It’s obvious right from the first glance that the new 2015 Ford F-150 has seen quite a lot of work on its body, and it now sports a significantly reduced weight that opens up all sorts of new possibilities for the truck’s performance, and has helped Ford’s engineers to truly push this vehicle to its limits. Most critics’ opinions about the new truck are pretty much the same – it’s a better deal on all fronts and it performs especially well when taken off the road.
Ford had a goal of reducing the total weight by 700 pounds, not a small feat by any means – and Pete Reyes, the chief engineer for the company, has expressed great satisfaction with how the whole design process turned out in the end. According to him, the company’s engineers truly challenged the truck’s body and overall system, and they tried to squeeze every bit of performance out of it in order to create the ultimate machine for the road.
The body being lighter shouldn’t be taken the wrong way though – it’s by no means weaker than before, and in fact the strength of the truck’s body has been improved significantly, making it a much more durable and tough beast on the road. Ford have been running various extensive tests and simulations on their new build in order to make sure that it holds up to all appropriate standards, and that it will live up to expectations when it’s delivered to its drivers.
All in all, it looks like the company is trying to make this launch as memorable as possible, and the new body design is already managing to generate a lot of hype about the truck. People are talking about the reduced weight and extra strength left and right, and we’ll probably see this mentioned in the media quite often in the coming weeks and months.
What options does an interested buyer have when they want to get an F-150? Ford have prepared several offers, starting with the XL, the most basic model, priced at $25,420, followed by the XLT priced at $30,695, and the Lariat at $38,685. There are two more models on top of those as well, the King Ranch at $48,495 and the Platinum which is priced at $50,960. Not cheap by any means, but it’s also not aimed at the general market, obviously.
Even the name of that model implies it’s a luxury version, and Ford certainly know how to please the market of buyers looking to spend a little extra cash. Of course, they also don’t cut out their old customers, which is always nice to see.