It's a tough life -- Durability testing the 2015 Ford F150

    April 10, 2014

    Durability testing for the next-generation F150 pickup and the all-new EcoBoost 2.7L engine reached new levels of toughness as Ford rolled up some 10 million miles in labs, dynamometers and the real-world. A visit to the Dearborn Research and Innovation Center highlighted some of those test procedures and results.

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    Jim Mele

    Jim Mele is a former longtime editor-in-chief of FleetOwner. He joined the magazine in 1986 and served as chief editor from 1999 to 2017. 

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