Texas .5 Ton Truck Showdown

Purchased a Supercrew 4x4 with the 2.7 and am very impressed. At 1500 miles I'm averaging 20.5 hand calculated in light city traffic. Best tank was 23.8 all freeway under 1000 miles. Drive a 2014 super cab 3.5 ecoboost at work and the 2.7 feels every bit as strong. I'm not a die hard Ford guy just sharing my experience.

fla-gypsy wrote:
If you're concerned about getting pushed around buy an F-250/350. There are always sacrifices with going lighter and more fuel efficient.

Seems the tested Ram or Chevy 1/2 ton would do a better job in the towing dept. in lieu of having to step up to a 3/4 ton. After reading that review, I'd be looking at something else for towing.

FishOnOne wrote:
Found it interesting that the 2.7 Eco Boost put down more torque to the rear wheels than the Eco Diesel.

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That is interesting. I actually just bought a 2.7 supercrew last week. I drove an Ecodiesel around the block, and honestly, I didn't think the ED felt all that powerful either. Really started to wheeze a bit when pushed on the freeway, too.

Going straight from my '11 3.5 EB to the 2.7, I could tell that the 2.7 doesn't have the low end grunt that the 3.5 does. But after 10 days of driving it, I'm very satisfied with the power, especially when compared to my 5.3 Suburban. Obviously, I haven't towed with it yet.

FishOnOne wrote:
Found it interesting that the 2.7 Eco Boost put down more torque to the rear wheels than the Eco Diesel.

Pretty leery regarding that claim. Sometimes dyno's have difficulty measuring low-rpm torque.

Well when you look at the points it scored, it did score the most. It's nice to see how they stack up against one another, but in the real world we all have our own personal scoring system. One tester didn't like the Silverado's hood height, but I love it. We all buy what's appealing to the eye, feels good, and does the job we need it to. My truck may not be the fastest up the hill, but it's always got me up there.

They listed a lot of important negatives on the Ford, yet gave it first place???

If you're concerned about getting pushed around buy an F-250/350. There are always sacrifices with going lighter and more fuel efficient.

That little 2.7 Ecoboost definitely lays down the power, but it's not very efficient in real life, especially when towing. Maybe when it's bolted to the next gen transmission that'll improve. Personally, the dash layout of the Ram was a real selling point for me. I like it much more than the others and find it to be simple and intuitive. It's obvious where the REAL mileage was, but it looks like Ram needs to work on braking. Too bad that GM 6.2 isn't a little more available as it sets the standard at this point. I'm hoping the aluminum proves to be a winning idea in the long run.

FishOnOne wrote:
Found it interesting that the 2.7 Eco Boost put down more torque to the rear wheels than the Eco Diesel.

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Neat article! Thanks for the share...

I found it interesting that the testers were complaining about the F150 getting pushed around in the wind and feeling unstable in the rear end when under load.

This is not the first time I have heard this either, concerning the aluminum F150's. FTE or one of the other forums I frequent had users that tow TT with the new F-150 say it got pushed around.

I'm a Ford truck man, but this little F-150 is still up in the air for me. Buying today I would probably go with the Silverado 5.3 8 speed in a Crew Cab.

Thanks!

Jeremiah