F150 3.5l w\EcoBoost, MaxTow package
You were all very helpful with my last question about towing with a Suburban. It sounds like I need a little more towing capacity, though nothing huge. I'm looking at the F150 3.5l w\EcoBoost and t...
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mrkoje wrote:
I've heard a lot of people saying the fuel mileage wasn't what they expected or hoped it would be. With that being said - the 3.5L ecoboost looks to have about 360HP and 420lbft torque. Cool thing is the max torque available around 2500rpm which is a big deal when towing. I'm still not a fan of Ford powertrain though mostly because of the 6.0 and 6.4 but even the death tick in the 5.4l - not a good reputation over the last decade or so.
My 2008 F250 V10 has about 360 HP & 457 FT LB of torque. Towing a 4500 lb TT I got about 9 mpg. Of course torque developed at higher RPM. Even with about same HP & a little more torque I don't go zipping over mountain grades. I think the new F150 is designed more for east coast flat lands where it probably does very well. Doubt it pulls mountain grades with power to spare. BTW my F250 has a 4.10 rear axle. Towing more than 4500 lbs with the new F150 would be very slow plus actually dangerous on the down grade with a lot less braking power unless Ford has upgraded the braking system which I doubt. After towing and driving in the mountains around WY my safe choice of towing over 4500 lbs would have to be a F350 with a diesel since the V10 with a 4.3 axle is not available. JMHO
