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Video test Ford F-150 5.0 V8: The American Octavia
The best-selling American car is slowly making its way onto Czech roads. We got a taste of what it’s like to drive a Ford F-150, a living legend not only among work pickups.
The Ford F-150 is a living legend. In the United States, they have long been among the best-selling cars ever, thanks to a combination of utility features that Americans simply love. Actually, it’s kind of their Octavia Combi. However, the popularity of this great American pick-up truck is also rising outside of its home country. By the way, we see more and more often the F-150 driving on Slovak roads, although it is not officially imported to our market and you would look for it in the Czech price list in vain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t buy it in some showrooms. Under the hood of the F-150 bubbles a classic straight-five-litre fork eight-cylinder that squeezes out 395bhp of power and 542Nm of torque, making this beast pretty decent to move around and cool to boot. All-wheel drive is a given, so it won’t get lost even when you’re doing some serious work somewhere in the woods, although this car has also been somewhat subject to current trends and sometimes serves more as a fashion accessory that’s unlikely to get dirty than as a hard worker in overalls. Either way, this is a total American classic that we just had to try. And so, in collaboration with Legends, we bring you this video test.