Hyundai’s Midsize Truck Patent Shows a Two-Way Tailgate

Olive green midsize pickup with its tailgate swung open sideways like a door

Hyundai hasn’t shown its midsize pickup yet, but the paperwork keeps piling up. A new filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office describes a power tailgate that can drop down like a normal gate or swing out sideways like a door, all from a single motor. If it makes production, it could give the brand’s Toyota Tacoma rival a neat party trick.

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