They will keep the 360 HP 3.5L and are adding a newer and smaller 2.7L Ecoboost that in testing was getting 30 MPG!Here is a link about the new truck, being shown today at the auto show.http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140112/AUTO04/301130021/It-s-showtime-Ford-s-gamble-aluminum-F-150?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGEThe 2015 F-150 will have a curb weight about 700 pounds less than the 2014 model. This is 70 pounds less in the steel chassis, and more by changing to the aluminum body.Fred.

I also found this little blurb..."•All 2015 F-150 tow ratings will be certified to the new SAE J2807 standardized tow rating procedure."Interesting...And I am keeping track..Toyota was 1st. F-150 appears to be second. Wonder who will take 3rd place.

...and no more 6.2L option (except the Raptor I'm assuming).

I wonder what the tow rating will be with the 2.7 engine, and what the re-rated one will be with the 3.5?

I think I will keep my 2014 F-250. I cannot imaging anyone trying to tow a 5er or decent sized TT with a light weight truck. Ok for soccer moms and gardening I guess.

I would think the tow ratings would have to drop some. I can't imagine towing an 8000lb 34' TT with an F150 that's 700lbs lighter.

New Aluminum body F-150 to come with 2.7L Ecoboost!

Denny___Jami
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
rjstractor wrote:
sayoung wrote:
What I want to know is how are they stopping the "corrosion"?My greates fear owning my airplane is corrosion and so many things start it,dont spill a soft drink or wash with detergents with chlorine.

The aluminum bodies will not be bare aluminum, they will be primed and painted just like the steel bodies. You know, steel corrodes too. I don't know why this is such a big deal, they have been building truck bodies (real trucks, not pickups), fire engine bodies, trailers, dump beds and many other truck components out of aluminum for many years.

Don't forget about superstructures for ships that operate in salt water.

Denny
rjstractor
Nomad
Jan 15, 2014
sayoung wrote:
What I want to know is how are they stopping the "corrosion"?My greates fear owning my airplane is corrosion and so many things start it,dont spill a soft drink or wash with detergents with chlorine.

The aluminum bodies will not be bare aluminum, they will be primed and painted just like the steel bodies. You know, steel corrodes too. I don't know why this is such a big deal, they have been building truck bodies (real trucks, not pickups), fire engine bodies, trailers, dump beds and many other truck components out of aluminum for many years.
Groover
Explorer II
Jan 15, 2014
hone eagle wrote:
sayoung wrote:
What I want to know is how are they stopping the "corrosion"?My greates fear owning my airplane is corrosion and so many things start it,dont spill a soft drink or wash with detergents with chlorine.

Same way all those Land Rovers are protected ,they lasted forever or 20 years anyway. Ford owned them for what 17 years?

Aircraft aluminum is alloyed for strength, not corrosion resistance. I have a forty year old canoe that has been kept outside its entire life with no corrosion and a 1956 Feathercraft runabout that is not corroding. If Ford can match either one of those I will be satisfied.
hone_eagle
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
sayoung wrote:
What I want to know is how are they stopping the "corrosion"?My greates fear owning my airplane is corrosion and so many things start it,dont spill a soft drink or wash with detergents with chlorine.

Same way all those Land Rovers are protected ,they lasted forever or 20 years anyway. Ford owned them for what 17 years?
sayoung
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
What I want to know is how are they stopping the "corrosion"?My greates fear owning my airplane is corrosion and so many things start it,dont spill a soft drink or wash with detergents with chlorine.
gmcsmoke
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
until they start making them out of stainless steel and the ability to travel back in time I'm not going to be impressed.
Golden_HVAC
Explorer
Jan 15, 2014
Me Again wrote:
rhagfo wrote:
My questions is will the aluminum body hold up better or worse than steel in the North East.

What body? Chris

Ford is making the body and bed out of aluminum, to save weight, and also to improve mileage. Part of the CAFE mandate, that the Government does not want us to have a choice of low mileage vehicles.

When the Range Rover body was made from Aluminum, the vehicles lasted well over 20 years.

Fred.
ib516
Explorer II
Jan 14, 2014
Golden_HVAC wrote:
They will keep the 360 HP 3.5L ....

Fred.

I read that they were going to bump up the power on the 3.5L EcoBoost as the 6.2L is now gone from the F150.
Me_Again
Explorer III
Jan 14, 2014
rhagfo wrote:
My questions is will the aluminum body hold up better or worse than steel in the North East.

What body? Chris
rhagfo
Explorer III
Jan 14, 2014
My questions is will the aluminum body hold up better or worse than steel in the North East.