Ride & Drive: 2015 Ford F-150 FX4 - Waxahachie Daily Light
This week my friends at Ford asked if I would evaluate the F-150 XLT. How could I say no. In last week’s column I detailed Ford’s “reinvention” of the best-selling pickup (and vehicle for that matter) for more than three decades. I wrote about how the new F-150 can tow up to 12,200 pounds (1,100 more pounds than the previous model) and haul up to 3,300 pounds (530 more pounds than the previous generation). It also weights up to 700 pounds less, thanks to the use of high-strength steel in the frame and high-strength, military-grade aluminum alloy in the body. It’s also one smart truck, incorporating several new features and 11 available class-exclusive features. torque) with an EPA rating of 19 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (4X2), 18 mpg, 23 mpg respectively for four-wheel drive. I enjoyed checking the driver information system and monitoring the fuel economy numbers during my evaluation week. While not as decked out and luxurious as last week’s F-150 Platinum model, this week’s F-150 XLT was a far cry from being called “Spartan. In every aspect, it lives up to Ford’s promise of being a “tough, smart, capable” pickup. Source: www.waxahachietx.com
