Ford F-150 thirteenth generation282HP
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FACT
Ford bet the F-150 on aluminum body panels, the first mass-market American vehicle built that way.
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Ford F-150 eighth generation185HP
8 CYL · 4.9 L
FACT
The 1987 F-150 redesign made history with something easy to overlook: it was the first full-size American pickup to switch to composite headlights.
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Ford F-150 eighth generation1987–1991
185HP
Median 110 hp across 63 similar cars
8 cylinders4.9 L
Lead trim: 5.0 Windsor V8 EFI (185 hp) · up to 230 hp
Ford F-150 · full-size pickup
Ford F-150 eighth generation1987–1991
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FactThe 1987 F-150 redesign made history with something easy to overlook: it was the first full-size American pickup to switch to composite headlights.
Also sold in Brazil and Argentina as the F-1000 and F-4000, produced 1986–91 in the US, Mexico, Canada and Venezuela (1987–92 in Australia). Engines were fuel-injected 300 sixes (145–150 hp), the 5.0 Windsor V8 at 185 hp, the 5.8 Windsor (210 hp, carburetted in 1987 then EFI from 1988), the 460 V8 (230 hp, EFI from 1988) and International IDI diesels of 6.9 (170 hp, 1987) and 7.3 L (180 hp, 1988–91). Transmissions ran from a 3-speed C6 through a 4-speed AOD and E4OD (1989–91), with Mazda M5OD and ZF S5-42 five-speed manuals in 1988–91.
170–230hp
270lb-ft
4.9litres
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Specifications
Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 Windsor V8 EFI (185 hp) | 1987–1991 | 4.9 L V8 | 185 hp | 270 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 5.8 Windsor V8 EFI (210 hp, 1988–91) | 1988–1991 | 5.8 L V8 | 210 hp | 315 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 5.8 Windsor V8 four-barrel (210 hp, 1987) | 1987–1987 | 5.8 L V8 | 210 hp | 305 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 6.9 International IDI diesel V8 (170 hp, 1987) | 1987–1987 | 6.9 L V8 | 170 hp | 315 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 7.3 International IDI diesel V8 (180 hp, 1988–91) | 1988–1991 | 7.3 L V8 | 180 hp | 345 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 7.5 460 V8 EFI (230 hp, 1988–91) | 1988–1991 | 7.5 L V8 | 230 hp | 390 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 5.0 Windsor V8 EFI (185 hp) trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
$960+ a year · estimate
Low · 8,000 miAverage · 14,000 miHigh · 16,000 miFuelNo EPA figure for this trim, so fuel is not costed and the total leaves it out.—
Service and upkeepHalf-ton truck / body-on-frame · $0.12 a mile (pickup truck)$960
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Ford F-150290HP
V6 · 3.3 L
FACT
The 2021 F-150's redesign changed 92% of its parts -- only the cab, bed structure and tailgate script font carried over from the previous generation.
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Ford F-150 thirteenth generation282HP
V6 · 3.5 L
FACT
Ford bet the F-150 on aluminum body panels, the first mass-market American vehicle built that way.
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Ford F-150 twelfth generation248HP
8 CYL · 4.6 L
FACT
This F-150 generation dropped the manual transmission for the first time ever — and its Flareside bed, retired at the end of 2009, was the last factory stepside pickup bed built, period.
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Ford F-150 eleventh generation210HP
V6 · 4.2 L
FACT
This was the last F-150 you could ever order with a manual transmission or the Flareside bed — both quietly disappeared from the lineup after 2008.
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Ford F-150 tenth generation205HP
V6 · 4.2 L
FACT
Ford was so unsure buyers would accept the radically redesigned 1997 F-150 that it kept building and selling the old 1996 truck alongside it for months.
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Ford F-150 ninth generation145HP
INLINE-6 · 4.9 L
FACT
Ford brought in Formula 1 legend Jackie Stewart to help tune the suspension on the F-150 SVT Lightning — a three-time world champion dialing in a pickup truck's handling.
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Ford F-150 eighth generation185HP
8 CYL · 4.9 L
FACT
The 1987 F-150 redesign made history with something easy to overlook: it was the first full-size American pickup to switch to composite headlights.
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Ford F-150 seventh generation110HP
V6 · 3.8 L
FACT
In 1986 Ford simplified the F-150's dash by making a full gauge cluster standard on every truck — the tachometer was the only option left, a production shortcut dressed up as an upgrade.
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Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
GMC Sierra 1500160HP
6 CYL · 4.3 L · RWD
FACT
The GMT400 split the twins for good: 1988 was the year "C/K" became Chevrolet-only badging, while GMC's version of the very same truck became the Sierra.
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GMC Sierra 1500285HP
V6 · 4.3 L
FACT
GMC found 10 extra horsepower in the Sierra All Terrain X's 5.3L V8 with nothing more than a performance exhaust, no other changes needed to go from 355 to 365 hp.
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GMC Sierra 1500195HP
V6 · 4.3 L
FACT
This Sierra kept rolling off the line for a full extra year after its replacement arrived - badged "Classic" in 2007 just to tell the two generations apart on dealer lots.
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GMC Sierra 1500195HP
V6 · 4.3 L
FACT
When this GMT900 Sierra launched for 2007, GM kept selling the outgoing truck alongside it, badged "Classic," so buyers could choose old or new side by side on the same lot.
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Toyota Tundra4.0LITRE
6 CYL · 4.0 L · RWD
FACT
Toyota showed it as the T150 until Ford sued over the likeness to the F-150, and the production truck was renamed Tundra.
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Toyota Tundra5.7LITRE
8 CYL · 5.7 L · 4WD
FACT
A Louisiana owner put over a million miles on his 2007 Tundra in eight years; Toyota gave him a new truck and took his apart to study it.
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Toyota Tundra5.7LITRE
8 CYL · 5.7 L · RWD
FACT
Toyota's Texas Tundra plant sits on land bought from the state's oldest working cattle ranch, and the 1794 Edition is named for the year that ranch was founded.
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Ford Maverick105HP
INLINE-6 · 2.8 L
FACT
Its launch colours had pun names such as "Anti-Establish Mint" and "Freudian Gilt", sent to Lee Iacocca by a friend.
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