Ford F-150 News
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At the Detroit Auto Show this morning, the winners of the prestigious North American Car of the Year and North American Truck/Utility of the Year awards have been announced. They are the 2015 Volkswagen Golf and 2015 Ford F-150. The results are sure to prove controversial, as they almost always do, but we have to admit that they’re not at all surprising. MUST SEE: Buick Avenir Concept Surprises In Detroit, Previews Flagship: Live Photos In the car category, the Golf beat out strong contenders such as the Ford Mustang and Hyundai Genesis. The iconic German hatch is now in its seventh...
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Ford Slaps A Trademark On The Name EcoBeast
Speculation is the name of the game here. The automakers are constantly making moves that leave the rest of the industry curious and guessing as to what's going on. Such is the case with the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] because the automaker just moved to trademark the name "EcoBeast". ALSO SEE...
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2015 Ford F-150 Gets Hennessey's VelociRaptor Treatment
Can’t wait for Ford to launch its own high-performance Raptor version of the latest F-150 pickup truck? Well, perhaps you should give vehicle tuner Hennessey Performance a call. The Texan tuner has come out with one of its popular VelociRaptor packages for the aluminum-bodied F-150, and at...
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Ford Previews A Pair Of 2015 F-150s Modded For SEMA
Having shed around 700 pounds compared to its predecessor, the 2015 Ford F-150 is already the smartest, toughest and most capable F-150 ever launched by the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F]. But at next month’s SEMA show in Las Vegas we’ll get a look at how tuning firms intend to further...
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This Is What A Ford RaptorTRAX AWD Burnout Looks Like: Video
The horrendous, earth-rending sound in this video accompanies perhaps the most ridiculous video footage we’ve seen this week: Ken Block in the Hoonigan RaptorTRAX doing an all-wheel-drive tracked burnout. MUST SEE: 2,000-WHP Nissan GT-R Screams Down The Strip At 207 MPH: Video To get the...
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Geiger Cars Makes The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Even More Ferocious
"The Beast" is an appropriately-named modified Ford Raptor built by German tuner Geiger Cars.
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Ken Block might just be the king of vehicular shenanigans. His Gymkhana YouTube videos have racked up wildly impressive view counts, and his car control skill is clearly a level above, even if it doesn't directly translate to wins on the global rally stage. Every enthusiast is always interested in what Mr. Block has in store next, and the man with the colored shades revealed something very interesting yesterday--and followed up with a short Instagram video today. MUST SEE: Sake-Bitten 1956 Ford F-100 Sells For $450,000 At Barrett-Jackson It's called the Ford RaptorTRAX, and it's set to star...
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2015 Ford F-150 Details, Live Photos & Video: 2.7-Liter EcoBoost & 700-Pound Weight Loss
The all-new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, the latest version of America’s best-selling vehicle, has been revealed on the eve of the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The new workhorse is radically different to anything we’ve seen before in the full-size pickup market, as it features a body...
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Hennessey Offers More Upgrades For Ford's F-150 Raptor: Video
Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor isn’t only one of the best selling pickup trucks around; it’s also one of the most popular in the tuning scene. Because of that success, Hennessey has expanded the number of upgrades it offers for the performance pickup. The Texan tuner is now offering...
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And The Truck Buyers Have Spoken: They Love The Ford Raptor
Ford has a hit on its hands. No, we're not talking about the Mustang GT, the Focus ST, or even the oh-so-sweet Fiesta ST. Those are all great rides, but this time the focus is on trucks. More specifically, it's time to take a look at the Ford Raptor, because the Blue Oval brand can barely keep them...
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Batmobile-Themed Ford F-150 Pickup Can Be Yours
Yes, someone has actually gone out and built a Batmobile-themed Ford F-150 pickup truck. That someone, by the way, just so happens to be Jared Barris, the grandson of vehicle customizer extraordinaire George Barris, the creator of the original Batmobile. Jared designed the F-150 Batmobile after...
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2014 Ford F-150 Tremor: EcoBoost-Powered Sport Truck
Ford’s universally popular F-150 SVT Raptor now has a little brother in the form of the all-new 2014 F-150 Tremor. The newcomer is the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] first EcoBoost-powered F-150 with the short-wheelbase, regular-cab design, and is aimed at buyers looking for a potent...
