Shaping the 2015 Ford F-150 from Aluminum - Design and Engineering - 2014 Detroit Auto Show
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- We interview the Chief Engineer and Chief Designer of the 2015 Ford F-150 at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. bit.ly/1ajgDcN
This is easily the best looking of all the new full size trucks. Very handsome and stylish. And now with weight saving aluminum and all that. Nice job ford!
Is it really the best looking? That tailgate is butt ugly. The side view hasn't really come in with anything that new. The front end is a little too massive even though it is much better over their postage stamp grill with that ugly brace and bar design. I like Ford Trucks but I haven't liked the front design and in fact it was that design that broke the deal and made me go from Ford to Dodge Ram in 2010. The Ram is a better truck dollar for dollar with a much better Heavy Duty Truck with the Cummins Diesel.
Scott Rozell
It is beautiful hands down!
Scott Rozell Yeah, the Ram has been the best looking since the trend setting 90's big rig style.. But like your opinion on the F150's side view, I feel like the Ram as a whole hasn't come in with anything new for quite some time. And the Ram's Cummins is the best of the Diesels, but I've heard their transmissions are not quite as strong.
bliglum
Id have to agree Ford is doing a better job in the evolution department. Dodge is somewhat still stuck on the big rig look...and Chevy well we wont talk about them. They are still stuck in the past....
I don't think I would have considered the Ram before 2010. The whole Dodge Ram truck line was redone that year and the improvements were significant. Since 2010 The Ram is not even the same truck it had been. Coil link suspension with air ride is class leading. The new Eco-diesel that should be hitting the showrooms about now will be class exclusive for now with the other US truck makers reported soon to follow. Interior fit and finish and style with the Longhorn and Limited package are best in class. Ford has answered back with this new 2015. The bar has been raised. One thing that I'm interested to see is how insurance companies will view the new Ford design and if it will come into play with insurance rates. Body shops will have to get up to date with the new build materials that Ford will introduce. Will it be more expensive to repair after a collision? We shall see.
wow this truck looks soo much better than when the chevy trucks were shown at the auto show. i think F150 beats all trucks in terms of design and materials. bravo to ford!!
I think they both look pretty great. The silverado's 4 eye grill looks mean as hell.
i think RAM has the best looking trucks, but i agree, the fords do look a lot better than the previous years!
Until you open the hood and see that v6 in a full size pickup!!
lexusfan100 LOL..if you're worried about $5 a month on a $40,000 truck, you have bigger problems. I bought a new F150 and my insurance WENT DOWN.
Fortworthman999 and that's a great thing.
Looks absolutely stunning in that black with the clear headlights. Reminds me of the Bugatti Vitesse taillights when in black or carbon fiber color.
The whole truck looks good.
I really hope this truck will really pull through! Ford seems to have worked really hard on this and I hope it pays off. I hope this truck wins some awards! Good job
Ford
This is why they've been King for so long. The new Chevy stayed the same(again). Ford keeps moving forward, and now within just 17 years, has So many more options, for so many folks. Dodge may actually catch Chevy if they keep up what they are doing, but that is yet to be seen.
If a Sports team Wins over and over, aren't they called a Legend? Even if Ford Stopped today, we can't ignore just what they have done.
I am a Chevy man. Always have and always will be. I must say I am impressed with FORD going to aluminum on the exterior. I have always wondered why the big 3 never did that before.
dodge is selling more trucks that chevy at the very moment. just saw it online from the ny times i believe. go RAM!
All the new trucks are SHIT. I will keep all 3 of my old Chevrolet pickups. To much computer shit to go wrong.
scrimmy6969 while you need 3 chevys I only need one ford.
sold me. great explanation.
It's awesome...there's just something that reminds me of a Tundra at the rear..guess it's that boxy tough look...I was really impressed by the weight it lost. 700LBS! wow..that is impressive on any vehicle!. Good job!
I think it's the tail lights. Same thought came to me when I saw the back.
The tundra is not boxed.I own one.Its got more power and torque but ford is still ford touph out of all the trucks on the market.But I do thnk Toyota these days is more American than ford or chevy whiched moved there plants into mexico and Canada.Tundras are over rated.
Been waiting on this truck. Still driving my 2003 FX4, which has been the best truck I've ever had! I use the truck to help the husband in our 4 farm beef cattle business, but like it best because I feel safer when I have the grands or other family with me on a trip. The only 2 small complaints I've had...that at 5'3", the seat belt his my collarbone/cheek...and that I had little visibility when trying to pull out in traffic, when turning to my right side. Well, sounds like both situations are taken care of with this truck! PLEASE though, make the keyless entry and the come-to-me pedals standard in your trucks! One saves me LOTS of money, lol!, and the other means no readjusting mirrors when someone else drives my truck! Thanks for a product I love!!! ALWAYS this truck for me!!!
