Ford F150 Truck Blog

Here’s what we do know about a potential SVT truck for 2009. Earlier this morning AutoBlog reported that an SVT rep commented “a new SVT truck is coming … later this fall”. Shortly thereafter PickupTrucks.com reported from a credible source that the truck won’t be called a Lightning. In fact it looks like it’s going to be part of the Harley-Davidson line-up of trucks.

Here’s what we don’t know. We don’t have details but it’s probably safe to say the truck will likely be a version of the supercharged Harley F-150. Expect big custom wheels, a custom instrument cluster, perhaps special stitching in the seats. Production may be limited. We also don’t know whether this will satisfy 01-04 Lightning owners. Will this new SVT truck be a Lightning replacement? We’ll see.

One thing is clear. Ford needs to keep coming up with new models and incentives to get truck sales levels back to where they were not that long ago. Trucks are big business and the F-Series was the top selling vehicle for many years (that is until this year). With rumors of a Raptor F150 and a new Ford F100, this potential new SVT truck might be just what Ford needs to be #1 again.

Sources: [Ford SVT Lightning Concept 2004 - Photos] [Autoblog] [PickupTrucks]

Here’s what we do know about F-150 Raptor.

Four Wheeler Magazine broke the news about a truck in the works from Ford. It’s a Raptor edition truck which features:

• Fox Racing long, reservoir shocks
• Fender flares to help fit large tires (possibly 35″)
• Unique styling
• Boss 6.2L V8 engine (380 - 420 hp) or EcoBoost engine

The big question is…. will it sell? Gas prices are at record levels and show no sign of going down. Truck sales are already down this year so in a year or two will this even be produced? Only time will tell.

More reading: Four Wheeler - PickupTruck - AutoBlog