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AboutThatCar.com: 2021 Ford F150 PowerBoost | Dallas Weekly

DETROIT – We went out to the Ford Proving Ground about 50 miles north of here to get a look at and drive new the F150. All new is a term often misused but in this case it is accurate. Almost all the truck, 97 percent, is new. The new Ford F150 PowerBoost was recently named North American Truck of the […]

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