There’s also lots of new tech, plus AWD hybrids can tow up to 4,000 pounds. It’s not often Ford misreads a trend, especially when it comes to the pickup market. Yet that’s exactly what happened when ...

Are pickup trucks becoming caricatures of their former selves? They seem to grow larger and heavier with each successive redesign to the point where staircase tailgates are needed just to load them.

Modern full-size trucks are pointless for most people. I get it, I do: for at least some prospective buyers, the capability of the modern truck is secondary to the image. And I can’t argue: in that ...