Ford Ecoboost
According to the news Ford is having problems with the ecoboost loosing power on hard acceleration? Have not yet followed up on the exact problem, but is this the tip of the iceberg or iwhat? http:/...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
The numbers below are for the 5.7 V-8 and 3.6 N/A V-6
PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 6.1–7.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 18.0–21.0 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.0–16.1 sec
Top speed: 110 mph
Both trucks were 2013's
F-150
2013 Ram
I have been following C/D and Motor Trend for years, and EST means 'estimate'. Unfortunately C/D's estimates are usually overated with actual results falling far short of their estimates.
That Ford F150 you sited is a very very heavy Limited model. While the Ecoboost does get better 0 - 60 mph times (when weight is the same) by .5 seconds than the 5.0L, the turbo lag kills the 1/4 mile times as C/D and Motortrend usually have the Ecoboost with only a .1 second advantage, if not the same.
Surprisingly, Dodge Ram 1500's Hemi transmission 5 speed has lousy ratios and isn't a true 6 speed as Dodge would love you to believe. It has 6 manually selected gears but when in 'auto' mode, it only shifts through the 5. The transmission gears are the same as the previous 5 speed but the 2 second space gears are manually selectable allowing dodge to say it's a 6 speed now.
Here's a disappointing test result of the 2009 Ram Hemi where it's only .2 seconds faster than an old 2009 Chevy 5.3L and only .5 seconds faster than a Ford 5.4L.
Other results from Motortrend show a faster Ram Hemi, but no faster than a F150 w/5.0L. Motor trend is usually a couple tenths slower in 0 - 60 mph and 1/4 mile times than Car and Driver. Most likely the differences in their equipment.
The new 2014 Chevy Silervado 5.3L is nearly as fast as the F150 5.0L according to Car and Driver so the Hemi results should follow also since it's performane is the same as the 5.0L. The new 2014 Chevy 5.3L is just as fast as the F150 5.0L in 0 - 60 mph but falls off a bit in the 5 - 60 mph result, 1/4 mile result, and even mpg which is in opposition to what GM has been thumping their chest about.
I will say I'm most impressed with GMs V6, it offers power of a small displacement V8 in Horsepower and torque unlike Ford's 3.7L and Dodge's 3.6L which are heavy on horsepower but light on torque.
Looks like the big 3 are pretty equal on power plants if you take away the Ecoboost from the lineup.
With the Ford 5.0L, Chevy 5.3L, and Dodge 5.7L offering nearly the same performance and Ford and Chevy offering a 6.2L for their Max Tow ratings.
