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The Ford F-150 needs no help selling trucks. The Ford truck is basically a perpetual motion device at this point. The craziest thing about the F-150 is that it has a legacy it could ride, and still, Ford is making major improvements to the model. Even though most critics agree that the 2022 Ram 1500 is a tough pickup truck to beat, here are four reasons to buy the 2022 Ford F-150, not the 2022 Ram 1500. 

The Ford F-150 hybrid PowerBoost pulling a trailer
The Ford F-150 hybrid PowerBoost | Ford Motor Co.

The 2022 Ford F-150 has more powertrain options than the 2022 Ram 1500

This is no easy statement to make. The 2022 Ram 1500 has a pile of engine options to choose from. The Ram 1500 has four engine options, all of which are cool. From the work-centric 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel to the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 in the Ram 1500 TRX. 

Be that as it may, the 2022 Ford F-150 has the coolest and most useful powertrain in the known truck-verse. When the Ford F-150 hybrid with the PowerBoost 3.5-liter V6 hybrid. Not only is this a highly efficient engine getting 19 mpg, but it also makes 430 hp. And if that weren’t enough, the Ford F-150 has more engine options than the Ram by a country mile. The 2022 Ford F-150 comes with seven different engine options. 

The 2022 Ford F-150 has better truck tech than the 2022 Ram 1500

A white F-150 with workers using the Pro Power Onboard
Ford F-150 Hybrid | Ford

The coolest aspect of the new F-150 is the built-in power generator capable of putting out 7200-watts. This feature is only available with the hybrid Powerboost model, and it comes at a premium price. Officially called Pro Power Onboard, the hybrid electric generator on the F-150 is only a $750 optional add-on. Considering that an equivalent generator from Honda would cost thousands of dollars, this is a deal and a half. 

Not only is the Pro Power Onboard the most practical feature for a pickup truck since 4WD, but Ford also gave the pickup truck another monster feature. Starting in 2021, the F-150 got active onboard towing and payload weight scales. This removed the need to calculate towing limits for F-150 owners. It is a convenient and safe feature that should make towing a bit easier. 

The F-150 is a powerhouse

Aside from the efficiency of the hybrid engine, the power output of this objectively more practical motor is immense. The 430 hp speaks for itself, but the 570 lb-ft of torque is a figure you have to feel to believe. 

The F-150 is meant for everyday driving, work, and families and can still pull a 0-60 mph sprint in only 5.3 seconds. Granted, the Ram 1500 has the TRX model, but that is a functionally different truck. In order to get similar (actually more) power from the TRX, you have to spend big bucks and about 16 mpg. 

Save money and choose the Ford F-150 over the Ram 1500 

The 2022 Ram 1500 is the top-rated pickup truck from Consumer Reports.
2022 Ram 1500 | Ram

As noted by Consumer Reports, the 2022 Ford F-150 starts at $30,495 and tops off at north of $80,000, depending on which options you choose. The 2022 Ram 1500 starts at $35,900 and runs up to $77,780, before any cool options. 

Neither truck is cheap, per se, but they both offer a lot for the money. The 2022 Ram 1500 has one of the finest interiors in the truck segment, but the 2022 Ford F-150 is one of the most useful and practical trucks ever made. All of these benefits and the F-150 still, for the most part, costs less than the Ram.

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Peter Corn joined MotorBiscuit as an Autos Writer in 2020 and brings his quippiest Southern drawl to our table. Having, in his words, “helped” rebuild his dad’s 1959 MGA as a small child, Peter grew up loving vintage cars and trucks, adding motorcycles and all things 4×4 as he went.

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since melded his love of driving with storytelling. His voice, full of pleasantries and witticisms, can be enjoyed in The Gentleman Racer, The Vintagent, Gear Patrol, Iron & Air Magazine, and Classic Car Club Magazine.

Peter is a co-founder of both The Colloquial Magazine and The Fire Escape, the official podcast of The Colloquial. In an effort to increase his abilities in “ramping anything with wheels,” Peter has taken track training from Classic Car Club Manhattan and attended Rally School at Monticello Motor Club, where he was coached by eight-time Performance Rally motorsport champion Chris Duplessis.

On a lucky day, we get to hear Peter tell the story of his first car, a jewel of a 1958 Ford Fairlane, into which he dumped more time and money than made sense, but he has no regrets.