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Pickups

Ford issues Super Duty, F-150 recalls over door handle, seat defects

Ford recently issued two recalls impacting its F-Series pickups. The first recall is for certain 2015-2017 F-Series trucks over concerns that a door handle cover may cause the door to unlatch in an accident. The door handle accessory was available on certain 2015-2017 F-150 and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 trucks. In the event of […]

August 3, 2017

Pickups

Chevy attacks F-Series aluminum with new bed test, other videos; Ford rolls eyes

Chevy is taking on Ford again in five recently released videos (watch them below), including a new truck bed challenge that once again left the aluminum bed of a Ford pickup punctured despite the automaker’s efforts to make it stronger over an earlier design. Though not as dramatic and popular as last year’s truck bed […]

July 21, 2017

Pickups

3.0L found in Land Rover SUVs will reportedly power Ford’s 2018 F-150 diesel

Ford’s 2018 diesel F-150 will reportedly be powered by the 3.0-liter diesel engine used in Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. Ford manufactures the turbocharged V6 diesel engine used in Range Rover and Land Rover SUVs at its plant in Dagenham, United Kingdom. “Ford also says the engine is designed, tested, and engineered specifically for use in […]

July 13, 2017

Pickups

Ford details 2018 F-150 engines: More power, better MPGs, short delay for diesel option

While Ford F-150 fans are excited to hear about the new diesel option coming to the 2018 model, they’ll have to wait until spring of next year to get it. The news came as Ford released more information on its upcoming half-ton pickup, including performance numbers on its all-new 3.3-liter V6, which the automaker reports […]

June 23, 2017

Pickups

Ford issues recalls on F-150, Super Duty pickups over two defects

Ford announced two recalls today for certain late-model F-150, Explorer and Super Duty vehicles due to seating and door handle cover defects. The first recall affects roughly 2,500 2017 F-150, Super Duty and Explorer vehicles which may have an inadequate weld between the driver seat back and the manually operated seat back recliner mechanism. In the affected […]

June 1, 2017

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils 2018 F-650, F-750 with improved handling, braking

Ford is updating its largest trucks for improved performance and serviceability for the 2018 model year, including adding electronic stability control and traction control brakes as standard on all 2018 F-650 and F-750 tractor models. The system will initially be optional on certain F-750 diesel air-braked straight trucks with high-center-of-gravity-body upfits. For tow trucks, road service […]

May 10, 2017

Vocational

Hybrid F-150, Super Duty conversions now covered under Ford’s Qualified Vehicle Modifier program

Before the automaker releases a factory-built hybrid F-150, Ford has announced that it is extending its Advanced Fuel Qualfied Vehicle Modifier (eQVM) program to include third-party installation of both electric and hydraulic hybrid powertrains on Ford trucks and vans. Citing a commitment to “being a leader in electrification,” Ford says it wanted to provide commercial and […]

March 17, 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

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

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor more capable, versatile thanks to new shocks developed with FOX

In the run-up to the fall release of the redesigned F-150 Raptor, Ford has released details of the truck’s new shocks, developed with FOX suspension, along with a video demonstrating their capabilities. RELATED >> VIDEO: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor shreds smarter with 6 new terrain modes Ford says these new shocks are larger than those found […]

September 16, 2016

Pickups

Test Drive: We punish Ford’s 2017 Super Duty with a rocky climb and a muddy dive

Editor’s Note: This test drive originally appeared on our sister site Hard Working Trucks. While riding on top of the hill, the engineer from Ford tells me to keep driving towards the boulder until it disappears from view. It’s not the most comfortable feeling while driving a new 2017 F-250 FX4. I mean, you know […]

August 12, 2016