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!

In the line of reasoning that there is no such thing as starting them off too soon, this week’s viral video features a 5-year old who’s as good on the m-i-c as he is behind the wheel of his ninja-black F-150 Powerwheels. Don’t let the lack of bling bling around his neck or the absence […] More »

When a stock F-150 gets in a little over its head at the local slime pit, there’s only one thing to do: Get another F-150 to give it a tug. Off-roading can be competitive but there’s a camaraderie non-participants rarely get to witness. We salute you guy in the orange shirt with the mullet. Your […] More »

Trucks don’t autocross. It’s just one of those things that is better accomplished in a car with a low center of gravity and sticky tires. You know what though? Don’t tell that to the guys in the Ford Lightning. They’re doing pretty good for themselves here. Admittedly, as far as F-150s go, the lightning is […] More »

You can sort of see the logic here: A gathering of friends, an abandoned field, an amateur rally-cross course and some guy in an F-150 celebrating the fact that he just made his final truck payment that morning. The aftermath reactions are especially interesting, bringing with them such redneck wisdom as, “the parties over”.  We’re […] More »

This is the kind of thing that sells trucks. The conditions are, as you can see, pretty terrible. It’s raining. There’s no grass, just wet dirt an slight grade uphill. The dump truck is stuck, so along comes a red F-150 FX4 to save the day. The rest is fit for a Ford Ad. The […] More »

Now that is a mighty big hill. The 4×4 Tahoe in the left lane gives it’s all, but it can’t quite make it’s way to the top of the heap. It’s a big hill! He gives it a valiant effort trying several times to storm his way up the soft, muddy grade. I mean, I […] More »