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Luxury features more commonly found on cars include a moon roof, a cruise-control system with a sort-of artificial intelligence (AI) system that adapts to the driver’s style, and a collision warning system. The engine is another 6.7-liter V8 that comes in similarly priced trucks. The price for this one exceeds $75,000. 2018 Ford F-150 King Ranch The new 10-speed transmission from Ford makes this one interesting. While the towing capacity is on the low end at 9,100 lb (4,128 kg), the cab comes with all the amenities of higher priced pickups. The heated and vented seats are the same as in the $100,000+ Ford pickup, while this one costs around $65,000. The cab is roomy enough that one review said that it could fit livestock. Pickup Truck Racing Though pickup trucks have been around for almost one hundred years, the idea of racing them had seemed silly, at least until 1983. That’s when NASCAR legend Buck Baker created the National Pickup Truck Racing Association. The idea was to use the new racing circuit for graduates of Buck Baker’s racing school to have an opportunity to get into racing. Pickup truck races existed in amateur form before Bakers efforts. At least as part of the local demolition derby back in the day, pickup trucks were part of the show, working to pull or push broken down cars off the track. Baker hoped to sell the association to NASCAR. The first year had a ten-race schedule. Trucks were specially made using a 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series base, with the number of carburetors reduced from four to two in order to decrease the speed of the trucks.

Watch the nearly $100,000 F-450 Super Duty Limited pickup truck in action.

Dodge cars, this Ram pickup comes the popular Uconnect dashboard infotainment system for handling both vehicles settings and media menu systems. Options include a 5th wheel trailer hitch, rooftop camera system, clearance lamps, and other 24/7 workhorse features.

Bryce Menzies holds the record for the longest pickup truck ramp jump at 300 ft (116 m), accomplished in his specially made truck on August 25, 2016, in Santa Fe, NM.

2017 Ford F-250 Platinum Hovering just below the $100,000 stratosphere of the Ford pickup universe sits this treasure of a truck. It comes with one of Ford’s unique type of transmissions called TorqShift. The transmission is closely integrated into the engine in this case. This gives it the advantage of being able to warm up faster in cold weather.

Gottlieb Daimler first patented the supercharger in 1885. The design has come a long way since then.

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