transamz9 wrote:
mich800 wrote:
transamz9 wrote:
mich800 wrote:
transamz9 wrote:
I think it's funny they felt the need to completely redesign a motor that is still fairly young and new and suppose to be indestructible. I like the transmission though. I would love to see a ten speed in the HD line ups with a 2 speed rear axle option.
Take a truck like my 2013 Ram. It would be the cat's meow if I could have 3.42:1 for my everyday ventures and then when I hook to my rig push a button and have 4.11:1.
Not sure why you consider making improvements on an engine that has been vehicles for over decade is funny. I would think it would be more funny or odd for a manufacturer in this technology driven age to wait for the competition to pass them and react.
The 3.5 Ecoboost has been in the F150 towing heavy loads (for a 1/2 ton series truck) for decades? Huh, new one for me. I thought it was an all new engine and technology for the F150.
The engine has been around since 2007/2008 in test vehicles and formally introduced around 2009. Now if you want to take issue on the history in the F150 that is your prerogative. The comment seemed more like a passive aggressive dig. If not I apologize. From the description it is clear this is a move to give Ford options to do other things with the platform in the future and not just run the current design into the ground as technology changes.
No, it was not a dig. I just remember when it was first introduced in the F150 it was put out like it was going to be the new plow of our era. Tow like a HD truck diesel, run like a Corvette , get the fuel mileage of a Prius and last like a tank. Now all of a sudden they are completely redesigning it. It's like they put it on the market tuned to it's max right of the bat. It just seems they would had built the first version to have been expandable instead of it being such a short life span in the trucks.
You're using exaggerations for effect, but the reality from my perspective is that the 3.5 has been a very impressive engine. Not quite a diesel, but closest you'll get in a gasser for a lot less money. Not quite a vette, but quick for a truck. I'm happy with 22mpg highway with a 365hp 420ftlb engine (over almost the whole rpm range) and a 6k pound truck. Not yet determined if they are going to last like a tank, but look on auto-trader....you'll find lots of them at 200k miles.
I think it's run its design course and is a perfect philosophy for ford to continue to develop. Obviously some pretty smart automotive engineers believe so too.
