North American Truck of the Year

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

A V8 Ecoboost in a HD truck just does not make any sense. The V6 does not make very good fuel mileage UNLESS you tape an egg to the top of the go pedal and a block of wood under it to limit its travel! On boost it is a pig, off boost it's OK but noting to right home about!

So do any of you think Ford is going to build a V8 EB and trash their CAFE ratings? They have the highest CAFE ratings of all the Auto Makers don't they (or so they say)? The game changer is their 10 speed trans, with it they may be able to keep a V8 EB some what economical. But what is that going to do to the cost of their trucks. The Ram Ecodiesel costs the same as a F-150 EB but the Ram comes with the ZF 8HP70 the Ford runs a 6 speed. Add the cost of the 10 speed in to it and the Ford is going to be very pricy I think.

Not sure why you and others keep brining this back to fuel mileage? :@

I am talking about a V8 Ecoboost 5.0L for the Superduty trucks.
Not sure how much the heavier class matters to CAFE?
But really, could a V8 Ecoboost change the numbers much since it would replace the 6.2 V8...
For me, having the 5.0 as Ecoboost in Superduty is about towing power as good as diesel, no power loss in the mountains, and just an all round usefull truck that's "NOT a diesel"
Similar to, but way better than my old V10.. :B
Not everyone wants a diesel..:W
For guys buying a heavy duty truck to tow and carry, fuel economy is just something you live with.