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How Your Vehicle Differs from Other Vehicles
respond to steering inputs than a vehicle with a longer wheelbase.
2013 F-150 (f12)
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, February 2013
USA (fus)
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Sport-utility vehicles, vans and
trucks can differ from some other
vehicles in a few noticeable ways.
Your vehicle may be:
• Higher – to allow higher load
carrying capacity and to allow it to
travel over rough terrain without
getting hung up or damaging
underbody components.
• Shorter – to give it the capability to
approach inclines and drive over
the crest of a hill without getting
hung up or damaging underbody
components. All other things held
equal, a shorter wheelbase may
make your vehicle quicker to
• Narrower – to provide greater
maneuverability in tight spaces,
particularly in off-road use.
As a result of the above dimensional
differences, sport-utility vehicles,
vans and trucks often will have a
higher center of gravity and a
greater difference in center of
gravity between the loaded and
unloaded condition.
These differences that make your
vehicle so versatile also make it
handle differently than an ordinary
passenger car.