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Pickups

2017 Ford F-150 convertible lets you feel the wind in your hair between jobsites

For every pickup owner on their way to work or between jobsites who’s ever been tempted to say “Screw work today, I’m popping the top on this sucker and heading for the beach!” … your truck has arrived. Newport Convertible Engineering (NCE), which has offices in both Huntington Beach, California, and Barcelona, Spain, typically works its magic on […]

February 14, 2017

Pickups

Ford recalls 2017 F-150 for instrument panel bug affecting gear indicator

Ford is recalling about 8,000 2017 Ford F-150 trucks to reprogram instrument cluster displays that may malfunction immediately after startup in cold temperatures. The transmission shift position indicator located in the instrument panel cluster of certain trucks may not illuminate and display the selected transmission gear position. This may increase the risk of injury or […]

February 6, 2017

Pickups

The Ford Ranger and Bronco are officially coming back. And they’ll be built in Michigan

Popular Ford brands Bronco, Ranger slated to get new life.

January 10, 2017

Pickups

Ford unveils redesigned 2018 F-150 with first-ever diesel option

When 2018 models hit the highways, F-150 will feature segment-first and class-exclusive technologies, like adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go functionality and Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection.

January 8, 2017

Pickups

Ford to build a hybrid F-150 with integrated generator for jobsites

As part of a $4.5 billion investment in the production of electric vehicles by 2020, Ford on Tuesday announced that it will introduce a hybrid drivetrain option for its F-150 pickup truck. Though rumors have been swirling the last couple of years around the possibility of a diesel-powered F-150, Ford has repeatedly said it would instead focus its […]

January 3, 2017

Pickups

Pro Comp intros suspension kits for ’15 Ford Super Duty, 22″ Extreme MT tire

Pro Comp recently made a couple of pickup-related announcements that those driving into jobsites on a daily basis will find interesting. First up, SEMA judges dubbed the Ford Super Duty as the most accessory-friendly truck on the market this year, and Pro Comp is jumping on that bandwagon with new 6- and 8-inch lift and […]

December 12, 2016

Pickups

Ford smashes Chevy’s world record as F-450 flies with largest American flag tow ever

When it comes to torque ratings, Ford’s latest Power Stroke V8 in the 2017 Super Duty trucks already edged out the new 6.6-liter Duramax in GM’s 2017 HD pickups with a torque rating of 925 lb.-ft. to 910. And now Ford’s new turbo diesel has allowed one Super Duty truck to break a Guinness World Record set by […]

November 28, 2016

Pickups

Shockzilla, an 8-in. lifted F-250 with exhaust stacks, shows how beautiful a Super Duty Raptor could be

Though Ford used this year’s SEMA show to unveil the F-150 Raptor that it will race at the Baja 1000, we were a bit more taken by another off-road engineered pickup at the automaker’s booth. Meet Shockzilla, maybe our closest approximation yet as to what a Super Duty version of the Raptor might look like. Created by Fabtech […]

November 16, 2016

Pickups

Ford Super Duty wins its first Motor Trend ‘Truck of the Year’ award

Motor Trend has named the 2017 Ford Super Duty as its latest “Truck of the Year.” Though it is the fifth time an F-Series pickup has won the Motor Trend award, it is the first time the award has gone to the Super Duty lineup. “We judge the contenders based on six categories—from design to […]

November 15, 2016

Pickups

Ford unveils MBX350, a Super Duty designed for off-road law enforcement

Despite the Matchbox branding adorning the exterior of this F-350 concept, Ford says this truck is not a toy. Instead, the MBX350 is a fully-functioning police and tactical truck concept designed to take on any type of terrain. Built using a 2017 Ford F-350 4×5 XL Crew Cab, the truck is powered by Ford’s 6.7-liter […]

November 8, 2016

Pickups

Skyjacker unveils new lift kits for 2017 Ford Super Duty trucks

If you’re jonesin’ to put a little more air between your 2017 Ford Super Duty truck and the pavement, Skyjacker Suspensions took the wraps off its new lift kits for the big machine at the SEMA show this week. The kits come in 8.5-, 6-, ad 4-inch lift versions, and there is also a 2.5-inch […]

November 4, 2016

Pickups

Patriotic Ford Raptor adorned with Native American, combat history a stunning truck for a great cause

Military themes run throughout the 2016 SEMA show and you won’t find any better demonstration of the depth of this feeling than this awesome project. The Million Pixel Raptor project is a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors Family Support organization. The project is selling off 10 x 10-pixel blocks of the images on the truck for […]

November 3, 2016