The 2013 Ford F-150

F-150 Limited Trucks

Ford is adding a new luxury pickup truck to the F-150 configurations available for 2013. Tagged the Limited, the truck has some of the same features available on other 2013 F-150s, plus a significant number of extras as standard equipment.

F-150 Limited Exterior

All F-150 Limited pickup trucks are SuperCrews -- trucks with spacious seating in the front and the rear, and full-size forward opening doors for both positions. Three colors are planned: Ruby Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat, Tuxedo Black Metallic and White Platinum Metallic Tri-Coat. Front and rear bumpers match the truck's body color, and the monochromatic look continues with body-colored front valance, side mirror caps, wheel-lip molding, upper fascia and grille surround.

You'll see 22-inch polished aluminum wheels and center caps on the 2013 F-150 Limited, and high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps that produce two and a half more light than halogen lamps. The pickup's PowerFold side mirrors have heated glass.

The truck's three-bar grille sports jewel-like chrome highlights, and so do the tie-down hooks in the bed, the exhaust tip and the tow hooks on 4x4 pickups. A 'LIMITED' logo on the side of the box helps identify the luxury model. Sport-tuned dampers are fitted on the front and rear of the Limited truck.

Limited's Power

Ford powered the F-150 Limited with its 3.5-liter EcoBoost? engine:

• 365 horsepower at 5,000 rpm (running regular fuel)
• Rated at 22 mpg on the highway for 4x2 trucks (twin independent variable camshaft timing helps improve fuel economy)
• 420 lb.-ft. of torque at 2,500 rpm (up to 90 percent of peak available from 1,700 rpm to 5,000 rpm)

F-150 Limited is equipped with an electronic six-speed automatic transmission with tow/haul mode, trailer tow package, trailer brake controller, Reverse Sensing System, power-deployable running boards and a 110-volt power inverter.

Inside the F-150 Limited Truck

Limited's red and black leather-trimmed seats are heated and cooled, with memory controls that remember seating preferences for two drivers. Rear seats are heated, too.

The truck's piano-black center panel and console are outlined with aluminum, and ambient lighting controls include five accent colors.

A moonroof is standard equipment on the Limited, and the truck's tinted power-sliding rear window includes a defrost function. The view from Limited's rear camera and the truck's voice-activated navigation system are displayed on an 8-inch LCD screen.

Gauges are unique for Limited trucks, and its 4.2" productivity screen can be customized to monitor several systems. A new media hub has USB ports, an SD-card reader and RCA video input jacks. An upscale Sony audio system is standard, and so is MyFord Touch? powered by SYNC?. Controls on the center stack are easy to use, even when wearing heavy work gloves.

Most connectivity features are available on other F-150 trucks as either standard or optional equipment.

Ford has developed a loyal following in the luxury truck market with its Harley-Davidson and King Ranch branded models, along with the Platinum edition pickup introduced in 2009. The automaker says that more than 30-percent of its F-150 sales are for trucks with MSRPs that range from about $35,000 to $50,000 (there's no word yet on pricing for the Limited truck).

Ford F-150 Limited trucks will be available sometime during the fall of 2012.

Source: http://trucks.about.com/od/2013-Ford-Trucks/a/Ford-F150-Limited-Pickup-Truck.htm

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