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With a redesigned body and chassis, and marketed as its F-150 line, between the company's Ranger and the Super Duty trucks. The 11th generation F-150 featured revised styling with a triple-bar grille and optional extended-width mirrors — and introduced side windows stepped down at their leading edge, a feature retained through the current ...
Sales of the F-150 surged in the tenth generation from 750,000 to over 900,000 in 2001 as products from General Motors and Chrysler lagged. Ford's sales dropped, however, for the final years of this generation as the redesigned Dodge Ram and refreshed Chevrolet Silverado were released. The new F-150 was Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year ...
A new F-150 Raptor was announced in January 2021, with a high-output version of the 3.5L V6 EcoBoost engine. [29] A fully electric version of the F-150 was unveiled on May 19, 2021, marketed as the Ford F-150 Lightning. [27] [30] For the 2024 model year, the F-150 received a mid-cycle refresh, with revised grilles, taillights, and headlights.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating reports of alleged engine failures in GM's 6.2-liter L87 V-8, an engine used in a wide variety of trucks and SUVs.
The FX4, also called Fahrenheit F-150, was built for outdoor lifestyle enthusiasts. The Street Scene Equipment version is a lowered truck built with performance and style. The Hi-Pa Drive F-150 was powered by four electric in-wheel motors rated over 480 hp (360 kW) and over 375 ft⋅lbf (508 N⋅m) torque combined. [12]
It was replaced by the 4.2 L Essex V6 for 1997 in the redesigned F-150, as well as the E-150 and E-250. The 300 was mated to the Ford C6, E4OD, and AOD automatic transmissions, and the Mazda M5OD, ZF S5-42 and S5-47, 5-speed manual transmissions, and the Borg-Warner T18, Tremec RTS, and New Process NP435 4-speed manual transmissions.
The second generation 2.7L EcoBoost V6 was introduced with the 2018 Ford F-150 and is mated to a 10-speed transmission that debuted the year prior. It produces an additional 25 lb⋅ft (34 N⋅m) of torque over the first generation. The engine uses a compacted-graphite iron (CGI) block, which is both high strength and lightweight.
However, its reputation was soon tarnished by the revelation of its numerous quality and reliability issues. They included smoking engines, insufficient drainage holes in the doors, poor paint quality and lack of adequate fan cooling, resulting in overheating in Camiras fitted with air conditioning.