The Ford F-150 is one of the most advanced pickups on sale today

Pickup trucks have never been known as being the most innovative, fuel-efficient, comfortable, or even fastest cars on the road.  

While that's all true even today, the Ford F-150 is pretty high up there. Especially for a truck. 

The F-150, introduced in 2015, starts at $26,540. Other trucks, like the Chevrolet Silverado and the Dodge Ram, come close in some ways, but the F-150 towers over them as the best buy in its class.

Here's why.