Ford F-150 Chosen As Best Light-Duty Pickup Truck By Pickuptrucks.Com And Popular Mechanics Magazine

June 18, 2013 by Ford

◾The 2013 Ford F-150 beat five competitors, including 2014 model trucks, in head-to-head tests conducted by PickupTrucks.com and Popular Mechanics

◾F-150 recognized for its leading capability and performance

DEARBORN, Mich., June 17, 2013 – The Ford F-150 has been named winner of the 2013 Light-Duty Challenge by the editors of PickupTrucks.com and Popular Mechanics Magazine.

'In our performance-oriented competitive events, the Ford half-ton was dominating,' says Mark Williams, editor of PickupTrucks.com. 'It finished in either first or second place in 11 of 13 events. If this were the Olympics, there would be a new Ford F-150 on a cereal box.'

F-150 beat out five competitors, including two of the newest entries from General Motors and the latest Ram.

Judges tested the 2013 Ford F-150 against the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2014 GMC Sierra 1500, 2013 Nissan Titan, 2013 Ram 1500 and 2013 Toyota Tundra. Trucks were put through rigorous performance tests including 0-60 mph acceleration (loaded and unloaded), braking, overall handling, towing and fuel economy.

'The results of this test show why F-Series has been the best-selling pickup truck in America for more than 30 years,' says Doug Scott, Ford truck group marketing manager. 'We know our light-duty customers are looking for a pickup truck that delivers the leading combination of towing, payload, horsepower, torque and fuel economy, and this shootout proves F-150 continues to lead the pack.'

F-150 is part of the Ford F-Series lineup. Now in its 65th year, F-Series has been the best-selling truck in America for 36 consecutive years, the best-selling vehicle in America for 31 consecutive years, and the brand with the most trucks on the road with more than 250,000 miles, as certified by Polk.

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The 2013 Ford F-150 features up to 11,300 pounds of towing capability and best-in-class 3,120 pounds of payload. F-150 is available with four powertrains including a 6.2-liter V8, a 5.0-liter V8, a 3.7-liter V6 and the segment-exclusive 3.5-liter EcoBoost®.

F-150 is built at Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly Plant.