Ford truck fans: your day has come. The new 2015 Ford F-150 has been unveiled. Crossing over from 12th to 13th generation, the F-150 has lost 700 pounds by using a fully boxed, high-strength steel frame underpinning an aluminum body. Don’t think the new F-150 is as delicate as a sports car just because its […] More »

For many people, the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is easily the ultimate F-150 (Aside from aftermarket specials like the Shelby Raptor). With zero effort, you can argue the SVT Raptor is the most badass production-spec F-150. But there are other important questions to consider: Is it the best buy in the pantheon of F-150 configurations? […] More »

Ah, the Lightning. Ford’s sport truck. I mean, we have the Tremor now, but that’s hardly what I’d call a sports truck. It can handle itself pretty well with a tune, sure, but I don’t think it’ll be as easy to wring big power out of the Ecoboost as it was with the Lightning’s V8. […] More »

How fun would it be to have your very own life-sized F-150 RC truck? Ask the folks at Ford Motor Company and they’ll probably tell you it’s a lot of fun. The truth is though, it’s more about what the engineers don’t do with the truck that matters. Before the advent of the remote-controlled F-150 […] More »

The Ford F-450 you are about to see is a beast of burden instrumental to its owner. Michael Ebert is an independent car transporter operating as TransWerks, L.L.C. Ebert uses his F-450 to haul almost 30,000 pounds between Colorado and Arizona on a route stretching 1,000 miles. He covers 2,500 to 3,300 miles per week, and […] More »

Here’s a look at something that impacts our safety: trailer sway control. Vehicle stability control systems have come a long way, and now that they are on pickup trucks, they have the task of controlling trailer sway as well as vehicle stability while towing. How far can the truck’s stability control system go toward controlling […] More »

Depending on how you use your F-150, four-wheel drive may not be a necessity for you, but having the ability to go pretty much anywhere is rather nice.  Most of this planet is unpaved, and there is so much to be discovered off-road. Four-wheel drive aids in worldly discovery. In a nutshell, four-wheel drive makes […] More »