The F-150 XL is the truck Ford builds for people who buy a truck to use it, and this one is ordered with the right boxes checked. Under the hood is the optional 5.0L V8, rated at 400 horsepower, paired with the SelectShift automatic, a 3.31 axle and a 6,950-pound GVWR package, and it runs on E85 or regular as a Flex Fuel vehicle. The 8-foot long bed is the real selling point here, giving it full-sheet, full-length capability that most crew cab trucks on the lot can't match, and the XL Chrome Appearance Package dresses it up with chrome bumpers, fog lamps and 17-inch silver painted aluminum wheels. Inside it stays simple and durable with a vinyl 40/20/40 front seat, a 4-inch productivity screen, SYNC 4 on an 8-inch display and a FordPass Connect hotspot, while Pre-Collision Assist with automatic emergency braking, Auto Hold, a rear camera and reverse sensing cover the safety side. It's a straightforward work truck with a V8 and a long bed, which is exactly the combination that's getting harder to find.