Amazing truck! Beautiful in red here. So proud to be a current F-150 owner - I love it.
GM redesigns their 2014 grille and fenders...Ford does the WHOLE TRUCK. Ford remain the ONE on the cutting edge...all others follow:)
Thank God America is big to fit that truck. I drive a Honda Ridgeline had a Dakota 1998, lot of good memories started new ones with the Ridgeline.
This truck just looks awesome! Can't wait to trade in my 2002 f150 for one of these!:-)
I would defiantly buy this truck
gorgeous truck can't wait to see the f 250
I hope new generation of ford f-150 still have Colum shifter.
If I bought one, I'd have to live in it... new car/truck prices are RIDICULOUS today.
Ford Atlas came true.
Nice to see that GM secured a contract for aluminum and in 2018 will be going aluminum as well to shed weight. Times certainly are changing and for the better. Advanced driving dynamics and tons of useful features for the many reasons one gets a truck, they certainly aren't just for work but that and much more...
Everyone knows they copy all of fords shit. Perfect example: raptor. Then gm built a 20 ton "off road" truck.
Damn! coming from a Ram guy, i am pretty impressed with this new F-150. The styling has improved so much over the current model and the structure and weight of it are also considerably improved. Before this was shown, nothing competed with the Ram 1500 in the styling department, not the hideous f-150, or the boxy silverado and especially the dated titan or familiar new tundra. It'll finally give the Ram a serious competitor.
For everyone saying it looks like this truck or this one all trucks resemble each other in more than one way and all companies compare trucks and take design cues from one another. All trucks have more than one thing in common put ford chevy ram Toyota next to each other and look at them carefully they all have more then one thing in common.
Mann I want one . Looks tough and manly c;
Hope they have a raptor model
my F150 is a 2006 super cab. It now has just over 95000 miles on it now and it runs as good as the day I drove it off the lot back in December of 2005. I bet I'll get another 95000 miles out it before it dies. When it does finally give up the ghost, You can bet your bottom dollar the next vehicle I buy will be another ford truck!!!!!
Long live ford
Aftermarket parts for this is going to be interesting
Remember Folks. All trucks can only be Slightly Different. They're all kind of boxy, because they are Trucks.
I do like the looks of these. Chevy and Ford are best at being what they are. Toyata is okay with 4th place, and Dodge has made strides.
The fact is that F-Series is nearly 100 years old(F-150 is going on 40). Like em or not. They are "Rolling Legends".
Yup ford has been the best selling vehicle in America beating not only trucks but cars to and it has been for 40 years
It's a good looking truck with nice feautures and ECO motor
Can't wait to get mine.
Uggggllyy. You can talk about the design ques all day but in the end the back of the truck looks like a tundra and the front end looks like the back end of a uhaul truck
i want it now right NOW
love the new look
Best F150 ever 4 different engines to choose from the greatest trucks 2015 This something amazing Ford cool design I wanted see this in person I hope the price is OK !!!!
FREAKIN LOVE THE TRUCK! ALWAYS AHEAD THATS WHY FORD HAS THE NUMBER ONE SELLING TRUCK IN AMERICA!!! DONT HATE NOW CHEVY GUYS!LOL
Great truck, but I'm still looking for a review of the FX4x4, that's all I'll ever own...own one now, wanna see what's improved there, looking for optional lockers or posi at least. I'll keep looking.
That big video wall behind the truck is projector based? Its pretty awesome.
im waiting personally for the black ops tuscanny package on this beautiful truck and lifting it.
beautiful truck
I...like......this....! Good job ford! Great video car/driver!
Looks is a personal opinion, I like the looks but most importantly this truck is totally blowing me away, the 2012 F-150 with 3.5 ecoboost v6 had 0-60 time of around 6 s, with 700 lb less I think its going to hit 60 within 5s and fuel economy of 2012 model in real world averaged between 10-12 mpg on normal drive 3-4 mpg with full load and 16-20 with super efficient drive ,3.5 EB this one will have all those numbers rising 20-30% and that means F-150 is the Emperor of trucks, all other Dukes Toyota,Chevy,Dodge can stay back and watch
Yea and a $1000 will add 50hp and 80tq because Ford tunes it for 87 octane.
