2015 Ford F150 Officially Crushes Ram and Silverado in Towing and Hauling - Torque News

Ford Motor Company still hasn’t rolled out all of the information on the 2015 Ford F150, but they announced the towing and payload numbers for the next generation pickup and – as I expected – the new lightweight F150 is the most capable F150 ever... The 2015 Ford F150 has groundbreaking levels of aluminum in the body and because of that, the next generation F150 will be the significantly lighter than the outgoing models. This will help to make the 2015 F150 one of the most efficient half ton trucks sold in America, but a few months back I speculated that this lightweight design would have a big impact on the towing and payload capabilities. with numbers that make it much better than the outgoing 2015 F150 and more importantly – much better than any other new half ton truck sold in America. Most importantly, these numbers from Ford are certified under the new SAE towing standards so the other automakers can no longer point out the fact that their towing numbers are SAE approved while Ford’s are not. The 2015 Ford F150 is available with four engines – the new entry level 3. 5L V6, the new 2. 7L EcoBoost V6, the returning 5. 0L V8 and the returning 3. 5L EcoBoost V6. If you want the most towing capacity possible from your 2015 F150, you will... Source: www.torquenews.com