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2010 Ford F-150's New 4.4L V8 Diesel Engine Gets Leaked To Internet
Remember that Ford dealer conference we learned about last week from our friends at PickupTruck.com? That's the conference where we heard about the scoop on Ford's upcoming and long-rumored off-road Ford F-150 Raptor program. Well, there's a second scoop for us from the Ford forum fan-boys at F150Online, spotted by the quick-eyed folks at PUTC — the first unofficial shot of Ford's upcoming 4.4-liter V8 Diesel engine that we've heard will make it's way into the 2010 Ford F-150. We're also told we should expect it to get dropped beneath the rails of the 2010 Ford F-250 and 2010 Ford F-350 to serve as the base-level diesel engine available. And why shouldn't it? Supposedly, this smaller oil-burning V8 will give a 20% boost... More »
4:08 PM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Ray Wert
14,096 views,
56 comments
Latest by MrEvil: Yeah, unfortunately the tree-hugger crowd has made Ford's latest Diesels rather pointless with their demands of 3 catalytic converters, the urea filter and the particulate filter. Don't get me started on the idiocy of the particulate filter. Gee, lets use MORE more »
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Why you should buy this car:
You go to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo every year, not for the filet mignon chili or Brooks & Dunn, but rather for the actual livestock. On your weekly checklist is the item "pick up feed." There's a long, broken road out to your property and your kids won't roll without Spongebob. You're an energy trader.
Why you shouldn't buy this car:
You skipped the Rodeo for an Arcade Fire concert. You don't have $60,000. On your weekly checklist is the item "pick up yoga mat." There's a narrow road that leads to your studio apartment and you've got to parallel park on it. You're a community organizer for the Sierra Club.
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2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty FX4, Part Three
Why you should buy this car: You go to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo every year, not for the filet mignon chili or Brooks & Dunn, but rather for the actual livestock. On your weekly checklist is the item "pick up feed." There's a long, broken road out to your property and your kids won't roll without Spongebob. You're an energy trader.
Why you shouldn't buy this car:
You skipped the Rodeo for an Arcade Fire concert. You don't have $60,000. On your weekly checklist is the item "pick up yoga mat." There's a narrow road that leads to your studio apartment and you've got to parallel park on it. You're a community organizer for the Sierra Club.
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12:00 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,901 views,
54 comments
Latest by thatguy01: "you just know the truck is only being used for commuting/groceries because the bed looks absolutely new." Off-white carpet and leather upholstery usually are a tipoff, too. more »
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Exterior Design:**
Whereas the previous generation had a distinct and attractive profile and front fascia, the current version is merely distinct. There are those that love it and those that hate it, but I think most people look at it as a Tonka Truck. However, if we gave points based on badge size the F-350 would get 4,000 stars.
Interior Design:****
The inside of this particular model wasn't a bad place to be for the lengthy trips around Houston. Roomy? Oh yes. The leather seats are comfortable and the dash is well designed, with everything in the right place. Yet it still looks like a truck on the inside. While not as nice as the new Platinum Edition F-150 or Laramie Dodge Ram, it's still luxurious for a work truck.
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2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty FX4, Part Two
Exterior Design:**Whereas the previous generation had a distinct and attractive profile and front fascia, the current version is merely distinct. There are those that love it and those that hate it, but I think most people look at it as a Tonka Truck. However, if we gave points based on badge size the F-350 would get 4,000 stars.
Interior Design:****
The inside of this particular model wasn't a bad place to be for the lengthy trips around Houston. Roomy? Oh yes. The leather seats are comfortable and the dash is well designed, with everything in the right place. Yet it still looks like a truck on the inside. While not as nice as the new Platinum Edition F-150 or Laramie Dodge Ram, it's still luxurious for a work truck.
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12:30 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,329 views,
24 comments
Latest by TexanIdiot25: @NatefromOgden: They typically work based on speed. It's old technology, even our 98 GMC Jimmy has it. Raises the volume slightly at 40, 60, and 80. It's nice, only time I really notice it is sometimes after dropping off a more »
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The big, red 2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty makes me think of a Terry Allen song called "Amarillo Highway." It features the line: I don't wear no Stetson, but I'm willing to bet son / that I'm as big a Texan as you are. When people find out where I'm from, they often say, "You don't sound like you're from Texas." I correct them by pointing out that I'm from Texas, not a cartoon about Texas. But, driving this big honkin F-350 around the Lone Star State, there wasn't any confusion.
