Tenth generation (PN-96) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
Also called | Ford Lobo (Mexico) Ford F-150 Heritage (2004 only) |
Production | November 29, 1995–June 28, 2004[1][2] July 1996–1999 (F-250) [3] 1996–2009 (Mexico) |
Model years | 1997–2004 1997–1999 (F-250) |
Assembly | |
Designer | Andrew Jacobson; Bob Aikins (concept: 1992, production design: 1993)[4][5] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size pickup truck |
Body style |
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Layout | FR layout 4WD layout |
Related | Lincoln Blackwood Ford Expedition Lincoln Navigator |
Powertrain | |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | Regular cab/6.5' bed: 119.9 in (3,045 mm) Regular cab/8' bed, SuperCab/6.5' bed, and SuperCrew: 138.8 in (3,526 mm) SuperCab/8' bed: 157.1 in (3,990 mm) |
Length | Regular cab/6.5' bed: 202.2 in (5,136 mm) Regular cab/8' bed, SuperCab/6.5' bed, and SuperCrew: 222.3 in (5,646 mm) SuperCab/8' bed: 239.4 in (6,081 mm) |
Width | 79.5 in (2,019 mm) |
Height | 72.7 in (1,847 mm) (4x2) 75.1 in (1,908 mm) (4x4) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Ford F-Series ninth generation (1992–1996) |
Successor | Ford F-Series eleventh generation (2004–2008) Ford Raptor and 2014 FX2/FX4 Tremor (Lightning) |
The tenth generation of the Ford F-Series is a line of pickup trucks produced by Ford Motor Company from the 1997 to 2004 model years. The first ground-up redesign of the F-Series since 1979, the tenth generation saw the introduction of an all-new chassis and a completely new body. In a significant model change, the tenth generation was developed only for the F-150 (and later a light-duty F-250), with the ninth-generation F-250 and F-350 replaced by the all-new Ford Super Duty variant of the F-Series for 1999. An all-new crew-cab configuration (dubbed "SuperCrew") debuted in 1999 for the 2001 model year.
Alongside its all-new body and chassis, the tenth-generation F-150 saw further changes to the F-Series line, including the retirement of the Twin-I-Beam front suspension (the first Ford light truck to do so), an entirely new engine lineup, and the addition of a rear door (later two) to SuperCab trucks. The F-150 again served as the basis for Ford full-size SUVs, as the long-running Ford Bronco was replaced by the five-door Ford Expedition for 1997, with Lincoln-Mercury introducing the Lincoln Navigator for 1998. For 2002, Lincoln-Mercury marketed its own version of the F-Series, introducing the Lincoln Blackwood as Lincoln's first pickup truck.
Through its production, the model line was assembled by multiple Ford facilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; after its replacement in 2004, this generation was rebranded as the Ford Lobo in Mexico from 2004 to 2010 (when it was replaced by the twelfth-generation F-150).