When it comes to the all-new 2015 F-150, you’ve already seen it perform unbelievably well in lab tests, and real world tests. You’d think that’d be enough, but come on; it’s the F-150 – we wanted to show you what this truck can really do. So where do you take the Future of Tough to really push the bar? To a world of perpetual freezing temperatures and smothered darkness. We took the 2015 F-150 to the Canadian Arctic Circle and put a search and rescue volunteer and a professional dogsled trainer behind the wheel.
When Search and Rescue volunteer Lorne Browne travels for supplies from Inuvik to Whitehorse a couple times per year, he’s travelling on some of the roughest roads in Canada, often in 24-hour darkness and below freezing temperatures. He needs to rely on the fact that his vehicle is going to get him there safe and sound. Without the help of city streetlights along the rural roads, darkness heightens the risk. But the 2015 F-150’s available class-exclusive quad beam LED headlamps illuminate the road ahead. Along with the new box lighting system, the new tailgate step and the fact that the truck also doubles as a mobile command centre able to power computers, smartphones and GPS systems, the world of dark doesn’t stand a chance.
When you take your dog out for a walk around the neighbourhood, it’s usually a pretty tranquil experience; but for professional dogsled trainer Olav Falsnes in Tuktoyaktuk, it means battling a blistering head-to-toe cold. The temperature in Tuktoyaktuk, one of Canada’s most northern communities, is life threatening, and without a proper vehicle, a simple outing could quickly turn into a survival situation. It’s a good thing the 2015 F-150 has the new 2.7-litre EcoBoost engine under the hood. EcoBoost technology is specially designed and tested for extreme weather conditions, so even though temperatures can plummet to minus 60 degrees Celsius in Tuktoyaktuk, the 2015 F-150 takes it all in stride.
We’ve taken the 2015 F-150 to some of Canada’s coldest and darkest areas, but where should we go next? Tell us on Facebook, Tweet us, or leave us a comment below.