Ford may be a massive automaker with products stretching the globe, but much of its success rides in the bed of the venerable F-150 pickup. The F-Series as a whole (F-150, F-250, F-350, and F-450) ranks as the best-selling vehicle in the U.S., pulling in nearly 500,000 sales in 2013. Revamping your top product is risky business, so Ford spent the better part of five years developing what was to become the all-new 2015 F-150.
Before the truck hits showrooms later this year, we flew down to San Antonio, Texas – the heart of truck country – to give the new F-150 a spin. Ford had nearly every flavor of F-150 present, from XL-trimmed work trucks to full-on luxury models branded with King Ranch and Limited badging. All four members of the F-150’s engine lineup were present, too.
During our time in the hill country surrounding the Alamo, we had the chance to subject the F-150 to everything from drag racing and autocross cones to mud-strewn canyons and 9,0000-pound trailers hitched to the receiver. It was definitely a wide sampling of driving situations.
Ford hasn’t taken the competition coming from GM and Ram lightly. A handful of Silverado and Ram 1500 examples were on hand for side-by-side testing on the autocross course and towing loops. While our time behind the wheel of all three trucks was limited, we came away with a good understanding of where Ford stands in relation to the competition.
Click past the jump to see if the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 can best the competition
Ford F-150 - First Drive originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 8 October 2014 11:00 EST.
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