2001 Ford F150 XLT, Vehicle Overview, The big news arrived early this year for America’s favorite vehicle, the F-150 full-size pickup. A crew-cab model with four conventional doors debuted in spring 2000 as an early 2001 model., , Dubbed the SuperCrew, it is the first half-ton, full-size pickup available as a crew cab. The SuperCrew has a larger passenger compartment than the F-150 Super Cab (extended cab), and the cargo bed shrinks from 6.5 feet to 5.5 feet.