Any new Ecoboost engines coming?
Ford has had such good reviews on the 2.7 and the 3.5 ecoboost engines I went searching the web for indications they may be expanding that technology to larger engines. I found info on new little engi...
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valhalla360 wrote:
I think the fundamental difference is most 1/2 ton trucks rarely haul or tow heavy.
In general I think a lot of people on these RV boards think that the light truck designing / engineering world revolves around the RV'er. It doesn't. It revolves around Joe Blow commuting to work in suit and tie, and Soccer ball Sally going out for groceries and a cappuccino after dropping off the nose pickers lol. I dont know, or care to know the exact numbers, but the number of registered towable RV's in the US is a small fraction of registered light trucks.
rexlion wrote:
I'm wondering if they will put this version of the 5.0L in the pickups? With the supercharger, I believe it's north of 700 HP.
As soon as Ford figures out the design and marketing angle of a tubbed out pickup bed to accommodate the 36" wide drag slicks. I've put a hundred thousand + miles on an F150 with the 5.0 coyote and one thing that is not needed is 700hp.
