The Ford Motor Company has certainly been taking their lumps over thepast years, likely to be remembered as one of the company yearsin 2008 is the worst in history. Sales are falling, consumer credit is tight, gas prices andfluctuating has wreaked havoc on an already strainedindustry.
Ford'schampion, the F-150 pickup, saw its sales plummet asbuyers avoid vehicles that consume large amounts of fuel in light vehicles favorof small crowd that every drop of fuelpossible. This change has been taken by surprise as most Ford cars fuelefficient can be found in Europe, while its American operationleans heavier, more powerful vehicles.
Fortunately, oil prices have fallen more than 40% during the peak summer thispast, offering consumers real relief and allowing carbuyers to consider larger vehicles again. Undoubtedly, a wholesaleshift to larger vehicles will not happen, but the results appearsto be straightened, a move that can only help Ford.
Justin time for the next generation F-150 version, the lowest gas pricescouldn't arrived early. When Ford redesigned the F-150, theydecided strictly go with a V8 in place, thinking that the new database V8would offers comparable fuel economy to the V6 givingconsumers old, while the power they wanted. Unfortunately, this movement has exposed many buyers leftFord avoid V8 engine power. As a result, Ford ishurrying developing a new V6 engine and will soon have a V8diesel to complete its range of up Truck Series.
With the latest F-Series, Ford has developed a special truck - theF-150 Raptor - Performance, trucks off-road enthusiasts. Ford shares below some of the specialties of the latest model:
Special Vehicles Team Ford (SVT) operates out of roadenthusiast growth market and is based on the solid foundations of the new FordF-150 truck for maximum off-road performance - the 2010Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Industry first internal bypass shocks by Fox Racing Shox help provide smooth ride, low-key design, wider at the stroke of the desert and off-road capabilities.
F-150 Raptor SVT starts with the familiar 5.4-liter Triton V-8with 310 horsepower and 365 pounds-feet of torque, a 6.2-liter V-8 engine villages will be available after launch.
"Ford trucks have been a mainstay of the racing scene ForMor off-road 20 years due to our long history of anddurability capabilities," said Derrick Kuzak, Ford's president of development GlobalProduct group vice president. "With the F-150 SVT Raptor, we deliver Atrue truck off the road with the evidence of" Ford Tough'capability building and sustainability at the heart of all F-150 and thebest performance with SVT. " "Like their counterparts in jetand dinosaur combat, the F-150 Raptor SVT is hard, fast, aggressive, and built with off-road enthusiasts in mind," he added.
The 2010 F-150 Raptor SVT will be built alongside the new truck plant in Dearborn F-150 atFord Rouge's historic center in Dearborn, Michigan
(Source: Ford Motor Company)
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