


The base XL level included cloth upholstery, a bench seat, a 4.2-liter V6 engine, manual transmission, manual windows and mirrors, and a black grille. In 2005, Ford's 4.2 liter Essex V6 and a manual transmission became standard on base F-150 trucks after the 2004 model year.Ģ004-2008 F-150 models were sold in XL, STX, XLT, FX4, and Lariat trim levels. Initially, only Ford's 4.6 liter Triton or new three-valve 5.4 Liter Triton V8 engines with four-speed automatic transmissions were available.

The side windows also changed to a Kenworth "Daylight Door" and Ford Super Duty-like appearance. In 2004, Ford redesigned the F-150 using the new Ford P2 platform. The F-Series includes the F-150 pickup truck, F-250 through F-450 pickup trucks, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cabs, and F-650 and F-750 Super Duty Class 6-8 trucks. Beginning in 1999, the F-Series included the Super Duty series, marketed as heavy-duty pickup trucks, medium-duty trucks, and chassis cab trucks. F-Series trucks are placed above the Ford Ranger in size. The Ford F-Series is a sequence of full-size pickup trucks manufactured by Ford, an American automaker, since 1948. The 2004-2008 F-150 truck was introduced in January 2003 for the 2004 model year as the redesigned eleventh generation of the F-150 lineup.
