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The industry’s first standard hybrid pickup promises 40 mpg city and starts at $20,000.

The all-new 2022 Ford Maverick just passed the milestone of 100,000 reservations, putting the compact pickup on track to be a massive hit.

Configuring the Ford F-150 Raptor “Raptor is the original desert truck. We just took it to another level,” said Ali Jammoul, Ford Performance vehicle program director. “The all-new Raptor splices high-speed off-road performance muscle with advanced technology and connectivity that comes together in a unique Built Ford Tough way.” Now in its third iteration, the 2021 Raptor has a new engine with a 450-horsepower High-Output 3.5-liter Ecoboost. A V8 engine comes next year to the Raptor R....

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McKenzie told me that the 2021 Raptor is Ford’s most connected Raptor to date. “The new F-150 Raptor is also our most connected, as it comes with standard over-the-air updates and a new connected experience that can deliver potential features like shareable digital trail maps or other off-road technologies in the future,” she said. The 2021 Raptor does come with Sync 4 as well as cloud-connected navigation and integration into the FordPass mobile app. Through the app customers can contro...

Ford unveiled the 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup truck. Maverick comes as a standard five-passenger, four-door pickup, with a full-hybrid powertrain and a projected EPA-estimated rating of 40 mpg city fuel economy and 500 miles of range on a single tank of gas. Maverick, which offers ingenious design and storage...

America's first standard, full-hybrid powertrain pickup truck gets better gas mileage than a Honda Civic — and costs less, too. Meet the Ford Maverick.

2021 Ford F-150 Adds Even More Class-Exclusive Tech Photo: Ford You know that meme that’s a screengrab from The Simpsons taken in the aftermath of Krusty the Clown (played by Homer) mercilessly pummeling The Krusty Burglar? Where a crying child is pleading, “Stop! Stop! He’s already dead”? Okay. Imagine that, but the kid is crying because the 2021 Ford F-150 just keeps killing it with class-exclusive tech. And what, you ask, does Ford have up its sleeves now? Well, this summer, the all...

Ford adds Onboard Scales and Smart Hitch To 2021 F-150 Onboard Scales will help accurately estimate cargo weight and indicate capacity. Smart Hitch measures tongue weight to help customers properly hitch up and reduce sway for safer towing. Advertisement “I don’t need help hitching up my truck” or “A real truck owner doesn’t need all this technology.” These are the comments I’m ready to hear about the latest truck technology from Ford. And while it may apply to many F-150 customer...