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Motor Trend had two choices this year when it came to choosing which model would become the Truck of the Year for 2009. They could choose between the redesigned Ford F-150 and the Dodge Ram.

The F-150 proved to be the best selling truck in the United States thanks to its many tireless capabilities, affordable price, and the endless configurations. The Dodge Ram was also redesigned and received a much more masculine look to it. It also received the first ever set of coil-overs to prop up the rear axle for this segment.

Ford celebrated this week after their brand new F-150 was crowned the 2009 Truck of Texas over the weekend. Both the Ford F-150 and the Dodge ram were in for the running and were competing against each other as well as there other competitors the Toyota Tundra and Chevy Silverado.

During the summer Ford announced that they would be delaying the launch of their F150 full size truck for a few months. They were hoping that the extra time would help dealerships to get rid of all of the left over 2008 inventory before new shipments arrived and crowded their lots.

The truck’s launch was scheduled for October before it was changed to December. Ford will now be marketing the new truck in November. Main Marketer for Ford – Jim Farley – stated that there are two reasons for this new decision.

Some automakers have chosen to cease leasing their vehicle because many that were returned to them came back with less of a residual value. In order to fix this problem Ford has decided to take a different approach.

Ford is contemplating using an EcoBoost 4-cylinder engine for its F-150 pickup truck for 2013. If used this new boost will be able to displace 2.5 liters and can push out 260 horsepower and 300 pound-foot of torque. They will only use it for the Regular Cab F-150 4×2 and 4×4.