so i saw this on another website, a lot closer view of the truck although still the same damn camo. Man i wish the guy taking the picture would just pull that crap off take a few pics and run, run like hell lol. anyway here they are:
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With the proliferation of 2009 Ford F-150 “spy” shots hitting the Web over the past several weeks, one can only surmise that the guys and gals at Ford aren’t feeling the love lately. It seems that the new GM and Toyota trucks may be stealing all the attention.
Appearing about as inconspicuous as a neon sign in a subterranean cave, this particular prototype of the 2009 Ford F-150 was spotted at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, California…just past rush hour…on a Friday night…about two blocks from the very popular and busy downtown area. Figuring close-ups of the truck were worth the risks associated with bending a few traffic guidelines, I banged a U-ey and pulled behind the blue oval-less full-size Ford.
As I walked up and greeted the driver, or in this case the guy who was standing outside the driver’s door, I remarked, “Dude, you can’t be parked here and not expect someone to stop for pictures.”
He smiled and said. “It’s a 2009.” I thought his next move might be to hand me a brochure and suggest that we take ‘er for a spin.
“Did they (Ford) tell you to do this? Just stop and park somewhere so we’d all take pictures?” I asked.
He replied, “No! No! I’m just stretching my legs.”
“Ah, I see. Well, tell me if I need to stop taking pictures,” I said.
He smiled, shuffled his feet for another 20-30 seconds, and got back into the truck. With a punch of what sounded like a nice V8, Mr. Test Vehicle Driver hauled tail.
This little exchange lasted no more than a few minutes, and other than hearing that V8, there wasn’t a great deal I could glean from my close encounter. The Fusion-like grille is obvious, as are the new headlights, the steering wheel has been revised, the gauge cluster looks a little different, what appears to be a power mirror switch is on the top of the door panel, and there are now four s on the left side of the steering wheel where there used to be anywhere from none to three. You might also notice that the exterior mirrors look to have been tweaked. Unfortunately, the thick camouflage makes it hard to get any detail on the body, though one shot suggests that the flat tailgate of the current model might get a little bit of a curve up top for 2009.
We’ll obviously see much more of the redesigned 2009 Ford F-150 in the weeks and months ahead, but sightings like this make it fun to guess at what the final product might look like. In the end, Ford got the attention it wanted and we got giddy about a truck we could hardly see. Everyone’s happy.
looks like expy headlights, i like the interior looks like an upgraded version of the current gen, the bed looks like a good height, definitatly some extra padding, looks like 7 lug wheels, but it was hard to tell. I like what I see
there are some visual differences, foglights. grill, wheels, headlights(probably different than production ones will be).... but until we see uunder that camo its all a guess
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Yep, those are 7-lug wheels. Surely that will be optional, though.
Interior is looking Super-Dutyish... I'm really liking what I see.
Only thing is... I hope the front end on the actual production model isn't as "sad" and "droopy" as this one appears to be. Maybe they've got some padding packed around the front bumper?? Looks like it has an over-bite...
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fordtruckman (Matthew) do you have a link to the original site containing the text and photos? We need at least the name of the publication and the name of the author to credit the story to. Otherwise it's plagiarism.
Is the 6.2l made by twin force also? Because it says that the 3,5l six cylinder and the 6.2l 8 cylinder will have dual turbos. That would be freakin NUTS.
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I don't really think ford will usethe expy front end, that would be a huge mistake. The F-150 needs to be a real home run, and the expy front is nice but not what the F-150 needs to be a success. Besides, DearbornDerek said it won't be
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So check these spy shots out!
So nice of the photographer to "delete" the test driver. 
