{"id":58293,"date":"2026-08-29T12:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T19:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/?p=58293"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:48:34","slug":"2026-ford-f-150-king-ranch-review-sixty-years-at-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/2026-ford-f-150-king-ranch-review-sixty-years-at-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Ford F-150 King Ranch Review: Sixty Years at the Top"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are vehicles that blend quietly into Vancouver traffic, and then there is the Ford F-150 King Ranch.<\/p>\n

At more than five metres long, dressed in Antimatter Blue Metallic and riding on 20-inch wheels, the 2026 F-150 King Ranch was never going to disappear into a Kitsilano side street. It has presence. A lot of it.<\/p>\n

So, naturally, I took it to the beach.<\/p>\n

It was actually a fitting place to spend some time with a truck that has become such a familiar part of the Canadian landscape. The Ford F-Series has now been Canada\u2019s best-selling line of pickup trucks for 60 consecutive years, a fairly remarkable run in an increasingly crowded truck market.<\/p>\n

After a week behind the wheel, I could understand some of the loyalty.<\/p>\n

The King Ranch occupies an interesting place in the F-150 lineup. This is absolutely still a working truck, but it is also one that would be quite comfortable pulling up to a very nice hotel, restaurant or winery. In fact, there were moments when I had to remind myself that the beautifully finished interior surrounding me belonged to a pickup.<\/p>\n

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Apparently, It\u2019s a Work Truck<\/h2>\n

My tester was powered by the 3.5-litre EcoBoost V6 paired with Ford\u2019s 10-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive.<\/p>\n

There is no shortage of power when you need it, whether merging onto Highway 1, heading up a steep grade or simply moving a very large vehicle through city traffic.<\/p>\n

The F-150 can be configured for serious towing duties, and the King Ranch comes with plenty of the equipment you would expect in a truck built to work. My vehicle also had Ford\u2019s Tow\/Haul Package, a 3.55 electronic locking rear axle, Pro Trailer Backup Assist and Pro Trailer Hitch Assist.<\/p>\n

There is a Class IV trailer hitch, a fully boxed steel frame and plenty of functionality in the bed.<\/p>\n

My particular truck also came with the Bed Utility Package, spray-in bedliner, retractable rear centre step and Ford\u2019s Pro Access Tailgate.<\/p>\n

And then there is Pro Power Onboard.<\/p>\n

The tester had the 2 kW system, essentially turning the F-150 into a mobile power source. For someone heading to a job site, that has obvious applications. For the rest of us, think camping equipment, outdoor events, power tools or whatever elaborate beach picnic you might have planned.<\/p>\n

Suddenly my little beach setup felt rather underambitious.<\/p>\n

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