anyone else hear there will be something more on the f-150 released at the chicago show

 

http://www.autosavant.net/2008/01/ch...-150-news.html

 

This quote from the article kills me, three more weeks to find out more about this truck.

 

Thanks for the link. 17 days away. The countdown begins...

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More F-150 News Coming at Chicago Auto Show

But what will it be...

By Igor Holas

01.18.2008

When Ford revealed the 2009 F-150 in Detroit a almost a week ago there were only a couple details missing from the releases. Among them most notable was the lack of horsepower and torque figures for the engines. All the engines we re-tuned and the 5.4l actually upgraded, so releasing these figures will be more than just a mere formality. Other missing information included mileage, pricing, and other details usually revealed closer to production start. Finally, we would all like to know more details on the upcoming 4.4l Diesel, the 6.2l BOSS, as well as the EcoBoost V6 engine, and the timeline of their introduction to the big truck platform.

However, Ford has alerted some journalists, a couple of the Autosavant writers among them, that there is more F-150 news coming. More specifically, this news is supposedly of high importance to people using their F-150 for work. We should know more at the Chicago Auto Show in less than three weeks.

The “working man” focus of this announcement rules out SVT Lightning – probably the most hoped-for announcement from the enthusiast community. Once again, prying more from Ford is a difficult task, so we do not know what this new announcement will be. Speculating, however, we can guess Ford might be finally ready to unleash details about the new engines coming to the F-150 soon after its launch, but we might also be stunned by some unexpected news – we will see in three weeks.

 

Very Interesting.

I'll tell you what I'd REALLY Like. A CHEAP Diesel engine, putting out about 300 ponies, that gets 25+ mpg.

Seriously. THAT would be a Hit. Especially for the working guy...

 

great article here

http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshow...ord-f-150.html


it had this to say..

 

Honestly, I don't think 350 hp for the 5.4 is that far out of reach. I mean the 4.6 3v makes 292 (I think) in the explorer. Ford said the 5.4 has been upgraded, plus with a 6 speed they can tune it more aggressively. I'm thinking it will be around 340...Anybody else thinking this?

 

I've already stated 350-360 in my opinion.

 

I said it in a previous post that it wouldn't suprise me if Ford revealed a diesel early. I see it coming... you heard it here first from Smokewagun! Ooooooooooh, I think I may need something to cool me down....

 

Thats about right, ford has always been behind in HP so I think 350-360 is about right

 

I think ford is draging this out as long as they can.....

 

"More specifically, this news is supposedly of high importance to people using their F-150 for work."

I hope it's not that ugly "6-Door" concept that debuted about a year ago. For anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about click on the link below.

http://images.leftlanenews.com/conte...ford-f-150.jpg

 

Man, that is ulgy!!

 

Ouch, my eyes!! Say it ain't so.

 

That's old news. The MidBox is for contractors and will be 3 years old already. That's not what the new news is.