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2012 Ford F-150 gets driveline upgrades, 900+ kilometre range, new graphics
Ford's F-Series is one of the brightest jewels in the Blue Oval crown, and the 2012 Ford F-150 has been given more sizzle with new appearance options and more meat on the bones underneath it all with expanded driveline features and options. We've posted the full press release after the jump, but here are some highlights: Down under it all, where tall blades of grass tickle the underbits, Ford has equipped every 2012 F-150 with Hill Start Assist to make starting off on grades less stressful. Lariat, King Ranch, and Platinum F-150s are given a new four-wheel drive system that includes an ... Read More
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0Quick Spin: 2013 Ford F-150 Limited 1359403080
The Ford F-150 received yet another new model for the 2013 model year, the Limited trim, bringing the ways you can order this country's most popular vehicle to a grand total of 10. There really is an F-150 to suit any need now, and the Limited variant slots in at the very top of the range, above the already pampering Platinum model. While normally I ...
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Video: PickupTrucks.com holds Ultimate 4x4 Challenge 1348012500
The crew at PickupTrucks.com has busy lately. In addition to wrapping up their global pickup shootout in Australia, the site also took the time to pit four factory off-road kings against each other. After extending invitations to every manufacturer to send out their most capable pickup, the Nissan Frontier PRO-4X, Toyota Tacoma Baja, Ram Power Wagon and ...
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Review: 2011 Ford F-150 4x4 SuperCrew [w/video] 1305734220
Rollin' With The F-150's New 5.0 As a race, we humans are obsessed with the notion of "best." Whether it's generations of on-point marketing or a strand of latent genetic code that pushes us to shack up with a better mate, we just can't shake the disposition. It's what drives our society forward – the quest for the latest product that promises a ...
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Review: 2011 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson [w/video] 1304524620
Wooing With Big Power, Questionable Bling It was fun to own a truck for a while, but fuel prices and a global recession eventually caught up to the recreational truck owner. Sales of the Ford F-Series came in at 413,000 units in 2009, while 2010 improved to 528,000. Combined that adds up to roughly the same amount of trucks Ford sold in '05 alone. Does ...
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Review: 2010 Ford F-150 FX4 Road Test Review 1290885480
One seriously hard working player If Ford merely rested on its laurels and pushed out a decent looking, well-made truck that met the needs of blue oval buyers they'd likely still have the bestselling pickup on the market, but that's hardly how they respect their most profitable vehicle and the people who buy the F-150. Is it the best-looking ...
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Review: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is a modern day Femme Fatale 1278595800
Do you like noir? No, not the perfume, the literary and film genre. You know, hard-boiled crooks, wise-cracking private eyes, Los Angeles under cover of night and blondes so blonde they'll kill you dead. Those blondes are, of course, are better known as femme fatales, and in truth, the color of their hair doesn't really matter. Think Theda Bera, Rita ...
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Review: 2010 Ford F-150 Raptor SVT 1262378760
Ford's SVT Raptor designed for high-speed off-road driving If you're nuts about trucks, the Ford SVT Raptor is probably on your radar already. Ford's just brought their long-resting Special Vehicles Team out of suspended animation, and their first assignment in years was a pickup truck-not a sports car. The resulting machine is a tweaked-up, ...