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The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is one of the most capable vehicles off the road, and with a bevy of upgrades offered by the tuning masters Hennessey, the awesome pickup can also be quite capable when it comes to the track. Where the standard F-150 SVT Raptor, and even Hennessey’s custom VelociRaptor, fall short, however, is carrying capacity. But now Hennessey has taken care of that problem, too. What you’re looking at here is Hennessey’s new SUV conversion for the F-150 SVT Raptor. Starting with the F-150 SVT Raptor’s four-door SuperCrew model, Hennessey engineers remove...
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2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition Revealed
Since the debut of the F-150 SVT Raptor off-roading pickup back in 2010, Ford has continuously updated the vehicle, either adding a SuperCrew option, improving the safety or adding more power with each passing year. In fact, continuous improvement has been a Raptor development imperative since...
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Strong Demand Prompts Shelby To Boost Production Of 575-HP F-150 Raptor
At the recent 2013 New York Auto Show, Ford tuner extraordinaire Shelby American took the covers off the latest vehicle in its rapidly expanding lineup, the 575-horsepower Shelby Raptor pickup. Starting with the already formidable Ford F-150 SVT Raptor as its donor vehicle, Shelby applied some of...
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2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition Coming April 9
The Ford Raptor is quite possibly the most awesomely insane production vehicle to come out of an American carmaker, even counting Ford's own 2013 Shelby GT500, the Dodge Viper, and the previous-generation Corvette ZR1. Soon, it will get a Special Edition. Arriving April 9 at the Motor Press Guild...
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Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Hits The Nürburgring With Tanner Foust: Video
There really aren't words to describe how out-of-place a pickup truck feels in Europe. Americans simply can't formulate the proper mentality. But seeing the reactions of Europeans helps give us an idea. What about seeing not just any ordinary pickup truck, but a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor? And not just...
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George W. Bush's Ford F-150 Heads To Auction
On January 19, 2013, a 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4x4 SuperCrew pickup once owned by former President George W. Bush will cross the block at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction. The truck has likely racked up only modest mileage, as it was used exclusively on Bush’s Crawford, Texas...
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Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor has become the brand’s best selling performance-enhanced pickup in the United States, winning over buyers from coast to coast. It’s earned fans overseas as well, including China, where pickups traditionally aren’t seen as status vehicles. Until now, that is. According to The Detroit News, the Raptor’s combination of aggressive styling and go-almost-anywhere capability have made it one of the most sought-after vehicles on the Chinese gray market. Since the truck isn’t officially sold in China, gray market imports are the only way for...
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Ford Racing’s Raptor Assault Program: Our Kind Of Driver’s Ed
If you buy a high-performance automobile, there is no shortage of factory-backed training programs to teach you how to be both fast and safe behind the wheel. Porsche has its own academy, as do AMG and BMW, while automakers like SRT and Fiat rely on the services of others. Buy a serious off-roader...
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Ford F-150 Tuner Trucks Headed To SEMA, Too
The best-selling vehicle in Ford’s lineup is the F-Series pickup, and that’s been the case for many years. If Ford is using SEMA to highlight other hot sellers, like the Escape and Fusion, it stands to reason that tuned F-Series pickups would command booth space, too. Truckin’...
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2013 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Preview
Ford’s F-150 lineup gets an updated SVT Raptor and Limited luxury model for 2013.
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2013 Ford F-150 FX4 EcoBoost Announced As NASCAR Pace Truck
If you think full-size pickups are just for tradesmen, ranchers and those needing to haul boats, trailers or race cars, think again. Proving that pickups can also haul something else, Ford has announced that the official pace truck of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Michigan International...
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Ford Recalls Expedition, F-150, Mustang And Lincoln Navigator
Ford has issued a wide-ranging recall on some of its top models due to transmission and light calibrations that don’t quite meet up with federal standards and may not function properly. The affected models are the F-150 pickup truck, Mustang sports car and the Ford Expedition/Lincoln...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran