Would you trade your F-150 for a Ranger Odyssey? I’m a big fan of the Ford Ranger. I think it never should’ve been put out of production here in the States. I like small trucks, especially since 98% of the time a small truck is everything you need without all the hassle of massive fuel […] More »

This week’s Tire Smoking video features a Ford F-150 SVT Lightning doing a collection of massive, smokey burnouts and thanks to the wonders of GoPro technology – we get to see these tires die from a variety of angles. In each case, we see this F-150 tear up the rear tires from a third person perspective […] More »

Every 45 seconds another vehicle is stolen in the United States. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has released a report identifying the 10 most stolen vehicles in the U.S. The F-150 and other full-size Ford pickups have made it into the top five of the report for two years in a row. Last year Ford […] More »

The 2015 F-150 comes with a unique instrument panel with two outer circular gauges and a rectangular programmable display. This programmable display allows the driver to display readings from up to seven sensors. Display options may differ between trim packages. The “base” XLT is Equipment Group Mid 301A, the exterior features of which are the […] More »

While I enjoyed working at Ford, there were some challenges. Here is one episode that still has me shaking my head, and this happened 16 years ago! I was an engineering supervisor. I had 10 engineers reporting to me, all working on developing transmission calibrations (“tunes”) for a certain transmission family. About this time there […] More »

If you have a winch or other parts that need a battery source to power up that were not part of the truck, you’ll want to make sure they all work. Especially that winch as it will end up being your lifesaver if you get stuck on the trail! For all of your outside lights, […] More »

It’s one of the legendary races in off-road racing known for being tenacious and destructive. This year was no different! While 232 racers had started, only 126 would end up crossing the finish of the Baja 500. Here’s how the top Ford Raptor trucks faired in the toughest Baja 500 to date! Not even the […] More »