Nova Ford F-150 arrives with off road skill for $ 580,000

Text: Marcos Camargo

Ford launches this week another version for the F-150 luxury pickup which is the tremor version. Sales success in the United States, it maintains the V8 engine and 4×4 traction with suspension prepared for out -of -road situations with extra skills and also some new equipment. The tremor debuts in Brazil for R $ 580 thousand in single version without optional packages. The magazine car tested the news in the region of Patagonia, southern Argentina.

The F-150 tremor maintains the haughty and classic profile of the luxury pickup. Large with its 5.88m long with 2.00m wide 3.69m between axles, there are visual additives that rejuvenate the tremor in this version. It brings orange details on the grid, inner part, mixed tires Grabber 275 rim 18 and improves the 28 ° outlet off -road capacities and 24.1 ° output with good 27.7cm ground height.

Prepared

The F-150 Tremor brings news in this version as the differential signed by Torsen. Although it has shock absorbers, stabilizer bar and new springs the suspension is the same as the Ford F-150 but with expanded course. It also brings an automatic off road riding system that we tested on dirt roads in Patagonia in southern Argentina. It improves car control in sliding situations or flooded stretches such as those we pass through the first contact with the pickup.

Pro trailer and curve assistant

There are also other news such as the off road curve assistant that reduces the spin angle by triggering the rear brake, seven driving modes being four of them for off road, and a trailer hitch system that helps in trailer with screen instructions.

In the bucket that can take only 728kg so as not to exceed the total gross weight to CNH B, the Ford F-150 brings 1,370 liters of capacity and two sockets: one with 120V and one with 20A for device recharge and the bucket floor uses spray coating.

Interior with ceiling and exclusive seats

Inside the F-150 Tremor brings a similar package to the pickup but with exclusive seats of the version, orange details in the panel finish and door liner.

The list of standard items is also generous in the tremor that highlights the digital panel and 12 -inch Sync 4 multimedia with wireless mirroring for Apple Carplay and Android Auto, reverse camera and 360 ° image system, wireless phone charger, six points of command installation located on the ceiling and package level 2 with adaptive cruise control with Stop and Go, Automatic braking, alert of blind point and car maintenance in the track and eight airbags.

Practical test

The Ford F-150 Tremor maintains the same features of the F-150 Lariat and Platinum with off road preparation. It maintains control of the large pickup truck even in more extreme situations without change of direction. On the contrary: there are better input and output angles, higher ground height with 27cm and the same performance as the 405hp V8 Coyote engine and 56kgfm of ten -speed torque.

We had the first contact with the F-150 that included even a small test in snow, gravel and well-paved roads from the Argentine Andes. Although it is large, the Ford F-150 is very easy to handle and has a large list of equipment such as 360 camera, towing system, air conditioning and also steering wheel heater and seats (very useful on this trip) at the salty price of $ 580,000 but level to rivals.