Ford Releases Official Power Details On F-150 Ecoboost

AutoGuide.com · #1 (**permalink**) 09-21-2010, 09:27 AM

Ford's 3.5L V6 Ecoboost engine, a twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine that will go into the upcoming F-150 pickup, will put out 365 horsepower and a whopping 420 lb-ft of torque at 2500 rpm.

The 3.5L V6 may lack the outright grunt of Ford's 6.2L V8, 90 percent of the power is available from 1,750 to 5,000 rpm, while being able to tow 11,300 pounds or carrying a payload of 3,060 pounds.

While Ford says that the Ecoboost will offer class leading fuel economy, mpg figures haven't been released yet. We'll keep you posted when they're finally made public.

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***craftkr*** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-21-2010, 10:20 AM

It's about damn time they get diesels in the 1/2 ton market! This is good news, well atleast to me it is. Can't wait to see what the MPG and other stats... very cool!

**shu873** · #3 (**permalink**) 09-21-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by craftkr

It's about damn time they get diesels in the 1/2 ton market! This is good news, well atleast to me it is. Can't wait to see what the MPG and other stats... very cool!

Just read the article in the link... It's still a gasser.

“Truck customers should think of the EcoBoost truck engine as a gas-powered engine with diesel-type capability and characteristics,” said Jim Mazuchowski, V6 engines program manager. “The twin turbochargers and direct injection give it the broad, flat torque curve that makes towing with a diesel so effortless – and hard acceleration so much fun.”

justinlogue5_0 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-21-2010, 10:54 AM

It looks like the converted a gasser into a diesel. That didn't work out to good when chevy did it. But lets face it, Ford is a lot better at what they do!

***craftkr*** · #5 (**permalink**) 09-21-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by shu873

Just read the article in the link... It's still a gasser.

“Truck customers should think of the EcoBoost truck engine as a gas-powered engine with diesel-type capability and characteristics,” said Jim Mazuchowski, V6 engines program manager. “The twin turbochargers and direct injection give it the broad, flat torque curve that makes towing with a diesel so effortless – and hard acceleration so much fun.”

Well Crappola!

**shu873** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-21-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by craftkr

Well Crappola!

It's confusing. Seeing that article at the top of the homepage made me think it was a diesel at first too. Had to read deep in to the article to figure it out.

Seydler3 · #7 (**permalink**) 09-21-2010, 12:37 PM

So wait...is it a diesel or not? lol. And wtf...I want to think of my engine as a diesel-powered engine with diesel-power capabilities...not gas-powered with diesel-power capabilities!