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0Report: These are Detroit automakers' top-selling vehicles of 2011 1325614500
The numbers are officially in for 2011, and once again, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler sold more pickup trucks than any other model. The Ford F-Series was the top-selling vehicle through November of last year with 516,639 units rolling off of dealer lots. That number handily trounces the ...
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First Drive: 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 1325177640
Exhilaration At 1 MPH When thinking about the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, one tends to picture an orange meteor barreling across the desert at absurd velocities, flying through the air, long-travel suspension dangling its dirty bits below. That's partially because desert storming and bombing down ...
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Report: Ford F-150 EcoBoost hits 100,000 sales 1324940400
Ford bet big on the combination of light duty pickup trucks and boosted V6 power, and it appears the gamble has paid off. The Detroit News reports that Ford has already reached 100,000 F-150 sales in 2011, just as the automaker promised it would. Overall EcoBoost models accounted for 40 percent ...
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Recalls: Ford recalls 16,000 F-Series pickups over transmission concern 1324043940
Ford is recalling thousands of F-Series pickup trucks from the 2011 and 2012 model years over a transmission problem that, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, theft ...
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Official: Ford F-150 named 2012 Motor Trend Truck of the Year 1323716340
The next in the never-ending list of 'OTYs comes courtesy of Motor Trend and the buff book's crowning of the 2012 Ford F-150 as its Truck of the Year. Aside from the expansive list of standard and optional features, the F-150's general fitment and polish, and Ford's claim that you can spec your ...
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eBay Find of the Day: Timewarp 1993 Ford F-150 Lightning 1323217800
Long before Ford turned its attention to building one of the most capable production off-road trucks in all the land, the company's SVT engineers spent their time trying to wring the most straight-line speed possible from an F-150. The result was the first-generation Ford F-150 Lightning – ...
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Study: These are the industry's most profitable cars and trucks 1321923540
At the end of the day, every mass-market automaker is nothing more than a company looking for profits. And while you can have a great-looking vehicle that performs well and draws critical acclaim, but if it doesn't sell and it doesn't have decent margins, it doesn't do the company much good. So ...
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Video: How to use a motorcycle to close a pickup tailgate 1321196460
When we need to open or close a pickup truck tailgate, we usually just use our hands. Makes sense, right? Of course it does, but apparently there are some who feel that it's not a big enough challenge. Hit the jump to see how to close an F-150 tailgate using only a street bike and a little ...
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Official: Winners of second annual SEMA Awards announced 1320414300
The suspensions are lowered, the dubs are mounted and the votes are tabulated: with the SEMA show in full swing, organizers have announced their top pics for the show. Rather than name the top tuned cars, the SEMA Awards name the best cars for tuning, in several categories. And so, the winners ...
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DeeZee American Guardian 2011 F-150 is not to be trifled with 1320325260
We love bull bars. A favorite of law enforcement officers everywhere, the bull bar quietly underscores the fact you aren't just into protecting yourself against future collisions, but that you plan to instigate them. The DeeZee American Guardian 2011 Ford F-150 seems fully capable of nudging ...

