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Mike Higgins launched his heavily modified Ford Raptor trophy truck an incredible 180 feet at Silver Lake Dunes before crashing back to Earth in a somewhat spectacular fashion. The landing almost broke the truck in two but luckily Mike was unhurt. Apparently this is the farthest anyone has ever jumped at Silver Lake Dunes so […] More »

ICON is mostly famous for their Toyota Land Cruisers, though you are probably familiar with the awesome Bronco they showed at SEMA a few years ago, or some of their wild one-offs like the Dodge Powerwagon D200. ICON recently turned their attention to the Ford Raptor. This was a special project for a repeat customer. […] More »

Three owners of Ecoboost-powered vehicles in Ohio are suing Ford, saying their Ecoboost engines are defective. One of the thee is a F150 owner, who claims the Ecoboost lost power while accelerating. There is a long thread on F150forum.com from a member who claims he blew up two Ecoboost engines in his 2012 King Ranch with […] More »

The NHTSA is looking into five steering gear box complaints on 2008 Ford F250 and F350 Super Duty Trucks. Several complaints allege that steering box failures caused crashes at speeds ranging from 20mph to 35mph. According to the Detroit News, one “driver said he believed the 2008 F-350 steering and suspension was too light for […] More »

New fuel economy regulations set for 2017 are based on a vehicle’s footprint, calculated as the square footage between the four wheels. Thus, according to Pickuptrucks.com, “a Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab with a footprint of 46.4 square feet must achieve 32.8 mpg in 2017, and 45.4 mpg by 2025. A Tacoma Double Cab with a […] More »

Autoweek met with Ford global performance vehicle chief engineer Jamal Hameedi and senior exterior designer Bruce Williams to talk about the genesis of the F-150 Raptor. The whole project seemed somewhat crazy in 2008!

How is this for slick? Almost looks OEM. The question is: would you prefer this over Ford Sync? The software that Ford has been pushing out across their new trucks and cars has received mixed reviews. Mostly people find it confusing and difficult to use. Generally speaking, people tend to find the iPad as neither one of […] More »