<P> The thirteenth - generation Ford F - Series was introduced for the 2015 model year . Largely previewed by the Ford Atlas concept vehicle at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show , the new design marked several extensive changes to the F - Series design . In the interest of fuel economy , Ford designers reduced curb weight of the F - 150 by nearly 750 pounds , without physically altering its exterior footprint . To allow for such a massive weight reduction , nearly every body panel was switched from steel to aluminum ( with the exception of the firewall ) ; the frame itself remains high - strength steel . To prove the durability of the aluminum - intensive design , during the development of the thirteenth - generation F - Series , Ford entered camouflaged prototypes into the Baja 1000 endurance race ( where the vehicles finished ) . The 2015 F - 150 was the first pickup truck with adaptive cruise control , which uses radar sensors on the front of the vehicle to maintain a set following distance between it and the vehicle ahead of it , decreasing speed if necessary . </P>
<P> The thirteenth - generation Ford F - Series was introduced for the 2015 model year . Largely previewed by the Ford Atlas concept vehicle at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show , the new design marked several extensive changes to the F - Series design . In the interest of fuel economy , Ford designers reduced curb weight of the F - 150 by nearly 750 pounds , without physically altering its exterior footprint . To allow for such a massive weight reduction , nearly every body panel was switched from steel to aluminum ( with the exception of the firewall ) ; the frame itself remains high - strength steel . To prove the durability of the aluminum - intensive design , during the development of the thirteenth - generation F - Series , Ford entered camouflaged prototypes into the Baja 1000 endurance race ( where the vehicles finished ) . The 2015 F - 150 was the first pickup truck with adaptive cruise control , which uses radar sensors on the front of the vehicle to maintain a set following distance between it and the vehicle ahead of it , decreasing speed if necessary . </P>
when did the aluminum f 150 come out
when did the aluminum f 150 come out
2015 model year
2015 model year