2013 Light-Duty Challenge: Overview Posted by Mark Williams | June 17, 2013 By Mark Williams, Photography by Evan Sears It had to be done. The half-ton pickup truck segment is going through too much growth to make you wait, even for a second. With so many pickups overhauled, we knew we had to bring all…
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Posted by Mark Williams | May 20, 2013 Story from www.pickuptrucks.com By Larry Edsall At least one aspect of Ford’s EcoBoost engine is a bust, according to a lawsuit filed by three vehicle owners, Automotive News reports. The suit, filed by three vehicle owners in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, contends the EcoBoost…
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The 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck will sport serious changes when it debuts, possibly as much as 700 pounds lighter than the current model. While the current F-150 maintains its role as Ford’s biggest cash cow, engineers are already out testing prototypes. A few test F-150s are hidden underneath the current model’s sheetmetal, albeit with…
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By: David Arnouts on 6/26/2012 For Autoweek.com Ford will offer some unique upgrades for its off-road terror, the F-150 SVT Raptor, in the 2013 model year. According to Ford, the truck will offer an industry-first—beadlock wheels direct from the factory. Beadlocks allow the driver to secure the edges of the tire to the wheel by…
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EPA’s interpretation of Clean Air Act was ‘unambiguously correct,’ court says WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court has knocked down a challenge to the Obama administration’s 2012-2016 model-year fuel economy rules and has paved the way for new ones to be finalized this summer for the 2017-2025 model years. A three-judge panel for the U.S.…
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What Percentage of Your Truck Is Made in America? Posted by Mark Williams | March 7, 2012 For seven years, Cars.com has been collecting data from various sources to determine which vehicles are the “most American” — meaning which ones have the highest percentage of its parts content produced in the U.S. and Canada. Cars.com’s American-Made Index rates…
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Posted by Mark Williams pickuptrucks.com | March 1, 2012 The Messages from TV news, newspapers, and web feeds are about as mixed as you can imagine. Fuel prices look to hit record highs in the coming months while construction starts are finally beginning to move in the right direction. Ad to that four solid months…
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Ford is recalling certain 2011 F-150 pickups and 2012 F-250, F-350, F-450 an d F-550 heavy-duty trucks for transmissions that can be shifted out of “park” without pressing the brake pedal, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today. The problem with the brake/shift interlock violates federal safety regulations and would allow shifting into gear…
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From the February, 2012 issue of Motor Trend By Michael Febbo | Photos Wesley Allison You Know that feeling you get when you see a supercar sitting in the parking lot of the local six-buck-a-cup coffee shop? The ache in your stomach, knowing that toddling back and forth from the gated community to the strip…
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