Yes also the 2.7 ecoboost used for Baja 1000 was tuned for 380 hp and a whopping 420 ft pound just @ 1900 rpm that means oodles of low end torque and its even more powerful than the 3.5 ecoboost v6 which incidentally is a 1st gen ecoboost,
Actually Ford says the 2nd gen ecoboost twin turbo can be easily tuned upto 540 hp @6500 rpm and 480 ft pound @ 3000 rpm much like Nismo godzillas v6 but in the interest of fuel economy Ford is just providing the basic tunes for customers, Hope Ford makes a GT car with Al chassis an 3.5 tt EB and thats the 1 I am dreaming 4 as of now
Yeah I completely make up shit all the time too. If you think 0-60 even matters when looking into trucks, you don't need one. Hop back in your Focus and fuck off back to Bullshitville.
Fuck off, America is worlds biggest consumer of gasoline after The UAE,U guys still dont wanna learn from others,U guys think U guys are best, in reality U guys are immersed in SHIT,Atleast Ford is ready to compete with Germans and Italians and give cars that have better acceleration/TORQUE/ride/handling/solid built/cabin insulation/better technology
Now why I emphasize 0-60 cuz its just the basic level of performance any layman can point 2, and Ford achieves better 0-60 with small v6 and that shud b appreciated cuz with trucks bhp is not that matters,what matters is TORQUE and the 3.5 and 2.7 have torque that competitions 4.5+ litre engines have that 2 lower in the rpm range
Ford is moving in rite direction,downsize engines,try make better mpg figures without loss of Power,whats wrong with it DCK HEAD
Personally I think they need to just discontinue that eco boost. It is causing a lot of issues and isn't any faster and hardly more fuel efficient than the 5.0 coyote. That is one solid engine that will last. That eco boost will continue to have more and more issues. Plus hey its a V-8 baby.
Why is everyone knocking Dodge? Lol. Yes Ford is on top, what do you expect from the original manufacturer of "the pickup truck" but Dodge is second IMO, their trucks feel more solid than chevys and have alot more character than other trucks, and generally speaking, Ford and Mopar have ALWAYS build very tough vehicles, not so true for chevy or Nissan, Toyotas tend to last a very long time but I wouldn't personally buy one over a F-150 or hemi Ram.
Nobody needs to knock Dodge, they start knocking on their own in no time at all.
do yourself a favor, stay away from dodge.
ford is slightly better than dodge but in my biased opinion. Chevy is for communists lol
hahahahaha.
ozmedia Michael Taylor ozmedia do you even know what a "knock" is? and Michael, care to elaborate? I've owned quite a few classic mopars and driven cars like the SRT-4, hemi ram and test drove a 6.1 hemi challenger and a 392 hemi challenger, they're all solid vehicles, especially compared to Chevy (I grew up working on GM's, do yourself a favor, stay away from GM's - i'll explain if you want but its going to be a long post)
Thanks for the explanation!
best change of any vehicle this year. worst was the jeep Cherokee.
The only thing I'm considering now is do I get race red or blue flame
Definitely buying this truck later on, although I am a little torn about having an aluminum body... :/
Aluminum body truck or just aluminum in general isjust as strong as HSS plus u wont have rust
Welcome, the new Ford Tundra!
Truck looks good I like it
Very impressive and for those saying yalls opinion wait to you test drive one before yall might end up buying one lol
That's a good looking Ford F150. Go Ford
going to have to disagree with you Will Dawson, i think the new 2015 ford looks awesome and comes with some really cool features.. also thiers not a truck on the market other than a semi that makes me move out the way so i dont understand what your saying... and as far as the 1997-2003, they are my favorite model ford i own a 2002 supercrew fx4 and i love her to death
Very interesting, i like ford is never afraid of doing such impressive and significant changes on their vehicles, ithat is why most people see it as a leader, i lpersonally looked at the new chevrolet and is not quite good looking as this ford, the one gets closest to looks and inovative as ford is the dodge, that is also a very good looking truck in the interior wise, and i will sell my 09 gmc truck for one ford, i did love it
That's a good lookin truck.
Amazing how much you (Ford) and GM have borrowed from the Ram.
Wow wow wow, Ford just keeps re-inventing the pick-up truck. Stand-by for the others to follow Ford's leading engineering & design.
Then why does the tundra have the same tailights and grill?
Nice but bumpers to small grill is way to big.Fenders need to flare wheel wells need to match the squarness of the rest of the truck.I dig the rear end and headlight design.Wheel wells def need a concept more square like flare.Body and bed not just bolt on flares to give it a wider looking stance.
