Test drive: the 2015 Ford F-150 - The Rock River Times
This week’s column will look at an American staple – the 2015 Ford-150 pickup truck. The F-150 has a long pedigree dating back to the F-1 of 1948. Ford’s F series has been in continuous production since then and lays claim to being the best selling vehicle in the United States for 32 years and 42 years as the best selling pickup... In 1953 the F1, F2, and F3 models (1/2 ton, ¾ ton and 1 ton) trucks became the F-100, F-250 and F-350 respectively and until 1980 when the F-100 was dropped and the F-150 which was essentially the same, but somewhat heavier duty, became the... In 1959 Ford began offering in-house four-wheel drive versions of their trucks and in 1965 their famous front “Twin I-beam suspension” appeared. This suspension was standard on the F-150 rear-wheel drive trucks until 1996. The F-250 & F-350 still use this suspension on RWD trucks. We’ll now zoom ahead to 2015, which marks the beginning of the 13th generation of the F series Ford truck. The new truck, has a very high content of dent resistant aluminum in the body and the frame is 78 percent high strength steel (up from 23 percent) adding up to a total weight reduction of 700 pounds. The base price for the two-door “Regular Cab” is $25,420. There is no upcharge for any of the four engines in any body style. Source: rockrivertimes.com
