new ford chassis coming???
was told on dealer lot that the ford chassis is being replaced with the transit.anyone know anything about this? like when will it take place and can I expect more front comfort and maybe better milea...
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carringb wrote:
GCWR of the 3.5L EcoBoost in the F150 is 17,100 pounds, and in any test performed at full load it easily outperforms its competition. Even the 2.7L EcoBoost handily beats the 3.0 diesel in the Ram1500, pulling trailers in the mountains.
Max GCWR of the EcoBoost Transit is 13,000 pounds, vs 13,500 pound for the EcoBoost Transit. The diesel adds 325 pounds to the curb weight, which means it tows a whopping 175 pounds more than EcoBoost.
The Transit EcoBoost was tested under Ford's medium duty test cycle, same as the diesel in the Transit or even the 6.7L diesel.
I don't know why you even posted the Iveco's GCWR. It isn't sold here, therefore doesn't have a GCWR for North American applications. Most global Ford's also have higher GCWRs outside North America.
I was talking about GCWR and the Transit. It does have a higher GCWR for the Diesel. The fact under load it will get better FE than the Transit is the other reason Ford offers it
Ford F-150 Ecoboost by your example has a much lower GCWR than a E450.
We are comparing Vans not Pickups so overall GCWR is much more important. Towing Figures are at best very rubbery, and not as important to Vehicle that is going to and up as a MH
I was referring to a Transit and Sprinter comparison , you includedthe E450,and now F150 which are not comparable to the Sprinter or Transit. The E450 is not sold outside NA, like the IVECO in NA
