The email invitation said, “You will drive [the 2015 Ford F-150] on highways, county roads, small town streets and dirt trails with an opportunity to also tow trailers.” I knew those activities would take place on the second day of a recent event that was designed to showcase the new truck’s on- and off-road dynamics, […] More »

Pickups, hard work, and rock-and-roll go well together. After you get in your truck at the end of a long day of busting your ass at the office or job site, you just want to crank up some Zeppelin, hang your left arm out the window and cruise. Ford seems to be keenly aware of […] More »

It’s been a staple look of the F-150 since the Eleventh Generation came into production. The squared-up, tough look is part of what makes the F-150 feel capable and rugged. This design also can play a crucial role in the aerodynamic properties that influence the fuel economy of the 2015 F-150. The designs added have […] More »

When it costs as much as most new houses, your motorhome better be built on a chassis or van that can last as long. That’s why consumers are buying more motorhomes built off of Ford Class A chassis and Class C van-based motorhomes. Motorhomes can cost up to $150,000 for the big Class A types […] More »

I’ve often been asked why are newer cars and trucks so hard to work on? After leaving engineering and running an auto repair shop, my employees asked me this daily. They enjoyed having someone that helped caused their misery right there to sling it back! One of the best examples of this is a Chevy […] More »

Ford has enlisted the aid of tomato experts, Heinz, in their quest to develop a 100% plant based plastic. The report says that they’re using tomato skins specifically, but that could expand to peels, stems, seeds, and the rest of it. Nike, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble are also partners along with other companies. According […] More »

Imagine that new job you just landed involves a lot of sitting. Actually, it’s pretty much nothing else. Sweet gig, right? Now imagine you have to sit down hundreds or thousands of times a day. And you have to wear dirty jeans. That’s the kind of work the Blue Oval gave to “a crew of […] More »