• Ford is an American automotive company whose name has become synonymous with the pickup truck. The company was created by Henry Ford in 1903 when he released the model A. The company became famous not only for its legendary cars like the T-1, but also its development of the first mass production methods. Today, Ford uses this same emphasis on efficiency and innovation to produce several lines of pickup trucks.
  
  

F-150

• The F-150 is Ford's most famous and best-selling pickup truck. It is medium-sized relative to the other pickups built by Ford. This truck is available in regular cab, super cab and super crew options. The dimensions for the regular cab truck are 74.3 inches tall, 78.9 inches wide with mirrors and 243.7 inches long. The F-150's wheelbase is 126 inches. The regular cab package comes with a standard 4.6-liter two-valve V8 gasoline engine and an electronic four-speed automatic transmission. Fuel is delivered by a sequential multi-port electronic injection system. This engine can reach a maximum of 248 horsepower at 4,750 rotations per minute, rpm, and 294 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm.
  
  

Super Duty

• The Ford Super Duty is the workhorse in the Ford pickup truck family. It comes in several option packages including regular cab, super cab and crew cab among others. The 2011 regular cab model has a huge wheelbase of 137 inches. It measures 227.6 inches long, 76.6 inches tall and 104.9 inches wide including mirrors. The truck features a 6.2-liter two-valve V8 gasoline engine with sequential electronic fuel injection. It reaches 385 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and has a torque or 405 foot-pounds at 4,500 rpm. This truck's axle rating is a whooping 5,250 pounds. It has four-wheel vented anti-lock disc brakes as a standard feature.
  
  

Ranger

• The Ranger is the smallest of Ford's pickup trucks. The 2011 model has a 111.5 in wheelbase and is 189.4 inches long, 66.3 inches tall and 81.3 inches wide with mirrors. It has a 2.3-liter l4 engine. Its maximum horsepower is 143 at 5,250 rpm and it has a torque of 154 foot-pounds at 3,750 rpm. The truck's compression ratio is 9.7:1. Fuel is delivered by a sequential electronic fuel injection. This vehicle comes standard with five-speed manual transmission with an optional five-speed automatic. It runs on unleaded gas and gets an estimated 22 mpg city and 27 highway. The Ranger has four-wheel anti-lock brakes disc brakes in the front and rear.