For all the hubub and hoopla about the EcoBoost and the Raptor, there are a lot of F-150 drivers with neither. They might not trumpet it from the roof-tops or brag about it, but they drive their trucks with a with quiet confidence (and more gas in the tank when their done.) The fact is […] More »

Ahh the internet- not a day passes where we don’t find ourselves asking how we lived without it.  Sure resources like Google and Wikipedia have proven very valuable in terms of putting information at our collective fingertips, it’s Youtube that keeps us from doing legitimate work for endless hours each day. Make no mistake, we […] More »

Ford F-150 Interceptor by FordGT

Trucks that are built to do truck-ish stuff are inherently cool. By truckish stuff, I mean things like towing unreasonably large objects, and jumping stuff. Off-roading falls into the category too. Slinging mud is pretty popular over here in the states, but drier ways of getting dirty hold sway on the other side of the […] 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 »