Ford confirmed the assembly locale of its F-150 Hybrid this week, saying the electrified pickup would not stray from its aluminum-bodied brethren. The hybridized F-Series will, unsurprisingly, go into production at the Rouge’s Dearborn Truck Plant in 2020, with additional (non-hybrid) production handled by Ford’s Kansas City Assembly. The automaker made the announcement as part of […]
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Ford’s F-Series – A Cross-border Comparo
In a market that shrunk 3.7 percent in July, Ford managed to escape the steep volume loss seen by some of its rivals. Still, the Ford brand saw a year-over-year U.S. sales drop of 2.7 percent last month, with its Lincoln division falling 11 percent. Over the first seven months of 2018, both brands posted […]
Ford Faces $4.2 Billion Lawsuit for Allegedly Dirty F-series Super Duty Diesel
– Hundreds of thousands of Ford Super Duty pickups pollute at up to 50 times higher than federal emissions standards, a new class-action lawsuit alleges. – Hagens Berman, the same Seattle law firm that filed claims against Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler for rigging diesel emissions tests, is putting the spotlight on Ford. […]
We chat with Ken Block at SEMA and learn about his F-Series truck build
At this year’s SEMA show, Ken Block stopped by to reveal his custom Ford Escort Cosworth RS, and do a bit of a promo for Gymkhana 10 and its related Amazon series documenting his stunt videos. He also granted us some time to chat with him about various things, and naturally, being the crazed car […]
Gymkhana 10 trailer shows Hoonicorn V2 in Detroit and a wild F-Series pickup
Ken Block and Hoonigan have released a trailer for the upcoming Gymkhana 10. It both previews the first Gymkhana film in the double digits, but also a behind-the-scenes Amazon Original Unscripted Series that documents the production of the videos and parts of Ken Block’s life. The trailer promises five countries and five cars, but it’s […]
Ford Introduces F-series Super Duty Limited, with a Price as Big as Texas
– It’s Texas State Fair time again, which means fair goers can take a ride on a 212-foot Ferris wheel, marvel at the acrobatics of extreme pogo, and nosh on deep-fried chicken noodle soup on a stick. For automakers, it’s a perfect occasion to introduce new pickups—lots of fancy new pickups. And they don’t get […]
2017 Ford F-series Super Duty – In-Depth Review
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2017 Ford F-series Super Duty, Tested in Depth: The Avengers of Heavy-Duty Pickups
– Ford’s F-series Super Duty trio—the F-250, F-350, and F-450—are a heroic team of the biggest, strongest, and most technologically advanced heavy-duty pickups around. Like the F-150, the Super Duty trucks’ body panels are now stamped from aluminum, and they can be mixed and matched among three cab sizes and two bed lengths. The monster […]