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2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty FX4, Part One
The big, red 2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty makes me think of a Terry Allen song called "Amarillo Highway." It features the line: I don't wear no Stetson, but I'm willing to bet son / that I'm as big a Texan as you are. When people find out where I'm from, they often say, "You don't sound like you're from Texas." I correct them by pointing out that I'm from Texas, not a cartoon about Texas. But, driving this big honkin F-350 around the Lone Star State, there wasn't any confusion.More »
12:30 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,858 views,
65 comments
Latest by Bucket UncleBo Head: Uncle Bo sez, "more big ass truck reviews, less Subaru shitbox reviews" more »
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Chicago Auto Show: Commercial Trucks And Vans
Commercial trucks and vans aren't quite as romantic as the latest sports car, but that doesn't mean we should ignore them. There's a segment of the population that gets excited about a big, mean work truck. Though we kind of like the Ford Transit Connect, we're still more moved by the full-sized, extended-length Dodge Sprinters you see below, which could stow a pair of Transit Connects and still have room for a Girl Scout troop. Enjoy the plows, tow trucks and work vans.
1:00 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,524 views,
22 comments
Latest by n/a: The Big Euro Vans are either powered by a 2.5 or 3 Litre diesel bu they move a lot of stuff. I have seen a IVECO Daily Cab Chassis variant hauling a 30ft 5th wheel. more »
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Ford Super Duty Pickups To Guzzle Slightly Less Gas
The 2008 F-Series Super Duty trucks will get improved fuel economy, in addition to the Tonka Truck looks. According to Ford, new trucks could see an improvement of as much as 1.5 MPG, or 10 to 15-percent over current models, depending on how the truck is used. In order to achieve this improvement, Ford lowered the front spoiler to improve aerodynamics and replaced the 3.73 ratio rear axles with 3.55 rear axles, thus shortening the amount of rotations needed by the driveshaft to turn the axles. More »
first drive
It's difficult to imagine any of you Jalops needing to haul 20,000 pounds. We also doubt many of you are in the market for a truck whose price tag easily hits $40,000 to take off-roading. But what if you came across a half-dozen utes sitting in the middle of California's Rubicon Trail, each adorned with a sign reading "Take me"? Sure, that's totally plausible. So, when Ford invited us to put its 2008 Super Duty through some of the more rigorous tasks a vehicle will ever face, we struggled to come up with a reason to turn them down. After all, this thing has wheels (sometimes even six of them!) and we like things with wheels, do we not?
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2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty
It's difficult to imagine any of you Jalops needing to haul 20,000 pounds. We also doubt many of you are in the market for a truck whose price tag easily hits $40,000 to take off-roading. But what if you came across a half-dozen utes sitting in the middle of California's Rubicon Trail, each adorned with a sign reading "Take me"? Sure, that's totally plausible. So, when Ford invited us to put its 2008 Super Duty through some of the more rigorous tasks a vehicle will ever face, we struggled to come up with a reason to turn them down. After all, this thing has wheels (sometimes even six of them!) and we like things with wheels, do we not?
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12:30 PM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By tingwall
4,869 views,
59 comments
Latest by n/a: I love using my 99 F-350 as a daily driver, I heard of commuter bikes, but why would you want to risk it when you can be surrounded by 7000#+ of steel. The 08+ SDs are like driving a Range more »
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In An Interesting Turn Of Events, Bull Is Full Of Ford!
Normally, we're busying ourselves pointing out the instances where automaker marketing is just plain bull. But in some cases, as we just found out from this preview of the episode of CNBC's Business Nation airing at 9 AM on Independence Day — Ford's not only selling with a load of bull, it sounds like they're proud of it! Now that is a Bold Move. More »
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Fire! Ford Super Duty Afterburner Mayhem!
Screw the recall. Ford should offer an afterburner kit on all its Super Duty pickups. What better way to tell GM and Toyota the blue oval is not to be trifled with than a column of flame shooting from its tailpipe. Extra special bonus for gunning it next to a saw mill or propane distribution center. [Thanks to William for the tip.] More »
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Buy A Ford Super Duty; If You're Lucky It May Fart Fire!
