Ford F150 (Page 18)

Reminiscent of the SVT Ford Lightning, automotive dealers are finding creative ways to add power and performance to today's Ford F-150. Doing so can add a lot of expense to an already expensive truck. But that's not always the case as one performance-oriented dealer is offering a 2019 Ford F-150 for under $40,000 that will have 725 horses under the hood.

If you have been questioning what could be the high-pricing of some pickups, like high-end Ford F150s, think about this: there are dealerships out there adding huge amounts to the pricing of new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s.

In what should come as a relief to Ford and General Motors, the public favors their products, according to a recent Autolist.com study. The study looked closely at Tesla and Rivian and found that while new truck buyers tended to favor them, current and previous truck owners liked Ford and GM products.

Ford invests in the future while trying to shift the consumer mindset and broaden the appeal as it relates to autonomous technology and electric vehicles. As a result, soon we may see electric Ford F-150, Bronco and a Ranger.

While the long-lasting rivalry between Ford and Chevrolet may generate funny memes and even family feuds, it has generated a lot of great cars and great trucks like the F-150 and Chevy Silverado through the years. This rivalry has shaped automotive history and continues to shape the landscape of today’s automotive industry.

As Ford moves to marketing F150, F250, F350 pickups, and Escape, Explorer SUVs, imported auto competitors are moving into the niches left by the automaker. GM's similar announcement has makers like Hyundai ecstatic as they pickup conquest sales.

As seen in Ford vs. Ferrari the Gulf Livery color scheme is synonymous with racing and Ford Performance and now is showcased as a special Ford Heritage F-150.

The 2020 Shelby Ford F-150 Super Snake will have 770-horsepower making it the country’s fastest street truck, says Shelby president Gary Patterson, with whom Torque News spoke yesterday.

Saleen Automotive has detailed its recently released Sportruck. It is a vehicle you come away from thinking, "could this be the new Ford F150 SVT Lightning?"

Throwback packages are popular for the Ford F-150 and dealerships prominently display old-school Ford F-150s.

Do you have a yen for a truck that screams military as it sits in your driveway? If so, you can head over to your Ford dealer and order a Tuscany-built Ford F150 Black Ops Edition. Be aware, it is a tad pricey.

When you come right down to it, there's very little that is appealing about the Tesla Cybertruck. The lines are not particularly pleasing; the angles are counter-intuitive, and you have to wonder if a committee of chipmunks designed it.

For all of the noise raised this week about the way the Tesla Cybertruck yanked a Ford F150 uphill quite easily with its wheels sort of spinning, the ending is a letdown. There also may have been more than a little underhandedness on Tesla's part.

There seems to be a lot of pushback developing over electric vehicles in Europe. Called ICEing, it relies on full-sized American pickups like the Ford F150 Raptor to park in charging lanes so that EV drivers can't "fill up." Berlin's police department is having none of it and is doing some pushback of its own.

In a rather unusual circumstance, the wage and benefit package now circulating among Ford hourly employees also contains interesting news of the Ford F150 EV/Hybrid.

Shelby American has come up with an F150 concept truck that may be a worthy successor to the famed Ford Lightning SVT F150, the Shelby Super Snake Sport F150. It is quite a pickup.

There's a lot to be said tor DRAGG's Desert Defender Ford f150, especially if it sets kids on a path toward the car industry as a future. That is the reason the Desert Defender exists. It shows what can be done. That it also is a cool truck, well, that's just gravy.

Racer Ken Block not only runs a Ford F150 Raptor, he also runs a Ford F150 Raptor-powered ski boat. The difference between the Raptor and the Supra ski boat is the craft uses a first-generation Raptor motor.

Ford trucks were involved in drag racing recently against a pair of pickups from Volkswagen, the Amarok, and Mercedes X-Class. The VW was the consistent winner with the Mercedes coming in second overall. The results for the Ford duo were surprising.

Ford has issued a smallish recall that covers about 30,000 F-Series Super Duty pickups. This is the second recall covering Ford's F-Series pickups since last month. Other Ford pickup recalls covered F-150s in the "Rust Belt."

It is funny but usually dealership don't do much with inventory from the factory. They may slap new Monroney stickers on the rear window and may also put special pricing, as well, but how many actually take the trouble to make special models like Long McArthur Ford does?

Although this video is brief, it shows you that in the world of all-wheel-drive vehicles things aren't always what they seem to be. For example, this 6X6 shown in the clip should have the small hill knocked, but, does it?

For the first time, Ford F150 and Ranger owners can purchase performance-enhancing parts directly from the factory.

What would you pay for a 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor? You may be surprised at just how inexpensive one can be.

According to knowledgeable sources, the Ford F150 Raptor will have a new rival in the 2022 model year when its Silverado ZRX goes on sale.

Although various sleuths have been able to ferret out info about various 2021 models, there has been very little info about the Ford F150 Raptor, one of the truck line's most popular numbers. Well, here's some interesting info that will make the Raptor's good handling even better.

Though Dodge probably doesn't want this one to see the light of day, we have to report that a very well-tuned Ford F150 went to the drag strip line against a Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye and while you may think the Dodge took both runs, it didn't as the F150 dusted the Hellcat in the second run.

Now that the dust has settled for some weeks, it has become apparent that even gag ads work. The case in point was last summer's ad that touted the number of railway cars a Ford F150 EV could pull. The metrics showed a large spike in interest.

Ford has recalled half-a-million light trucks (F150s) and SUVs to check out and possibly fix a problem with a manual seat recliner. You will be notified by the automaker when you can bring your vehicle in for a check.

With all of the options available to Ford F150 owners, is it any wonder that conversion firms all over are making Raptors out of Ford F150 Limiteds and more?