On display in Regina during its Western Canadian debut in November, the new Ford F-150 gets an aluminum body for 2015, making it the first full-sized pickup on the market to extensively use that light- weight material.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
A new 8-inch LCD screen displays a variety of information including views from a 360-degree camera.
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A fold-out rear step option that retracts into the top of the tailgate makes getting in and out of the box much easier.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
The F-150 frame makes use of more high-strength steel for a lighter, stronger design.
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With a new design for the F-150 comes the need — as Ford management saw it — for a new nameplate.
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If the idea of all that aluminum makes you think this new lightweight “effie” is delicate compared to one with all-steel construction, Ford wants you to think again. The company even claims to have entered a “disguised” 2015 F-150 in the famous Baja 1000 desert race.