Wow they sure have managed to make these things uglier since the that good looking rounded model from 1997 - 2003 or something like that
Most truck guys like a boxy truck that actually looks like a truck. In case you hadn't noticed, pretty much all trucks are boxy now. Oh well, most people aren't truck people.
I think they did a fantastic job.
Looks like the sort of truck you'd expect to be working on Mars.
***** I agree with you but everything else ford has made looks like shit. You should want to move out of a trucks way when you see it in your mirror. The rounded chevys and fords didn't make you do that. I liked my bronco best and that was boxy as hell. This just looks weird. My favorite truck is the 1995-1999 Silverado. 88tcoupe most truck guys want their truck to look like there from America or at least this world. This looks some sci-fi (ugly) concept Nissan or someone would make.
I completely disagree, this truck is gorgeous.
Inkle bonker I totally agree with you!
Definitely trading my 2013 f150 for this beast!
What why? Your gen looks better and you gonna lose so much money dude
Wait for the 10 speed tranny.
looks good
The only Desingers to find a way to Mix Chevy and Dodge's designs together
I don't see chevy in it and I am a GM fan
What's the difference between tow and haul weight? Also how much weight can be in the truck hold before it maxed out
Tow weight is how heavy of a trailer it can support and pull, haul weight is how much weight it can handle in the bed of the truck.
nice trucks
Does Ford Corporation install the Foot Rest into these F-150?
All of the "improvements" in aerodynamics and technology that Ford has made for 2015 are ideas that the 2013-2014 Ram 1500 has already done. Excluding the aluminum frame, which is impressive in it's own rite.
Why do Americans talk about Aluminium as if it a newly discovered material. Many manufacturers are already using it...
actually everyone is using it but no one is using it in trucks or heavy-duty vehicles, they have to worry about cost since using high strength aluminum can be expensive on a $50,000 truck
I think that all the other car companies will some how juggle around their money, and start making aluminum cars.
thevinceberry
Kenworth, Peterbuilt, Freightliner, Volvo, and even International are now using aluminium extensively in there commercial vehicles. Yes the investment is huge but the return in customers happy about the weight and fuel economy are worth the investment. Its good to see ford steeping up on a light truck, hopefully soon we will see aluminium in F250-350-450-550 soon.
Torque News
The New 2.7L EcoBoost V6 Will Make the 2015 Ford F150 the Most Efficient Truck in the US
Autos.ca is reporting that a new, 2.7-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 could find its way into the lighter, aluminum-intensive truck. The new engine supposedly makes use of asymmetrical turbos to generate 320 horsepower and 370 pound-feet of torque - substantially more impressive numbers than the current 3.7-liter base engine's 302 ponies and 278 lb-ft - while offering improved fuel economy and emissions.
I wish i have one of these f150. U_U
No SVT Raptor yet?
FORD is king.
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles, including SUVs, vans and Cadillacs, for defective air bags and other problems.
The new recalls come as GM faces multiple investigations over its handling of a recall of more than 1.6 million small cars for defective ignition switches. The new recalls aren't related to that issue, but the company did say they're part of a broad product safety review prompted by the ignition switch problem, which is linked to 12 deaths.
GM expects to spend approximately $300 million in the first quarter to repair the vehicles in the new recalls as well as the vehicles in the small car recall. GM announced last month that ignition switches in older models of the Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5s, Saturn Ion, Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky need to be repaired.
What's Up,
Have you seen this yet
watch?v=O3nbwCjZKk8
looks like a lot of fun
Great Time to be a Ford fan
EscapeforMankind .
yea,i saw that,thats a good feature for the stang.
drfaticus F-gm What's Up, have you seen this yet,
www.motorauthority.com/news/1091138_2015-ford-mustang-gets-700-hp-supercharger-kit-from-whipple
EscapeforMankind .
yea,that tells me that the next top of the line mustang,will be a MONSTER.
I think that Ford needs to Completely Re-Do Super Duty. I Hope they Will.
I would love, love, love a roll down rear window. I can get heated, cooled and massaging leather seats but I can't buy a regular cab pickup with a roll down rear window like the Toyota Tundra (crew cab only!!!!!). I guess I'll never one.
i make the aluminum for this truck, pretty cool! but i love RAM lol.
LOOK at that F- 1 5 0 it is more than cool looking
Looks like Ford sees Toyota as its main target. Unfortunate that the substance doesn't match the effort that was obviously put into the styling. But, who knows, maybe thats what their target market really wants.
