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Fordlover
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Sep 09, 2013

MotorTrend 1 year test verdict of the Ecoboost

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Interesting read if you are considering one.

Driving the EcoBoost-powered F-150 was an absolute blast. It's hard to complain about a four-wheel-drive truck that hits 60 mph from a stop in 6.6 seconds, and, as we mentioned before, we took every opportunity to recreate that track performance -- when getting on the freeway, passing slower traffic, or just for fun. Sure, we could've channeled our inner hypermiler, but where's the fun in that?

I think this explains a lot. I still have yet to pass an eco on the freeway, they are always doing the passing, and I usually set my cruise at 75 MPH! And I thought I drive too fast.

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  • donn0128 wrote:
    Zero to sixty times are meaningless in the real world of towing. So far from what i have read and seen i am not impressed. They are OK for boulivard cruisers, but towing fuel economy is not that great and they are so limited it is useless for many of us.


    Limited how?

    If one has a need for a '1/2 ton' truck, how is the Ecoboost so limited?

    'Great fuel economy' AND 'towing' are mutually exclusive, most people who are honest will admit to that.
  • That truck is heavy. Acceleration really gets bogged down at the up side....1/4 mile time "15.2 sec @ 92.1 mph"

    By comparison the turbo V6 in the Ford Taurus SHO is so much quicker and the driving experience is soooo much more fun. "13.7 sec @ 103.2 mph"
  • Zero to sixty times are meaningless in the real world of towing. So far from what i have read and seen i am not impressed. They are OK for boulivard cruisers, but towing fuel economy is not that great and they are so limited it is useless for many of us.