FoMoCo today asked dealers to stop selling the diesel-engined 2008 Super Duty F-Series pickups because apparently some of the big haulers can do something glorious. These special Super's apparently can fart fire. I kid you not, if I were in the market for a pickup truck right now, I'd totally look for one that can spew blasts of fire from the exhaust pipe. Just sayin'...although I've got to say that if you're not looking for this particular option, you're probably pretty happy Ford's not going to sell you one of them. Who knows though, maybe it's not an option, maybe it's not a defect, maybe it's just Navistar getting back at FoMoCo over that contract dispute. More »
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Ford Super Duty Truck Production Back On Track By Monday
After the stoppage of Power Stroke delivery by FoMoCo jilted lover Navistar International, and the subsequent court order demanding both sides hug it out, we've now heard it looks like the two sides of the big Power Stroke struggle can now come together and live again in sin. According to the AP:"Navistar spokesman Roy Wiley said the company simply wants payment for its goods. "Ford said the plant began operating one shift on March 5, two shifts on Tuesday and is expected to be back at a full three shifts of production on Monday..."Our bottom line is we want to be paid for our engines. They shouldn't be debiting anything," he said. Both sides said the dispute could be settled as soon as Thursday afternoon."Aww, look at that adorableness. Navistar International and FoMoCo are kissing and making up. Now Navistar can keep Power Stroke's a-coming to FoMoCo so they can sell some Super Duty trucks, and FoMoCo will start paying Navistar for all of her hard work. They're such a happy couple, really they are. More »
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Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Ford F250 Outlaw -- He Drove He Drove Edition -- Part 3
Why You Should Buy This Truck: More »
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Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Ford F250 Outlaw -- He Drove He Drove Edition -- Part 2
Exterior Appearance ***** More »
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Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Ford F250 Outlaw -- He Drove He Drove Edition -- Part 1
Loverman: OK, so let's just put this out in the open. You drive a decades-old Toyota Starlet and I drive a tuner-kid, boy-racer WRX Sport Wagon (eat it, Johnson). We agree that the Honda Fit is one of the best cars for sale at the moment, yet we both love the Ford F250 Outlaw. How is this even sorta, kinda possible? More »
2:00 PM on Mon Feb 12 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,974 views,
19 comments
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Dodge Swag Shows The Future Of Chrysler Group Manufacturing
We love Dodge swag grab bags — heck we love anything we're allowed to take home from the show coming to us by way of the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid. Whether bongos or bags, they totally know how to do it up right for the auto journo and hack community. For instance, with the highlight of the show this year for the Chrysler Group being the workin' man edition of the Dodge Super Duty 4500 and 5500, it only made sense to push the blue-collar work ethic in the swag. But like all forms of blue-collar middle-class jobs in this here country, there's less and less of them available. And as you'll see in the gallery below, apparently the job losses are hitting swag makers as well as b-segment micro-sized cars. But, at least they're consistent. More »
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Ad Watch: Ford's Super (Duty) Bowl Commercial Teasers Are Techie Porn
We've gotten our hands on some cool-to-watch and tech-heavy 15-second teaser ads for the Super Bowl ad campaign launch of the 2008 Ford F-Whatever Super Duty. The one above is a CAD-based build of the new 6.4L Power Stroke diesel engine with dual turbos and the second teaser commercial, in the same out-of-thin-air fashion, highlights all the little parts that make up the new (and useful) tailgate step. There's also a third teaser which is nothing more than a jarring drop of the big metal "Ford" badge dropped onto concrete. Although the third one's silly, the other two are cool as hell to watch. But the problem I've got is I'm not sure what they're going to do to sell the truck to the target pro-'merican demographic. Especially since earlier this week we heard that FoMoCo, despite losing $12.7 billion in 2006 and a turnaround plan forecasting a 2007 loss, plans no cuts in it's marketing budget. It's almost like the sell-it-on-TV team's gone to CEO Alan Mulally and said "Yeah boss, the ads aren't selling product, but whatevs — let's drop more money down that abyss while we've still got it!" I guess we'll have to wait for Super Bowl Sunday to find out for sure what the full 60-second ad will look like during the pre-game festivities, but for now we're just going to appreciate it for the techie coolness, and set our gnawing doubts on efficacy aside. In case you don't remember what the Super Duty is, we've got a gallery below as a reminder, and the second and third teaser commercials below the jump. More »
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