Ford F-150, part of Ford F-Series – America’s best-selling truck for 38 years – continues to innovate for 2016, adding breakthrough towing technology, new Special Edition Appearance Package, SYNC® 3 and alternative-fuel capability.
Key features:
- Pro Trailer Backup Assist helps make backing up a trailer as easy as turning a knob
- New Special Edition Appearance Packages available on XLT and Lariat with unique wheels, graphics and finishes
- Compressed Natural Gas/Propane gaseous fuel prep package available for 5.0-liter V8-equipped F-150s, helping reduce operating costs and tailpipe CO2 emissions
All-new Pro Trailer Backup Assist makes it easier for drivers of all skill levels to back a trailer up to launch a boat or park in a driveway. The segment-first technology allows customers to steer a trailer instinctively by turning a knob left or right to indicate direction; the truck controls its steering and limits vehicle speed. Ford engineers developed the system leveraging advanced camera technology and tested it for almost a decade. Ford earned five patents for the technology along the way, with 10 more pending.
The Special Edition Packages for XLT and Lariat further personalize F-150 to customer tastes, adding all-new unique 20-inch premium anodized dark-painted aluminum wheels with red sport lettering, black running boards, smoked headlamps, unique bodyside graphics and badging, special edition seats with Alcantara® inserts, red contrast stitching and red bolsters, and unique red stitching on the steering wheel, transmission gear selector boot and instrument panel. This package also features a dark anodized grille with black mesh on XLT while the Lariat dark anodized grille receives red accents.
F-150 also features SYNC 3 – Ford’s newest communications and entertainment system that features enhanced voice recognition, high-speed performance and capacitive touch screen and easier-to-understand graphical interface.
Responding to customer requests, the 2016 Ford F-150 with the 5.0-liter V8 engine will offer a gaseous-fuel prep option, making it the only light-duty pickup capable of running on compressed natural gas or propane.
New features and color choices
Other changes for the 2016 F-150 include:
- Shadow Black replaces Tuxedo Black
- Lithium Gray replaces Guard Metallic
- 20-inch machined aluminum wheels with painted silver pockets available on XL
Five-star safety rating
The 2016 Ford F-150 received a five-star overall vehicle score for safety from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is the highest possible overall score.
2016 Ford F-150 Powertrain/Chassis
| Powertrain | 3.5-liter V6 | 2.7-liter EcoBoost® V6 | 5.0-liter V8 | 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 |
| Horsepower | 282 @ 6,250 rpm | 325 @ 5,750 rpm | 385 @ 5,750 rpm | 365 @ 5,000 rpm |
| Torque | 253 lb.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm | 375 lb.-ft. @ 3,000 rpm | 387 lb.-ft. @ 3,850 rpm | 420 lb.-ft. @ 2,500 rpm |
| Fuel economy 4x2 4x4 (2015 data, 2016 models not yet tested) | 18 mpg city, 25 mpg highway; 17 mpg city, 23 mpg highway | 19 mpg city, 26 mpg highway; 18 mpg city, 23 mpg highway | 15 mpg city, 22 mpg highway; 15 mpg city, 21 mpg highway | 17 mpg city, 24 mpg highway; 17 mpg city, 23 mpg highway |
Conclusion
The 2016 F-150 shows that Ford is again teaching the world how to build the future of tough. It is the toughest, smartest and most capable F-150 ever, and is now the only full-size, light-duty truck to earn NHTSA’s highest five-star crash test rating for all crash test modes and cab configurations – SuperCrew, SuperCab and Regular Cab. The F-150 Limited returns to the lineup as the most advanced and luxurious F-150 ever.