2009 Ford F-150 Starts at $21,320

Ford has announced pricing for the 2009 F-150, and it will start at $21,345 for a regular cab XL work truck with the two-valve V-8 engine, not including the $975 destination charge. In comparison, a comparable 2008 regular cab with the 4.2-liter V-6 and automatic transmission started at $19,990. Ford eliminated the V-6 for the 2009 model.

Meanwhile, moving up trim levels, the 2009 F-150 Lariat SuperCrew trim will begin at $35,820. Ford says that truck is comparably equipped with the 2009 Dodge Ram Laramie crew cab, which starts at $41,320.

For more on the F-150's trim levels and pricing, visit PickupTrucks.com

2009 Ford F-150: Most Towing and Hauling Capability, Improved Efficiency and More! (PickupTrucks.com)

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Ford has 2009 F-150's parked as far as the eye can see in a huge field/parking lot near the Kansas City Airport. I imagine they will be there for a while.

V6's that are offered in full size pickups are usually horrendously innefficient and slow to boot.

I don't know about that. My dad had a Chevy Silverado extended cab with the 4.3L V6 and 5-sp manual transmission. Acceleration was adequate for a full-sized pickup (it's not a sports car), it towed our boat just fine with the family of four in the cab, and it got low-20mpg on the highway.

With gas prices where they are and the fact that most people buy full-sized pickups for light duty work, dropping the V6 seems like a mistake. If anything, they could have upgraded the V6 (most of the domestic V6s offered in trucks are a little out of date) and coupled it with a 6-sp automatic.

BTW, just to clarify my statement, the truck got above 20mpg but below 25mpg on the highway, which is pretty good for a full size truck.

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