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Ford unveils an electric 2015 F-150… a Power Wheels nearly 2 years in the making (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
[imagebrowser id=101] A day after we told you about a miniature Ford Raptor made for adults, Ford and Fisher Price have unveiled a mini 2015 F-150 for kids in an all-new Power Wheels model. The Fisher-Price Power Wheels F-150 is about as close of a replica of the full-size truck as you can get. The […]
June 25, 2014
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Ford has been secretly testing prototype 2015 F-150s at construction sites and mines for 3 years (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
[imagebrowser id=85] “Drive it like you stole it and work it hard.” Those were the marching orders Denis Kanseir, the lead prototype engineer on Ford’s 2015 F-150’s, gave the drivers of six pickups distributed evenly among three different companies when they were handed the keys back in the latter half of 2011. Barrick Mining, Elko, […]
May 29, 2014
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Ford reveals 10 torture tests for 2015 F-150 including shrapnel, acid bath, frame twisting (GIFs, VIDEO)
When the 2015 F-150 was announced in January a lot of people wondered just how durable a pickup with an aluminum body could be. Wonder no more. Today, Ford let us in on their torture-testing process for the 2015 F-150 with video of all 10 steps. Some of these steps are so grueling that just […]
April 9, 2014
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2015 Ford F-150’s LED headlamps are a first for pickups, last 5 times longer
Not only is the 2015 F-150 lighter, more powerful, equipped with better seats and rust-proof, Ford says it’s the first light duty pickup with LED headlamps. Designed by a team of lighting experts led by John Teodecki, the F-150’s LED headlamps use 63 percent less energy and they’re more durable, lasting five times longer than conventional […]
March 25, 2014
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GM to release an aluminum pickup by 2018 to compete with F-150
Feeling the heat from arch-rival Ford, General Motors is in the process of developing a pickup truck with an aluminum body to release by 2018, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Confirming reports that Ford’s competitors were rushing to reach agreements with aluminum suppliers in the wake of the 2015 F-150 unveiling to […]
February 19, 2014
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To improve F-150’s seats, Ford hired several 265-pound men to sit down and get up 10,000 times
It might sound like an odd methodology, but at least Ford is paying attention to this kind of detail. While developing the 2015 F-150, Ford wanted to address concerns it was hearing from some customers over the leather seats inside the current F-150. Over time, the leather covering many of these seats was cracking with […]
February 19, 2014
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Impress Ford with how you’d punish a 2015 F-150 and win a week-long test drive
What would you do if Ford handed you the keys to a brand new 2015 F-150 and said “Give us your worst”? Would you put it through the ringer on the jobsite? Would you take it off-road to your favorite mudding spot? Perhaps you’d hitch up a trailer full of cinder blocks and go about […]
February 7, 2014
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Ford will shut down its truck plants for 13 weeks in order to retool for assembly of 2015 F-150
Ford announced that it plans to shutdown two of its plants for a combined 13 weeks in order to retool and prepare them for assembly of the aluminum bodied 2015 F-150 pickup. The automaker will halt production at its Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan for 11 weeks, and at its Kansas City, Missouri plant for […]
January 29, 2014
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The 2015 Ford F-150 will get better mileage, but will higher price, insurance rates and repair costs offset fuel savings?
Last week, Ford unveiled the 2015 F-150. Beyond a new body design, the big news was that this would be the first full-size pickup with an aluminum body. That’s a good thing because aluminum is much lighter than steel and Ford says the new F-150 shaves 700 pounds off the weight of the truck. That […]
January 20, 2014
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Ford unveils the 2015 F-150: lighter aluminum body, tons of new tech (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
No. 3 Story in 2014 « No. 4 No. 2 »  After much hype and months of build-up, it’s here. And despite a multitude of improvements over previous models, most are calling Ford’s newest pickup the automaker’s biggest gamble yet. Ford unveiled the new 2015 F-150 in the wee hours of Monday morning and […]
January 13, 2014
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No. 4 in 2013: 2015 F-150 spy shots reveal Atlas concept styling
Through spy shots that first surfaced back in June, we’ve become pretty confident that the 2015 Ford F-150 will look a lot like the Atlas concept truck that Ford unveiled at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. The first spy shots revealed the the shape of the F-150 in testing had just about the same grille […]
December 30, 2013
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Report: Ford will unveil the 2015 F-150 next month and it will be made of aluminum
While other automakers turn to diesel engines to address fuel economy, Ford’s EcoBoost V-6 will reportedly have some help next year to add even more miles per gallon to the F-150: an aluminum body. According to a report from Bloomberg, Ford will unveil an F-150 with an aluminum body next month at the Detroit Auto […]
December 23, 2013
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