Adding another prestigious award to their already long list of them, Ford has nabbed (albeit earned) the 2012 Motor Trend Truck of the Year®. This time it's for the F-150 pickup truck. Among the other models the Ford F-150 championed are the NV, HD Laramie Longhorn and Tacoma.

To win the venerable Motor Trend 'Truck of the Year' award, the Ford F-150 had to prove it won't cave under pressure. Ford colorfully depicts the tests as torture. When the weeklong process closed, however, the F-150 proved to have the strongest spirit of them all.

The specific Ford F-150 model that impressed Motor Trend was the pickup equipped with a 5.0-liter V8 engine. But, the judges certainly didn't discount the smaller, more eco-conscious 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine, while undoubtedly helped confirm the decision. And, with even more bi-partisan fanfare surrounding the EcoBoost engine, Ford expects just under half of all F-150 buyers to select that powerplant over the down-and-dirty V8, moving forward.

Mark Fields, President, Ford Americas says of receiving the accolade, "We are proud to receive this award and even more pleased that our F-150 customers have additional validation of their choice."¹

Of course, this isn't the first time the Ford F-150 has stolen the hearts of the editors at Motor Trend. The pickup also earned top honors from the industry-acclaimed magazine in 2009, 2004 and 1997. Pacifico Marple Ford suspects it likely won't be the last time, either.

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Source: ¹http://www.freep.com/article/20111213/BUSINESS01/112130348/1014/business01