Ford_News
06-10-2013, 02:47 PM
Filed under: Spy Photos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/), Truck (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/)
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Standing as quite a contrast from the spy shots of the 2015 Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/10/2015-ford-mustang-prototype-spotted-on-the-street/) we saw earlier today, our spies also sent along these pictures of the next-generation F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/) pickup out testing in its (heavily camouflaged) full prototype body. Much of the new truck's design is hidden under the bulky coveralls, but we expect a lot of its new lines to be inspired by the Atlas concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/15/ford-atlas-concept-detroit-2013/) that debuted at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/).
Perhaps the biggest unknown surrounding the new F-150 is what, exactly, its body will be made of. Earlier reports have suggested that lightweight aluminum materials may be used throughout, offering a serious reduction in weight versus previous models. But Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) engineers will need to be careful, though, as they need to keep a tight rein on costs while preserving class-competitive (if not class-leading) towing and payload capacity.
On the powertrain front, the new F-150 will undoubtedly carry on with EcoBoost engines, and we'd bet on a normally aspirated V8 as well. A diesel option hasn't been confirmed, but we wouldn't be surprised to see one some time in the truck's lifecycle. Mum's the word on when the production F-150 will be revealed, but our best guess is that we'll see it at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/).2015 Ford F-150 spied in the rain (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/10/2015-ford-f-150-spied-in-the-rain/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Standing as quite a contrast from the spy shots of the 2015 Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/10/2015-ford-mustang-prototype-spotted-on-the-street/) we saw earlier today, our spies also sent along these pictures of the next-generation F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/) pickup out testing in its (heavily camouflaged) full prototype body. Much of the new truck's design is hidden under the bulky coveralls, but we expect a lot of its new lines to be inspired by the Atlas concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/15/ford-atlas-concept-detroit-2013/) that debuted at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/).
Perhaps the biggest unknown surrounding the new F-150 is what, exactly, its body will be made of. Earlier reports have suggested that lightweight aluminum materials may be used throughout, offering a serious reduction in weight versus previous models. But Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) engineers will need to be careful, though, as they need to keep a tight rein on costs while preserving class-competitive (if not class-leading) towing and payload capacity.
On the powertrain front, the new F-150 will undoubtedly carry on with EcoBoost engines, and we'd bet on a normally aspirated V8 as well. A diesel option hasn't been confirmed, but we wouldn't be surprised to see one some time in the truck's lifecycle. Mum's the word on when the production F-150 will be revealed, but our best guess is that we'll see it at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/).2015 Ford F-150 spied in the rain (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/10/2015-ford-f-150-spied-in-the-rain/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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