Tag: F-150
SEMA Show 2013: Ford Fiesta and Raptor Gymkhana Exhibition
Ford is always out front at the SEMA Show, and this year was no different. In the parking lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center a variety of Ford displays circled a large track course where demonstrations are put on ...
SEMA Show 2013: Ford Booths and Show Cars
At the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas each year it's always apparent that if any auto manufacturer owns this show, it's Ford. And no place does this get hammered home more than...
Reveal: 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor with EcoBoost
This week were with Ford at their headquarters in Dearborn, MI for the reveal of the new 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor, the first application of the company's rip snorting EcoBoost twin turbo V6 in a short bed performance tr...
Reality Check: Recycled plastics in 2015 Ford F-150
I am sure you have asked yourself this question right? What if we could redirect plastics from landfills and use them to build a 2015 Ford F-150? Well Ford has asked the question and answered it, working with a com...
Reality Check: Ford’s Decision On Aluminum F-150
In our reality check segment this week, we take a closer look at the risky move Ford has taken with going to an aluminum F-150 body construction for their 2015 F-150 pickups. During this event I had the chance to q...
Reality Check: Ford virtual reality manufacturing
In our Reality Check segment this week we look at how Ford is applying motion capture technology and virtual reality to refine their manufacturing process. Outfitting their employees with immersive graphic headsets...
Reality Check: 2016 Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist
This week I had the chance to test out for myself, the new 2016 Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist system which has gotten a lot of attention and color comments in the video we did on it last spring. Basically, t...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 Electric Vehicle
In our Reality Check segment this week Ford has once again shown they are on the bleeding edge of the light pickup truck market. As if aluminum bodies and EcoBoost turbocharged engines weren't enough, Ford announce...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 crash tests
This week the IIHS announced results of their crash testing for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickups, which had both good and bad news for its new all-aluminum body. The good news is that the new full size crew-cab achieved...
Preview: 2017 Ford F-150 EcoBoost gets 470 feet to pound
The 2017 Ford F-150 will be upon us soon, and the Blue Oval has been beating the war drum about what it will bring to the battle. Up for the 3.5 liter EcoBoost engine is more power and more gears, to top the class...
