F150 w/ 3.5L POWERboost towing experiences?

rtapia wrote:
I’m looking to get a ‘22 F150 Lariat w/ the 3.5L Powerboost engine and Max Trailer tow package. For those of you that have a similar truck…
How heavy is your travel trailer?
What type of terrain to you tow on? Mountains? Hills? Flat?
How does the truck perform?

Since no-one here has offered any personal knowledge of how the powerboost performs I suggest that the OP go to YouTube and search for F150 Powerboost towing. Several good videos pop up.

The bottom line is that on level highways the hybrid option provides very little benefit but does reduce your fuel capacity by 6 gallons.

The benefits of hybrids come from reclaiming energy that would be lost to the brakes and re-using that energy the next time that a lot of energy is needed. However, the boost duration is limited by battery size and provided very limited benefit on a long continuous slope like TFL's Ike Gauntlet run. The small battery gave out quickly going up the hill and filled to capacity swiftly on the downhill run.

Coincidentally, yesterday my son pulled a 4,000lb utility trailer on a local route with short, steep choppy hills with his Tesla and reported that with increased regen going down the hills his net power use was the same with the empty trailer as with the full trailer. I suspect that the Powerboost would also do better on that application or any other where you are frequently shifting from the brake to the gas pedal.

The other big improvement with the Powerboost comes from shutting off the gas engine when stopped or at very low speeds. Unfortunately, Ford disable that feature while in Trailer Tow mode.

On the plus side, if you get the 7.2kw output option the truck makes for a heck of good generator when boondocking.

I am strongly thinking about getting a Powerboost because with my business I spend a lot of time pulling a heavy trailer on the local 2 lane roads with the short hills and frequent stop signs so I would get maximum benefit from the hybrid assist. Also, I really like the idea of having a great generator around.