http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/Jan 13th 2008 12:28AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/but the truck looks nice
IMO, it doesnt look as nice as the GMC Sierra or the new Ram, but it should do well
opefully, along with dodge, the interior materials will be right]]>Jan 13th 2008 12:29AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/Jan 13th 2008 12:30AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/suck it]]>Jan 13th 2008 12:40AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/and worst front turn signal.

Unless Toyota updates the 4.7, and/or couples it to the 6 speed auto for '09.
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I can just see it now - pranksters stealing the rear badge because they know the camera is in there ]]>Jan 13th 2008 2:17AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/Jan 13th 2008 12:54AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/Jan 13th 2008 12:57AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/Jan 13th 2008 1:01AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/Jan 13th 2008 5:48AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/250hp V8 & 4 speed automatic.

At least the 6 speed auto comes standard with the 4.6 3 valve. Perfect for a 4x2 model
and hopefully Ford pushed the 5.4 to 315hp 375ft-lbs

Hopefully the transmission selector for the 6 speed autos will be better than shown. P R N D 3 2 1 (with an OD off button on the side)
What does OD off mean when the ZF 6 speed auto has dual overdrive gear ratios?

Dual beam headlights, ha. Did ford see that $2500 car for India, that is the kind of car that has dual beams.
Welcome to last place ford.
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I would however love to see a 4.2 ford vs. 3.7 dodge showdown - just to show what kind of market they are gunning for with them. the old 5.9 Dodge V8 was pretty much the same power as the current 3.7 V6 (think the HP was higher, but the torque was almost identical)]]>Jan 13th 2008 1:12AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/Just an updated 4.6 [16 valve] V8 250hp/300ft-lbs, but royally screwed by a 4 speed auto.
http://media.ford.com/events/2009FordF150Kit.pdf
Ford ballyhoos a 1mpg improvement, but they better give ZF 95% of the credit there.

But they don't
"All internal components of the smooth-shifting 6-speed have been upgraded to handle higher torque capacities; these include more robust clutch packs, bigger pump and bigger output shaft. The transmission’s hydraulic system also was beefed up to enable improved idle speeds and improved converter clutch duty cycles."

Yeah, those are the improvements of the 6hp28, over the previous 6hp26 model.]]>Jan 13th 2008 1:19AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/
Even the rental companies don't buy a 5000lb truck with a 200hp six.
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Dodge definitely takes this round - better dash, better storage, wider range of engines. Ford will do no more than hold sales even when this is introduced.]]>Jan 13th 2008 1:20AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/
Hopefully the VCT and short runners on the Hemi can help the engine actually operate on 4 cylinders, in the real world. Looks good.
"In addition, the MDS system has been updated so the engine will spend more time in four-cylinder mode, saving fuel."

Anyone else think Chrysler's 4.7 is overrated? Making more power than the Mustang (that has a dual exhaust) and more torque (the mustang has VCT, a central spark plug, and dual intake valves)]]>Jan 13th 2008 1:48AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/
It has three planetary gears instead of the two like every other 4 speed. This should allow up to 8 forward speeds and 3 reverses.

The transmission was released as the 45RFE for the '99 JGC 10 years ago. This was a 4 speed transmission with an asterisk, in that it had 5 seperate forward speeds but could not shift them sequentially. You could do 1-2-4-OD or OD-4-3-1.

The 545RFE is the same physical gearbox with electronics reprogrammed to allow the use of a 2nd slightly taller OD, so it's a sort-of 6 speed.

Seems to me like a lot of unnecessary complexity to end up with such poorly balanced gear ratios. You'd be just as well off with a conventional 2 planet 4 speed.

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