The guys at PickUpTrucks.com posted some information and spy photos of the new 2011 Ford F-150 with EcoBoost (twin turbo, direct injected) V6 engine.
No V8… What gives?
The ‘good ol’ boys’ would surely hate this move. After all the saying goes, “if you ain’t gettin’ a big V8 in your truck, you ain’t buyin’ a truck!”
The Ford’s 6.2 liter V8 is rated 411HP and 434TQ and, as you might have guessed, it gets under 20MPG. With the 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6, the truck will be getting about at least 23MPG on the highway while giving you comparable power – at 400HP and more than 400TQ…
The trend of engines going smaller with turbos are continuing, and this is one sort of ‘redneck technology’ we can get behind. Good job, Ford!
-KF
Courtesy of PickUpTrucks.com