what can i expect from the ecoboost f150 trailering a 21 ft bass boat. power wise and gas mileage.

If you can get ahold of JR Howard (O H Ivie guide) he can give you an answer. But in the mean time I'll be waiting for an answer too .

Another question too! How are they holding up? Any major problems yet?

I followed JR home from amistad a few weeks ago and all I can say is that baby has some pulling power. I wasn't pulling anything and had a hard time keeping up with him.(1500 dodge) I couldn't tell ya for sure about the milage but he will chime in here i'm sure.

What I have been hearing from our customers is that its towing similar loads to that with no problem and gas milage is basically the same as a 5.4 would have been which is in the ball park of 13-15 MPG if you are a little heavy footed. My 4.6 does about that towing my Xpress which is light but I drive pretty fast.

The upside is the MPG the rest of the time, averaging high teens around town with a ton more HP than our 4.6's and 5.4's its a fun truck to drive for sure.

To get the 22 ford is saying........granny driving even on the HWY 65 max.

BTW, so far we haven't written a repair order for any engine issues to speak of.

I have thought all along that the MPG claims were suspect. Mainly because you have Jerry Reynolds on TV claiming 25. I would not trust that guy any further than I can throw him which is not far. MPG is highly variable based on driving behavior. It is good to see that there have been no problems with the engines. Maybe Ford got this one right. It would take a lot to over come the foul taste they left in my mouth before I could ever buy one.

It's far too early in the life of the engine....see if problems appear 2-5 years down the road.

I have the new coyote motor 5.0 likes in the new mustangs without the super charger this things a [hoss] more hp 365 tq I think 345 more than the 5.4 same or maybe better mileage. It will pull my tandem axle trailer w/66 fairlane likes its not back there have to run the cruise all the time on the freeway can`t keep it off 80/85mph. Bill

I think the torture test they put it through is enough proof for me that it is one heck of an engine.

http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33286

I only have about 4k miles on mine but I did wait until some friends had 20-30k on theirs before I bought. I am getting 18.8-22.3 MPG highway with the average prob 20. Pulling my 20ft champ 250ProXS (heavy with all my stuff in it) I have gotten 13.7-15.1 MPG with average in that 14-14.5 range. A big improvement on mileage over the Hemi that I traded in.

These numbers are in a 4x4 crew cab automatic f150 and driving mainly posted speed limits.

It has more than enough power and pulls better than the Hemi. It gets more torque at lower RPMs than most gas motors in a 1/2 ton pickup. It really drives a lot like a diesel where you have that split second delay when you accelerate before the turbo kicks in and takes off.

Like I said I have minimum miles on mine but I am more than pleased with mine so far. Definitely an improvement in pulling and mileage over the Hemi I traded in. I never had a problem with the dodge/Hemi pulling either just transmission problems.

Aw now ur gonna hurt these dodge guys feelings ,,,Bill

Nah, if these eco's pan out they just might change the future in motors. I'm thinking hard about getting one, just gonna wait a little bit longer.

Now you've gone & done it. Monday morning the service drive will be full of them on a flatbed with rods hanging out!

I like the concept and could see a lot of motors going this way. I thought I heard somewhere Ford was going to make or is making a 4cyl ecoboost for suv and smaller pickup types. Don't hold me to that just what I heard.

As far as dodge I never had a problem pulling with that Hemi motor. Just had to put two transmissions in it before 100k miles. One under warranty and one out of my pocket.

Stump Jumper, we share the same Opinion of said "sell out" pitchman!


JR it sounds like you're getting the same thing I am hearing from our customers.

The "hotrod" nature of the truck is the deal, its a beast just driving it.

My boss isnt letting any of us have em yet for company trucks so I just stay out of them. If I cant drive one regularly I dont want to drive one at all.......yes I am pouting! lol

is it a V6? 5 or 6 speeds on the auto tranny? finally these engineers are getting it right and helping to get us fuel economy without sacrificing HP and torque!

yes twin turbo

i have a 4x4 with 3000 miles on it. I averaged 19.6 mpg from New Orleans back to Arlington yesterday. It has a lot of power. 15-20 mpg is what the sticker said.

I also had a dodge with the Cummins in it. I liked that but this truck drives much better and the Dodge transmission sucks! I got 17mpg in the Dodge. It was a beast though in 4wd.

The engineers are going to have to giddy up & go. I am curious as to what happens in 2015 - 2016. I hope we do not go back to the early 80s. I was not going to buy a new truck for about 4 more years but may have to with the new MPG standards that are headed our way.

V6 6 speed with a twin turbo...gets max torque at 2500 rpms instead of 4 or 5k like some other motors.

Also mine has the 355 rear end.

Another thing I have noticed it seems like everything on the ford sits up a little higher than my dodge and it is a little harder to see the trailer when backing without the boat on it.

The microsoft sync in these new vehicles is really nice with the iphone.

I could be wrong but the twin turbo design and v6 reminds me to a degree of a small diesel v-6 International was building called the vt275, maxxforce5 or 4.5L depending on year of build and what vehicle it was in. Anyone really know alot of the workings? Are the twin turbos a low pressure and high pressure design with one feeding into the other to allow turbo boost at all rpms?

I am fairly certain I will get one the end of the year if the rebates are right...

Here is the torque curve on 4 of the popular models...

Yes they do make a 4 cylinder Ecoboost. Its available in the Ford Explorer and the Ford Edge. I know because we have been looking at getting one of the new Explorers. The 2.0L Ecoboost puts out 240hp and 270 Torque. The only problem with it in the Explorer is that if you go with the 2.0L Ecoboost you are limited to the front wheel drive transmission only.

If you want the 4wd model you have to go with the 3.5L V6 (non-ecoboost). I wouldnt want to have to even tow a 2,000 lb load with a front wheel drive vehicle. So we will probably go for the 4WD model and the 3.5L V6 non-ecoboost motor.