If you still think full-size pickup trucksare crude compared to their passenger car counterparts, it means that (a)
you haven't been paying attention the last 10 years and (b) you haven't
seen the new generation of Ford F-Series trucks.
Sophisticated tough on the outside, thoughtfully comfortable within,
with an overhead cam V8 under the hood and an imposing range of safety
and convenience features, these pickups are the industry pacesetters, and
for good reason.
Last year Ford gave the lighter end of its F-Series pickup truck line
a major, major going over. Most obvious is the rounded snout, raked windshield
and overall smooth look. But the big changes were underneath, with a completely
new front suspension, new frame and new family of engines.
Ford's F-Series line includes the lighter-duty F-150, medium-duty F-250
and heavy-duty F-350. initially, the new look and accompanying improvements