Of The Year: Ford F-150 - Motor Trends 2004 Truck of the Year Video - video Dailymotion

Ford F-150 is the 2004 Motor Trend Truck of the Year.

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00:00 [MUSIC]

00:04 Choosing a Truck of the Year is never easy.

00:06 It was not easy this time either.

00:08 We had seven strong contestants.

00:10 They all had qualities to recommend them.

00:12 But they were different, and we had to weigh them all and

00:15 come up with our decision ultimately for the one that

00:18 most deserved to be Truck of the Year for 2004.

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00:40 This is an American icon, a Ford F-150, good heavens.

00:43 Having to redesign it and yet still keep it attractive to

00:47 a huge and established audience.

00:50 We went for a stronger, bolder, frankly more masculine look,

00:54 square edges, broader shoulders.

00:58 We think it is a clean, sturdy looking style.

01:01 We believe it will wear well, and it scored very well in our estimation.

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01:24 The vehicle is very smooth.

01:26 The ride quality is beautiful.

01:28 It's a very comfortable, usable, all-around package in terms of

01:32 body dynamics, comfort, ride and handling in particular.

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01:55 We chose the F-150 as Motor Trend's Truck of the Year for a

01:58 number of reasons, but they boil down to a few characteristics.

02:01 The truck has great refinement.

02:03 You feel this in the ride and handling, in the power, the

02:05 responsiveness, the smoothness of the powertrains, the best

02:08 tow rating in the class, strong styling we think, all of which

02:12 is available at a reasonable and competitive price.

02:15 So it hit all of our major criteria, delivered a number of

02:18 strong qualities, and was clearly in the end the last truck standing.

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