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Ford F150

The Ford F Series has been the bestselling vehicle in America for more than three and a half decades and as the most popular option in the F Series lineup, the F150 is effectively the single most popular vehicle in America.

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Ford says it will be the biggest BlueCruise improvement ever offered for one segment of F-150 drivers. The upgrade will dramatically improve BlueCruise coverage for 2024 F-150 owners.
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An F-150 PowerBoost owner dropped from 22 mpg to 7-8 mpg with an empty 16-foot enclosed trailer. Loading it barely changed the result, pointing toward air drag rather than cargo weight.
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After a wreck totaled his truck, a Ford F-150 owner bypassed the 2026 5.0L V8 model to return to a Ram 1500 Hemi, citing systemic frustrations with the Ford 2.7L EcoBoost engine and its complex 10-speed transmission. Here is the real-world teardown.
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A Wisconsin owner reports his 2026 Chevy Silverado RST TurboMax averaged 12.6 MPG while towing a 6,000-lb travel trailer, claiming the four-cylinder high-output engine outperformed his previous 2020 Ford F-150 EcoBoost in real-world driving dynamics.
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A 35-year Ford F-150 owner swapped to a 2026 Toyota Tacoma, logging poor real-world mileage and warning truck buyers that a factory design flaw requires an immediate aftermarket part fix to protect the TRD side paint from flying trail debris.
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A Ford F-150 defector sparked a massive debate by rejecting his wife’s favorite Toyota Tundra for a 2026 GMC Sierra Duramax. Here is my mechanical analysis of why raw diesel torque won the day despite a critical GM cabin ergonomics issue.
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The truck has been spotted testing around the country. Now, Ford makes it official by posting a video of it in camouflage.
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His 2021 F-150 PowerBoost helped steer with a trailer attached. His 2025 says the feature is unavailable, and Ford’s own manual explains why the new truck may be drawing a harder line.
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The owner expected the usual EV-truck towing collapse. Instead, his modified F-150 Lightning averaged 1.5 mi/kWh pulling a Pebble Flow from Fremont toward Southern California, with the trailer’s Active Tow Assist doing most of the hard work.
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A 2024 Toyota Tundra owner is trading his truck for a 2026 Ford F-150 Tremor 3.5L, citing Toyota's relentless engine recalls and fading interior quality. Here is why the legendary 20-year reliability promise is driving truck buyers to Dearborn.
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The massive recall is over a problem with the transmission that may allow the vehicle to slip out of park and roll away.
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A Reno Ford F-150 5.0L owner admits the compact Maverick Hybrid successfully replaces 90% of his full-size truck's daily work cycles while achieving 41 MPG, requiring a utility trailer just five times a year for heavy firewood and steel hauls.
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The Ford transmission park issue can be easily misunderstood because people may think the transmission suddenly shifts into Park while you're driving, but the real story is about what happens after the damage occurs. Now Ford is recalling 741,000 cars.
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The new red, white and blue look is available on almost all Ford Super Duty trucks. The car race and concert will debut for Veteran's Day.
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A 2022 Ford F-150 PowerBoost owner is towing a 30-foot travel trailer with a 6,733-pound dry weight and 895-pound dry tongue weight. The truck has the power. Payload is where the math gets tight.
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It is not unusual for the automakers to help out the federal government by building weapons and vehicles. Now, helping rebuild the U.S. stockpile could be a major profit center for the automakers.
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To say that Ford had a tough year in 2025 is being kind. It set records for recalls and took a hard line with suppliers who provided shoddy products. Now, Ford is the No. 1 Mainstream Brand in J.D Power Initial Quality Study.
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A GMC Sierra EV Denali owner expected his 2022 Ford F-250 Power Stroke to win a 20-to-60 mph trailer pull. The electric truck finished in about six seconds. The diesel took about 10.5.
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The truck averaged 2.2 mi/kWh from New Hampshire to North Carolina and back. The quicker return trip came from leaving each charger when the driver was ready, rather than waiting for a round number on the battery gauge.
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After years with a Tesla Model X and a Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range, a veteran electric camper has moved into GMC’s giant-battery pickup. His garage traces the progress of EV towing better than any launch event.
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A massive Ford F-150 recall leaves owners facing summer towing gridlock and dangerous roll-away software bugs before the July 10 remedy date. Here is a mechanical expert's action plan to bypass dealer delays and keep your truck locked in park safely.
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A massive 4.38-million Ford F-150 recall is due to trailer brakes dropping on steep grades. Investigative forensic data reveals a hidden startup voltage glitch is knocking out critical safety modules. Here is the field-tested fix to keep your truck safe.
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His 2025 F-150 Lightning Flash went from 50 to 80 percent in 15 minutes at a new 160-kW airport charger. The plug required conviction, and ChargePoint charged a dollar for arriving app-free.
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A 2025 F-150 Lightning Flash owner pulled 62.7488 kWh from a Rivian charger in 26 minutes and 43 seconds. The session was quick. The $34.51 bill made the road-trip math less flattering.
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Early-production 2026 Ford F-150 trucks are experiencing immediate 10R80 10-speed transmission failures with fewer than 200 miles. I investigate a manufacturing assembly defect causing catastrophic pressure drops and sudden mechanical lockups.
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Ford F-150 owners face a critical choice as the summer recall begins. Discover why accepting a simple dealership software flash leaves a ticking hardware time bomb in your transmission, and get the step-by-step action plan to request a physical fix.
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A Torque News investigative analysis reveals that Ford's massive F-150 transmission software recall fails to repair the physical lead frame failure points, leaving truck owners vulnerable to sudden highway lockups and hidden mechanical wear.
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Ford's next sub-$30,000 electric truck was just caught driving openly through Long Beach, and the first real-world photos reveal something about its size that no press release could have prepared you for.
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Ford is making a second attempt at an affordable electric pickup, and 8 newly revealed details about its 2027 truck suggest the company has learned far more from the Lightning's struggles than most people realize.
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A shopper found something unsettling under a brand-new 2026 Ford F-150 XLT: a rusty rear axle and a dead battery before the truck ever left the lot.