2015 Ford F-150 Improves Power Sliding Rear Glass · Photo Gallery
13 Aug 2014, 21:11 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / As the leader of the full-size pickup truck segment, Ford looked at every possible way to improve the 2015 Ford F-150, and that includes the rear window glass. Now, the idea of a sliding rear glass ...
2015 Ford F-150 Shows its Styling Potential with New Appearance Guide
31 Jul 2014, 20:49 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The current-generation Ford F-150 is available in 10 different trim levels, and Ford made sure to give each one its own distinct look using various grille designs, paint combinations and wheel optio...
2015 Ford F-150 Pricing Starts at $26,615
28 Jul 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the Dearborn truck plant a month away from retooling to start production of the 2015 Ford F-150, the all-new pickup truck now has a sticker price. Naturally, that 95 percent aluminum alloy body...
Ford Wages Legal War Against Ram Truck's Best-in-Class Towing Claims
28 Jul 2014, 08:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Less than two weeks ago, Ram Truck announced the SAE J2807 towing capacities for its 2015 light-duty and heavy-duty pickup lineup. Now, after Ford came clean with what the 2015 model year F-Series i...
Ford Europe Posts First Profitable Quarter in 3 Years
24 Jul 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Analysts were a bit skeptical if the Blue Oval would be able to cut the financial mustard in the second quarter of 2014, but results were better than the industry expected. Although Ford's $1.3...
2015 Ford F-150 Specs: 4 Engines, 8,500-lbs Towing Capacity · Video
22 Jul 2014, 17:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / You've been waiting long enough, so here's what you've been expecting to hear - the 2015 Ford F-150 comes with two new V6 engines and a 4,942-lbs (2,241 kgs) curb weight, translating ...
2015 Ford F-150 2.7L EcoBoost Rated at 325 HP, Auto Start-Stop Standard
22 Jul 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Ever since the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 was introduced earlier this year, Ford has been working hard to prove detractors wrong about the truck’s rugged, lightweight aluminum body construction. ...
2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Bed Intrigues Potential Buyers
22 Jul 2014, 09:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Global research company UBS has made a study about what potential buyers think about the 2015 Ford F-150's aluminum construction. After sampling 800 truck drivers, more than half of them declar...
2015 Ford Super Duty F-450 Boasts 31,200 Pounds Towing Capacity
17 Jul 2014, 08:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just the other day Chrysler announced that the Ram 3500 with the 6.7-liter Cummins diesel can tow a best-in-class 30,000 lbs using the SAE J2807 testing protocol. However, the mid-cycle refresh of t...
2015 Ram SAE J2807 Towing Capacities Announced
16 Jul 2014, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you didn't know yet, the Society of Automotive Engineers is here to make sure that truck manufacturers rate their pickup lineups correctly for maximum towing capacity. The standardized SAE J...
Ford CEO Mark Fields Gets $1.75 Million Base Salary
2 Jul 2014, 20:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Blue Oval's new helmsman, Mark Fields, has been granted a big salary increase for its promotion from COO to CEO and elected member of the directors board. As chief operating officer he made...
Next-Gen Ford Super Duty to Adopt Aluminum Too
26 Jun 2014, 13:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / During the Detroit Auto Show in January, Alan Mulally hinted in a cryptic manner that the 2015 Ford F-150 pickup's part-aluminum construction will be adopted by upcoming mass-produced models be...
Ford F-150 Recalled Over Power Steering Glitch
26 Jun 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you thought that GM is the only American carmaker suffering greatly due to its 20 million vehicles recalled this year, think again. Some Chrysler models experience problems with the Pentastar V6,...
Power Wheels Ford F-150 Will Make You Want to Be a Kid Again
25 Jun 2014, 14:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Ford dropped the first official photos and specs of the 2015 Ford F-150, we’ve been completely won over by the latest reiteration of America’s favorite pickup truck. However, we rec...
2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra Light-Duty Trucks Can Tow 12,000-lbs
19 Jun 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to the all-new SAE J2807 towing capacity standard, the all-new Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 can tow up to 12,000-lbs. That's 500-pound over the 2014 model year versions of...
2015 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon Order Guides Leaked
18 Jun 2014, 09:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though GM these days is overshadowed by the scandals surrounding the millions of cars recalled over safety or non-compliance reasons, the manufacturer is working hard on new models behind the s...
7 In 10 Pickup Trucks to Get Aluminum Bodies By 2025
12 Jun 2014, 13:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Consulting and research firm Ducker Worldwide forecasts that 70 percent of pickup trucks will have their bodyshells made out of aluminum by 2025. The Blue Oval has already made a step in this direct...
Lightness Is This Ford Fusion's Mantra · Video
4 Jun 2014, 08:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When it comes to modern automobiles, weight is the biggest performance inhibitor of everything in-between practical superminis all the way to the most track-focused supercars. Carbon fiber and other...
2015 Ford F-150 Spied Undisguised In Detroit
2 Jun 2014, 07:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though mass production is slated to start this summer after the Blue Oval's Dearborn plant will undergo a thorough retooling process, the production ready 2015 Ford F-150 has already been ...
Ford Tested the 2015 F-150 In Plain View Since 2011 · Video
29 May 2014, 19:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Yup, the Blue Oval managed to hide the all-new generation of its pickup in full public view for almost 3 years now. As it happens, a number of 2015 Ford F-150 trucks wearing the outgoing model'...