Seventh Generation: 1980–1986 Focusing on economy and efficiency, Ford reengineered the F-Series for 1980 by making the overall design more aerodynamic for improved fuel economy, as well as reducing weight via the use of plastics, aluminum and lighter gauge steel…
Ford F-Series: A Brief History The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling truck in the U.S. for 45 consecutive years, as well as the top-selling vehicle overall for a total of 40 years — amazing winning streaks in any arena…
Despite how closely it resembles the previous-generation truck, Ford's best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021, making now a good time to take a look back at all the generations of the Ford F-Series trucks. And there are a lot of…
Looking to reaffirm dominance in the torque and towing war, Ford dropped a bomb on September 26, 2019: Its 2020 Super Duty would feature a 6.7L Power Stroke packing a segment-best 475 hp and 1,050 lb-ft of torque, and its…
Since debuting in 1999, Ford’s Super Duty was the yardstick by which all other heavy-duty pickups were measured. Naturally, the Blue Oval was the target the other two major players were gunning for. When Ram stepped into the ring in…
The world of North American pickup trucks is a fast-moving one. If you don’t reinvent yourself every few years, chances are pretty good that you’ll get left behind. Perhaps that was part of Ford’s thinking when it revamped the Super…
Just two years after resetting the bar in the heavy-duty pickup segment, Ford was at it again in 2007. This time, the Dearborn-based truck maker was revamping its Super Duty for the ’08 model year. The chassis and suspension were…
So was the original Super Duty a hit? You could say that. Just five years into production, Ford’s numbers showed that it was selling more diesel-powered trucks than Dodge and GM combined…more than 200,000 per year. However, Ford did anything…
It changed the way we look at trucks—and it certainly changed the way we shop for them. Ford called its new truck line “Super Duty,” and it revolutionized the American truck market when it blasted onto the scene back in…
The Ford 5.4 Triton engine has been produced in millions of units and has successfully propelled at least a dozen different car, van, and truck models. It was a popular option all the way from its inception in 1996 to…