Ecoboost vs. V8 - Can you explain?
I'm nowhere near being a gearhead, and I can't seem to wrap my mind around how the Ecoboost outperforms the V8 in towing. I understand the fuel economy issue, but how is it that the V6 can actually h...
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Grit dog wrote:
^No, a V6 Ecoboost doesn't have the high duty cycle longevity that the bigger trucks are designed for. Would it work for the weekend warrior/commuter/soccermobile F250 folks? Sure, but the fuel mileage would be out of "Eco" mode more than in a 150 and it would drink gas like...a big block anyway.
Most things are a compromise in life, Ecoboost is no different. Advantages, hot rod engine with great towing characteristics.
Disadvantage, it's still a small engine working it's @ss off when you mash the pedal uphill with a trailer on the back. Moreso than a naturally aspirated engine that makes it's power with physical displacement, not virtual displacement.
Yes as I didn't state a V6. It would have to be a boosted V8 as the heavy duty trucks are just that...heavier...and that would absolutely kill the diesel sales as it would most likely get close to the same mpg's as the diesel also. I beat the socks off my 11 eco with 130k on the clock with over 60k towing on it now always getting at least 10mpg with at least 7k behind it without one single issue other than the back slider glass going bad but that's not an engine issue. Now the 18 gets 19 mpg in the city not towing and 10.5 towing.
So I stick behind what I said above because IF a boosted gas engine was avail for the heavy duty trucks it would kill the heavy duty diesel sales and the 1/2 ton sales at the same time.
