Truck lovers across the country want to know everything about the new F-150 EcoBoost. Your humble reporter has gleaned from the questions asked on Twitter, in parking lots and intersections, and discussed here on the most common.
Question 1: What is EcoBoost? Answer: EcoBoost is a new range of Ford engines super efficient using turbocharging and direct injection to deliver the performance of a big engine, but the economy a little.
In this case:
The F-150 EcoBoost uses the services of a V6 twin-turbo 3.5-liter V8 instead of a more muscular, with a buttery power to reach and consumption of more discreet.
Using a smaller displacement engine turbo instead of a more full-bodied mechanical, pump the driver pays only for the power it needs, rather than to feed a big engine still thirsty.
The idea? Relaxed driving at highway speeds, when the sleepy turbos, the engine of the F-150 burns gasoline at the effective speed of a V6 ... but turbos are always ready to cough up extra horsepower and torque as required.
Question 2: Is it powerful?
Answer: Yes. The six-cylinder supercharged 365 horsepower and 420 deployed lb-ft of torque. This is more than the new 5.0-liter V8 and can exploit the maximum torque at 2500 revolutions, about 2000 rounds earlier than comparable V8. Translation: incredible times and a machine that will stand up to an F-150 filled the new 6.2-liter V8 in drag racing.