1998 Ford F-150 The trendiest of the trucks. By Don Fuller, New Car Test Drive .com

Ford's F-Series pickups are proof that barnyard workhorse trucks will never be their squared-off selves again.

Aerodynamic outside, luxurious inside, overhead cam performance under the hood, and safety and convenience features

that only a few years ago weren't available on cars, let alone trucks, the Ford F-Series pickups are as modern as

trucks get.

Ford's F-Series line is composed of the lighter-duty F-150, medium-duty F-250 and heavy-duty F-350, but only the

F-150 and F-250 share the sleek appearance introduced last year; the big F-350 is due for a complete, big-guy remake

for the 1999 model year.