57% of F150s have V6 engines
"The popular alternative to the V8 is a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 that produces 365 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, accounting for 47 percent of sales, while the naturally aspir...
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ib516 wrote:Fast Mopar wrote:
What really bugs me is the small percentage who get the entry level 3.7. The base Ford 3.7, Ram 3.6, and the new GM 4.3 V6's are far superior and much more powerful than base V6's from 5 years ago. For most people in my neighborhood and workplace who use half ton pickups for hauling kids around, these 300 horsepower base V6 engines would be great (except they sound terrible compared to the V8's).
I think one of the major barriers to many people opting for the base V6 engines is that they were only offered in base model trucks, and the vast majority of people want the higher trim levels.
Ram has changed that though as you can now get the base V6 in an otherwise fully loaded 1500 series truck.
RAM WILL OFFER PENTASTAR V6 IN TOP TRIM LEVELS
Yep, I think this is part of it. If you walk around a truck lot, you might see a couple base trucks w/ the "stock" V6 in it, but they will almost certainly be the work truck, single or extended cab, and not the volume packages. Most people buy what is available on the lot, and without even being able to test drive the truck they want, they aren't going to order one.
