F-150 Ecoboost, built in generator

Me Again wrote:

psford wrote:

CREATO wrote:

psford wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
Get serious. If you really want an eco thingy, then stick with a TT. If you want a fifth wheel, get a real truck with real capabilities. My brother bough an eco boost and pulling his Jayco ultralite TT he is only getting around 10.5 MPG. Heck my Dodge Cummins pulling my 13,500 fiver gets that as a minimum. So dont let the eco hype get you suckered into an undersized TV.

When have we seen gas engines pulling trailers or boats in the past , and getting 10.5 ,I was lucky to get 8 pulling with any weight with gas, pulling 13K with a diesel I see 12 once in awhile, but on average 10-11 ., and certain condition's down to 9 . I agree if you want to tow heavy go diesel, but 10.5 is nothing to scoff about towing trailers. Too good of reviews with these newer gas engines to overlook.

Here here fully agree equipped right the F150 Ecoboost will Handel smaller 5vers have friends that are doing it. Also after pulling a 5ver I doubt you will go back to tt. Now on the other hand if full timing and majority of miles are towing may consider F250/350. The E.B. mpg really shines when not towing and the ride is first cabin. Don't over look this very capable vehicle the only one in the 1/2 ton class to consider when you look at all the specs.

Sure these new gas engines won't handle the weight of big fifth wheels, but some like donn have no idea how they perform, and they were not built to tow big fifth wheels, but it would be crazy to go out and get a big old dually diesel, when some of these newer gas engines will get the job done very nicely given the weight range they handle. All you have to do is drive one to realize they are very capable . Hell we have a 2013 Ford Escape 4 cylinder with the EB, that will run circles around donn's old dually in acceleration . :)

IMO as time goes by we are going to see more ,and more of these gas engines towing some pretty heavy stuff that we have never seen before.

I have not yet seen an V6 Eco Boost replace a V10 in a motorhome!!! V10 Fords and 8.1 GM are the choice for real heavy gas powered rigs. Chris

I guess some don't get it here, take ten, fifteen years ago you didn't see half tons with the smaller V6's or 8's with the tow rating ,and power of today. Of course you won't see them in motorhomes or towing large fifth wheels , and I certainly didn't say that, they don't have the capability. You naysayers need to catch up with the times here these 1/2 tons are not the same 1/2 tons of yesterday.