door configuration. And I'm not brand loyal either. I was just shocked Ford elected to go this route with the new bodystyle.

Bikermike

I used to love the way these doors worked when I had them. They made it very easy to load stuff into the backseat. The parking and close to others cars does not mater to me as I would park a mile away rather then risk a door ding.