<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Trucks/Pickups</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044101/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/f-150_sfe.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><strong><em><small>2009 Ford F-150 SFE - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong><br /></div>
<br />Back in the summer of 2008, fuel prices hit their highest peak in U.S. history and automakers responded with a raft of new cars and trucks designed to eke out as many miles from a single gallon of fuel as possible. Not surprisingly, Ford followed this tack when it introduced its latest F-150 pickup truck for the '09 model year, which launched with an optional SFE (Superior Fuel Economy, if you must know) edition that featured a number of fuel-saving tweaks and the Blue Oval's long-running three-valve 4.6-liter V8 engine.<br /><br />After just one year on the market, PickupTrucks.com <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/06/ford-drops-xfe-keeps-mpg-for-2010-f150-pickup-truck.html">reports</a> that Ford will drop the SFE model for 2010. The good news for those interested in fuel efficient full-size trucks is that Ford will continue to offer a two-wheel-drive, four-door version of its popular pickup with an SFE-matching 15/21 mpg rating, so it would seem the SFE is disappearing in name only. As far as we're aware, General Motors will continue to offer a competing model that matches the ex-SFE's 15/21 mileage rating and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/12/gm-debuts-fuel-saving-xfe-versions-of-silverado-sierra-and-tahoe/">carries an XFE badge</a>, though Ford's truck can tow 500 lbs. more, doesn't require a tonneau cover, and the chin spoiler can remain on when going off road.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/">2009 Ford F-150 SFE</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044097/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044098/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044101/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044102/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044099/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/06/ford-drops-xfe-keeps-mpg-for-2010-f150-pickup-truck.html">PickupTrucks.com</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/16/ford-drops-sfe-label-from-fuel-efficient-trucks/">Ford drops 'SFE' label from fuel-efficient trucks</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/06/ford-drops-xfe-keeps-mpg-for-2010-f150-pickup-truck.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/16/ford-drops-sfe-label-from-fuel-efficient-trucks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19067640/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/16/ford-drops-sfe-label-from-fuel-efficient-trucks/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><strong><em><small>2009 Ford F-150 SFE - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong><br /></div>
<br />Back in the summer of 2008, fuel prices hit their highest peak in U.S. history and automakers responded with a raft of new cars and trucks designed to eke out as many miles from a single gallon of fuel as possible. Not surprisingly, Ford followed this tack when it introduced its latest F-150 pickup truck for the '09 model year, which launched with an optional SFE (Superior Fuel Economy, if you must know) edition that featured a number of fuel-saving tweaks and the Blue Oval's long-running three-valve 4.6-liter V8 engine.<br /><br />After just one year on the market, PickupTrucks.com <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/06/ford-drops-xfe-keeps-mpg-for-2010-f150-pickup-truck.html">reports</a> that Ford will drop the SFE model for 2010. The good news for those interested in fuel efficient full-size trucks is that Ford will continue to offer a two-wheel-drive, four-door version of its popular pickup with an SFE-matching 15/21 mpg rating, so it would seem the SFE is disappearing in name only. As far as we're aware, General Motors will continue to offer a competing model that matches the ex-SFE's 15/21 mileage rating and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/12/gm-debuts-fuel-saving-xfe-versions-of-silverado-sierra-and-tahoe/">carries an XFE badge</a>, though Ford's truck can tow 500 lbs. more, doesn't require a tonneau cover, and the chin spoiler can remain on when going off road.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/">2009 Ford F-150 SFE</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044097/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044098/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044101/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044102/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-sfe/1044099/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/f-150sfe_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/06/ford-drops-xfe-keeps-mpg-for-2010-f150-pickup-truck.html">PickupTrucks.com</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/16/ford-drops-sfe-label-from-fuel-efficient-trucks/">Ford drops 'SFE' label from fuel-efficient trucks</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/06/ford-drops-xfe-keeps-mpg-for-2010-f150-pickup-truck.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/16/ford-drops-sfe-label-from-fuel-efficient-trucks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19067640/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/16/ford-drops-sfe-label-from-fuel-efficient-trucks/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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