It look like Atlas !! I prefer the Atlas !! if i could by the model Atlas , i would by it for sure , i don't want any other model, just case it looks like atlas, i want the Atlas fully complete, and nothing else !! but i don't know the price yet !!! But Atlas is the pick up i want , Atlas or the new Raptor !! But i prefer Atlas anyone knows the price ????? Thanks
Is it only me that thought this video was a Ford Commercial, not a video from Car and Driver Magasine... ??
1991-1996 was a great body style... get rid of the 4 door only trucks.... get some of the 2 door extended cabs that have real beds not something of a kids playpen.
why no front bench seats? that big center console is fords birth control.
I just wish they would have kept it more like the atlas and made it less round an more level with the rest of the truck. Still looks good though and I know why they did it for the more aerodynamic truck.
Ford better watch out for the 2016 toyota tundra coming out with diesel enigne 300 horsepower 500 pound feet of toque mpg is 20city/19hwy.
Shut up and take my $60,000!!!
WTF these guys look like REAL truck guys IOL
Is it me or does the grille looks similar to RAM grille style
Pushing up insurance rates so you can tow an extra hundred pounds, thanks ford!!
Fortworthman999 LOL..if you're worried about $5 a month on a $40,000 truck, you have bigger problems. I bought a new F150 and my insurance WENT DOWN!
I just don't like the headlights.
i want one
Don't know why fuel economy is still the same compared to old heavy real metal vehicles back in the 60's 70'sect
Its the same because they keep adding power to the motors. Plus, they can tow double what older trucks can.
hey you know what truck looks cool.. the tundra, yeah let's make out truck look like that -Ford
I would never mistake an Ugly Ass Tundra for this Ford.
I was really looking forward to the '15, but at this point I'm quite let down. It had better provide fantastic driving dynamics, because it sure is ugly. Also has a lot of Tundra design elements from what I've seen.
Finally, FORD (Found On Road Dead) found a way Increase Resale Value -- as Scrap Aluminum.
*It's made with Military Grade Aluminum Alloy that's Pound for Pound Stronger than Steel, Genius*
This is the truck that killed the Restyled Ranger in the USA because Ford feared The Ranger will kill F150 sales.
If all you geniuses want something Ranger like then just get a base model regular cab with the 3.5L V-6, mini trucks are for the birds.
Good looking truck. It's not ugly like the new Chevy...I'll never understand why Chevy goes with those ugly square wheel wells that you could fit a smart car inside lol.
It is lower or is he just tall?
It's camera angle, it's 6'5" to the top of the roof.
That truck no longer look like a Ford and more like a full size Toyota to me. The major change on this truck is the body which is Aluminum, and the new tailgate design. The grill is ugly and remind me of a Toyota, and the bed lights remind me of a GM option on their 2014 model trucks. I hope the new Ford is much quieter because the previous models are noisy. I like the idea of beefing up the frame design more and the tailgate. I thought you all would copy after GM on the bed step as it is easier.
I'm pretty sure it will sound the same, but I don't mind making it louder by adding a better more aggressive exhaust
looks like a tundra
The tundra is a ripoff of the F-150 and Chevy 1500. All the design of the tundra can be seen in older Ford and Chevy trucks. Hell even Chevy is starting to take cues from Ford on design. And dodge is lost somewhere in this mess.
Andrew Mazurek how have chevy taken cues from ford! The new ones look completely different. The tundra came out in like 2007 with the now almost identical grill as ford came out in with these new 2015
What are you talking about? Only thing they really changed is making it lighter and more efficient, by 2025 car companies have to average 52.5 mpgs...... this is headed in the right direction...... Wildbill can you please tell me what exactly they screwed up so bad with this....?
Crazy looking older fords are better
Best way to cut weight - cut off 1,000 pounds of ugly. Not attractive like older Ford trucks. :(
Why does this Ford have a Toyota grill???
If this aluminum thing catches on that could spell trouble for steel mills
not really. steel is still used in a lot of the trucks since it is still stronger. the aluminum is used where strength isn't necessary
Aluminum is only in the body panels, chassis and frame are high strength steel nothing has changed there...everybody keep thinking the chassis is aluminum no it isnt...FULLY BOXED FRAME from STEEL
Nickolas Little You telling me that a truck body does not need strength? Airplanes such as the B747 is made of aluminum, even in areas where strength is a key factor.
Mauricio Castro Noooo, you're sounding dumb. Read my comment. Aluminum is not as strong as Ford's high strength steel but it is lighter. Therefore, they use the Aluminum where strength isn't necessary, such as body panels. Ha nowhere did I say a truck body doesn't need strength.
Careful touching that truck! You might dent it.
I'm still indecisive about this design. They pretty much copied the 2013 Tundra tail lights.
Chevy all day
looks like a Toyota ?