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| 2005 Ford F-150 Review | |||
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| Inside & Out | |||
But then, entering an F-150 feels like stepping into a car anyway. The basic design is a lot like Ford's own Five Hundred and Freestyle, but the F-150 comes off better. Maybe it's the proper-looking steering wheel, the stylish air vents and door handles, the restrained use of chrome, the ok leather and not-too-bogus wood, or the innovative floor-mounted shifter (rare in a truck). I could have been spoiled by the excellent stereo that teaches you what real bass is, or the power sliding rear window that should have been invented a long time ago. However, the window switches and steering wheel controls need updating, the gray-on-white instruments look tacky, and Ford's pointless lockout between Neutral and Drive is annoying.Many of those traits vary among the F-150's five trim lines. Again, ours was the luxurious Lariat, the only one with leather. All others use cloth (vinyl's optional on XL), and there's a three-tier cloth hierarchy, not to mention four steering wheels or the way all F-150s start with a bench seat instead of captain's chairs. The power sliding window is optional only on the top three, the floor shifter on the top two, and only the Lariat gets automatic climate controls and a standard power seat with two-position memory. And our stereo was the Audiophile. Whatever F-150 you buy, just know that ergonomics are basically sound, and everything's within easy reach. Are there any other former F-150 owners in here who remember such classics as the cryptic hexagonal wiper controls, the flimsy A/C slide knobs, the foot-operated high-beams, the tilt-wheel-within-the-broken-feeling-turn-signal-stalk, the uselessly wide steps between wheel positions, the identical-looking window and door switches mounted by your ankle, the radio that was two miles away, and seats built for P.O.W.s? Well, forget about it. All of it. Comfort is the F-150's most significant interior advance. Ford's old seats, which were about as supportive as Simon Cowell, took a flying leap, flew past "average" and "good," and landed right on "king's throne." They're nice all right (if flat), and that goes for all of them. This time, the SuperCrew body style was planned right from the start (it debuted halfway through the last F-150's lifetime) and it shows. If no one minds the uprightness, space and comfort are about equal to a mid-size sedan's, the floor's nearly flat, and everyone gets a big door and a window that goes all the way down (this now applies to SuperCab models as well). And sitting way up here, you get to look down on everyone else. The absence of side air bags might be of some concern. Then again, when you've got 5,281 pounds and a big ladder frame on your side, chances are the people in the opposing car should be the ones concerned about death. The F-150's tailgate, which once felt like it weighed 50 pounds, is now a cinch to close. Unlike the newest trucks, the bed itself doesn't have any compartments or come pre-lined from the factory. |
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