The U.S. magazine "Motor Trend" selects every year the "Truck of the Year," one of the most coveted awards in North America. Motor Trend's 2012 Truck of the Year for the fourth time was the Ford F150.
Since the introduction of the award in 1989, the Ford F150 was in 1997, 2004 and 2009, reap the award. The most popular pick-up of the United States was elected in 2012 as Truck of the Year, as he has in his class have a high fuel efficiency combined with very good cargo capacity.
As a new base engine is a 3.7-liter Ti-VCT V6 with an output of 302 hp that is to achieve the best fuel economy in its class. Nearly as economical is the 3.5-liter Ti-VCT EcoBoost engine with an output of 365 hp. Both engines show that is called for even in the large pick-ups to downsizing. Still on sale but are the 5.0 liter V8 with 360 hp and the 6.2 liter V8 with 411 horsepower.