It is a risk. A turbo 2.7 liter in a aluminum F 150. I think that if the 2.7 engine is running hard or just harder it will negate much of the economy. Just a question to those with ecoboost V6 F 150's....when do you get the best MPG ? When driving solo do you have to feather the throttle to reach advertised MPG's ?
I'm no hot rodder, but tend to drive a bit hard...open the throttle every so often....for a driver with these characteristics which is probably not untypical for many on this forum...does the MPG take a sizeable dip if your spinning those turbos a bit ?
Light weight is important...acceleration, braking, braking, MPG.
But also other factors affect MPG, such as so-so aerodynamics, typical of any full size pickup, which will be the same, either with the aluminum or standard F150 body.
I may have missed (probably did :)) how much weight would be reduced with the aluminum vs the standard F 150 ?
It's difficult to give an accurate assessment without seeing some review, actually driving the aluminum F 150 with the 2.7 itself. Maybe it will surprise me.
This maybe a partial dead end....very small engine in a full size (albeit aluminum) pickup...or it may be the truck of the future.
I think there is a balance of hp, torque, engine size, vs weight and intended application. For a full sized vehicle the size of an F 150...I have a nagging feeling that 2.7 liters of engine capacity...even with turbo charging....may not be quite enough capacity. We'll see I suppose and modern engineering continues to amaze me. Might well be the case here too.
Forgot to add....wonder what the dentability will be like with an aluminum body ?
Hood is one thing...having aluminum in more dentable areas..I wonder.
