Ford F-150 News
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Ford uses a "closed-loop" recycling system that takes scrap material from its Dearborn Stamping Plant.
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Ford F-150 Diesel May Beat Ram EcoDiesel For Fuel Efficiency: Report
Ford may target the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel with an F-150 that uses the same engine as Land Rover's Td6 SUVs.
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Ford F-150 Hybrid Pickup Truck By 2020 Reconfirmed, But Diesel Too?
Ford's CEO says the company will launch a hybrid F-150 by 2020. Is it planning a diesel too?
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum-Body Pickup: Mixed IIHS Safety Scores
The 2015 Ford F-150 gets mixed results in IIHS crash testing, with higher repair costs.
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2015 Ford F-150 'Air Curtain' Cuts Aerodynamic Drag
The Ford F-150 uses ducting in its wheel wells to deal with aerodynamic drag from spinning wheels.
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2016 Ford F-150 Offers Natural-Gas/Propane Prep-Kit Option
The 2016 Ford F-150 will get a gaseous-fuel prep kit for 5.0-liter V-8 models.
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Cutting weight can be one of the most effective tactics to increase fuel economy, but it doesn't necessarily come cheap. The 2015 Ford F-150 pickup, with its aluminum body and bed mounted on a conventional steel frame, represents a huge gamble by Ford on its highest-volume vehicle line. The company says that some models of the full-size pickup are as much as 700 pounds lighter than their steel counterparts, allowing it to fit smaller EcoBoost engines. DON'T MISS: 2015 Ford F-150 Team Fights Fear Of Aluminum Toughness, Repair, Cost But one question about the aluminum F-150--its ability to...
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2015 Ford F-150 Has Lowest Lifecycle Carbon Footprint: Study
A research firm claims the 2015 Ford F-150 has the lowest lifetime emissions of any full-size truck.
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Ford Says Lightweight Aluminum For Trucks Only: No Cars Coming
A Ford executive says there are better ways than aluminum bodywork to improve car fuel efficiency.
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2015 Ford F-150 Gas Mileage: Best Among Gasoline Trucks, But Ram Diesel Still Highest
Perhaps no gas-mileage ratings have been as eagerly awaited this fall as those for the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup. The redesigned full-size truck with an aluminum body and pickup bed was expected to get better gas-mileage numbers than earlier F-150s. And it has, with a top rating of 22 mpg...
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Ford F-150 Vs Chevy Volt Vs Tesla Model S: Which Is Most Important Vehicle Of The Decade?
Now that the 2015 model year is fully upon us, the decade is half-over. And those kinds of milestones always lead writers to look back and assess how far we've come. In the case of automobiles, we see three different vehicles launched over the last five model years that have radically changed the...
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Next Lincoln Navigator Likely To Get Aluminum Body For MPG Gains
The Ford F-150 pickup might be one of America's best-selling vehicles, but the move to build the 2015 model from aluminum has required significant investment from Ford. To ensure that investment is worth it, the company is likely to use aluminum in several other vehicles to spread the development...
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Various details have already been released about the radical new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, the first-ever to use an all-aluminum body to reduce weight and improve fuel efficiency. Now another piece of information has leaked out: Ford will offer an F-150 SFE model, a special option package that boosts fuel economy ratings slightly higher than regular models with the same engine. DON'T MISS: 2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Body, Smaller Engines: Details Emerge The new SFE package option was reported by industry trade journal Automotive News [subscription required], based on a dealer ordering guide...
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Aluminum-Bodied 2015 Ford F-150 To Cost More Than Steel Model It Replaces
The 2015 Ford F-150 will cost $395 to $3,615 more than the model it replaces.
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Ford Details Small Fuel-Saving Engine For Big F-150 Lineup
It's been a while since full-size trucks have used engines as small as 2.7 liters, but that's exactly what the 2015 Ford F-150 will use when you tick the Ecoboost box in the dealership. It's not just 2.7 liters, of course--you also get six cylinders and two turbochargers, and it's those that Ford...
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Tour Of Ford's 'Green' Truck Plant To Be Updated
Back in 2011, we visited 'Rouge'--the Ford plant responsible for churning out F-150 pickup trucks in their tens of thousands each year. Alongside the F-150 itself, now more efficient than ever, Rouge is an example of how automotive facilities are being cleaned up, as well as the products they...
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2015 Ford F-150 Team Fights Fear Of Aluminum Toughness, Repair, Cost
Ford will educate customers, dealers, and repair shops on the the ins and outs of aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150.
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Pickup Body Points Toward Fuel-Economy Gains
Making a large, heavy vehicle like a pickup truck economical isn't the easiest of tasks. You can drop in a more efficient engine, of course. But it'll struggle against poor aerodynamics and ample weight. Ford has done both the first and the third of these, the latter handled by a new aluminum...
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Ford has released full details on the new 2015 F-150 pickup, and with a host of new technologies and engines, it may be the most advanced full-size truck ever. The company says it's tougher, smarter, and more capable than ever before--and looking at the styling, it's hard to argue on the first point. We're aware that many of our readers are less than keen on big pickup trucks, and the brash, square-edged styling, three-bar grille, and enormous proportions are unlikely to change that. It isn't hugely different from before--Ford knows better than to mess too much with the formula which has kept...
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Body, Smaller Engines: Details Emerge
The 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck won't be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show until tomorrow morning, but some details of its innovations to boost gas mileage have emerged already. Ford apparently gave exclusive details to The New York Times, which reports that the new truck will use an...
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One Ford F-150 Pickup Driver Profile--Why He Likes Electric Cars
As we noted in our roundup of most popular stories last year, the topic of covering pickup trucks turned controversial on Green Car Reports this year. It started with a story on how what technologies we expect to be used for the 2015 Ford F-150 to boost its fuel economy from the current 18 mpg...
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2015 Ford F-150 Gas Mileage: What We Know So Far
The Ford F-150 full-size pickup is the best-selling single nameplate in the U.S. market, so any changes to Ford's premier truck mean a lot. Buyers, dealers, and the whole industry are paying close attention to information about the next generation 2015 Ford F-150, the first all-new design of Ford's...
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2014 Ford F-150 Natural-Gas Readiness Package For Half-Ton Pickup
Ford is the latest automaker to offer a natural gas fuel option for its best-selling pickup truck range. The 2014 Ford F-150 will be offered with a natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) preparation option aiding installation of a suitable fuel system at qualified third-party...
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Next Ford F-150: Advanced Materials Likely, Hybrid Powertrain Possible
The new Atlas Concept that Ford Motor Co. [NYSE: F] unveiled at Detroit this past week revealed several interesting technologies that altogether could save fuel (active grille shutters, active wheel shutters, a drop-down air dam, and power running boards) and be useful to serious truck users...
Bengt Halvorson