By: Jay Stevens
The Ford F-150 pickup truck is part of the Ford F-Series. And this series has had the best-selling full-size pickup for over twenty-five years. The Ford F-150 pickup truck boasts toughness, reliability, power and ultimate presence. It continues to set new standards in the automotive industry for these characteristics along with strength, safety, interior spaciousness, refinement, driving dynamics, stability, functionality, cargo capacity, comfort, and style.
If you are looking for a vehicle with the most choices available, the Ford F-150 would be the one for you for this model has a wide variety of body configurations and this includes three cab choices, three box lengths, two box styles, and five unique series which includes the entry level F-150 XL, the fun and athletic F-150 STX, the all-purpose F-150 XLT, the powerful F-150 FX4, and the luxurious F-150 Lariat. The Ford F-150 pickup truck can take up a maximum towing capacity of 9,900 pounds and has a maximum payload capacity of 3000 pounds. With that, the Ford F-150 pickup truck is the most capable full-size pickup that is under 8,500 pounds.
The Ford F-150 pickup truck boasts a design that exudes distinct features and characteristics. It is tall-shouldered and proud. It has a self-assured and planted stance. It has a bold front end that exudes strength with its quad-circle-styled headlamps that are designed in clusters – this is then all incorporated in a wrap-around fascia treatment that communicates refined sophistication and precision. It has a high beltline that assists in giving out power and strength from the Ford F-150 pickup truck and its chiseled, powerful flanks. As per the Ford F-150 pickup truck’s interior, this vehicle features an upscale two-tone instrument panel. A first in the automobile industry, the Ford F-150 pickup truck offers a modular overhead rail system that allows owners to customize interior storage options so as to suit their individual needs. This storage provides users and owners of the Ford F-150 pickup truck easy access and easy storage for their modules, first-aid kits, toolboxes, flashlights, and radios among other things.
With the Ford Motor Company’s advanced technology, engineering and design, the Ford F-150 pickup truck brags exceptional handling, ride, and quietness. It has a fully boxed frame with hydroformed front rails that greatly reduces shakes and shudders on tough and rough roads. This vehicle also uses coil-on-shock, long-spindle, double wishbone front suspension with cast aluminum lower control arms that is also a first in the pick up truck segment. This kind of suspension assists in the reduction of unsprung weight so as to facilitate and provide a better ride and stability on choppy surfaces.
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For 2005, the Ford F-150 is the most awarded truck. It received various awards from different award giving bodies. The awards that this truck received includes J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Initial Quality Study award for the Highest Ranked Light Duty Full-Size Pickup in Initial Quality; Car and Driver’s Best Pickup; NHTSA Dual 5-Star Front Crash Test Rating; Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Best Pick; AutoWeek "America's Best" Awards - Best Truck: Ford F-Series; Car and Driver’s 5 Best Trucks in the Pickup Category; Truck of Texas Award; Autobytel Consumer Choice Award’s Most Requested New Truck; MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Award’s Best Full-Size Pickup Truck; Specialty Equipment Market Association’s Best Truck Design; Farm Industry News FinOvation Award’s Best Truck; Money Magazine Best Pickup Award; and Best Full-Size Pickup of the Rockies.
This article was posted on January 20, 2006
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