Ecoboost engine question
With the Eco doing so well and loved by many and bragged about by Ford. Why is it not offered in the F250 ? I love mine but I'm curious.
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That combo is what I'm waiting for. The 3.5 Eco may not be a good fit due to the extra weight of the SuperDuty vs the F150. Like most turbo-charged engines, the 3.5 is weight-sensitive, as far as fuel mileage goes. It responds nicely to any increased need for power, whether its caused by increased weight of whats being moved by the engine or by increased weight on the go-pedal, but at the expense of fuel mileage. I've noticed that if I hook up even a small low-drag trailer, like my open ATV aluminum trailer with 2 ATV's on it, total weight of less than 2000 pounds, fuel mileage suffers. I suspect the same thing would happen in the heavier SuperDuty.
As an example of that, look at the little 2.0 Eco 4-banger. In the Focus ST, that engine is very, very, quick for 2 liters. The same engine in the much heavier Explorer is a dog. While there may be a bit of difference in the engine programming in those 2 platforms, it's mainly all about the weight difference.
What I'm hoping for is a turbo'ed version of the 5.0. That would have considerably more power than the 6.2, and fuel mileage should be much greater. Ford is introducing 10 new models for 2014, maybe that will be one of them. I'd be in the ordering line if that happened.
Hard to believe the 3.5 EcoBoost is almost 5 years old. It was offered in the Flex starting in March, 2009.
As an example of that, look at the little 2.0 Eco 4-banger. In the Focus ST, that engine is very, very, quick for 2 liters. The same engine in the much heavier Explorer is a dog. While there may be a bit of difference in the engine programming in those 2 platforms, it's mainly all about the weight difference.
What I'm hoping for is a turbo'ed version of the 5.0. That would have considerably more power than the 6.2, and fuel mileage should be much greater. Ford is introducing 10 new models for 2014, maybe that will be one of them. I'd be in the ordering line if that happened.
Hard to believe the 3.5 EcoBoost is almost 5 years old. It was offered in the Flex starting in March, 2009.
