Is there a challenge the new 2015 Ford F-150 isn’t built for? Canadian Lorne Brown was pretty sure there was when he proposed driving the truck, fully loaded, from Fairbanks, Alaska, to his home in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
Once a year, every year, Lorne makes the 2,145 km roundtrip across the Arctic Circle to stock up on supplies not readily available in Inuvik – from sacks of cereal to stacks of lumber and cement. Resembling a small, gravelly country road rather than a major highway, the passage is treacherous. With no guard rails separating drivers from serious drops, it’s not for the faint of heart. Lorne’s question was: Is it for the new F-150? Watch the video to find out.
The 2015 F-150 has a gross combined weight rating of 16,900 lbs. Loading up the box bed as well as the trailer, Lorne put the truck’s suspension to the test as he made his way across four mountain ranges, navigating mud, dust, potholes, rainstorms and more.
Powered by the new F-150’s 3.5 litre V6 EcoBoost engine (versus his own trusted V8), Lorne wasn’t optimistic at the outset. By the end, however, he was definitely impressed. The terrain and the load turned out to be a walk in the park for this turbo engine, proving the truck is true to its Built Ford Tough promise.
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