2011 Ford F150 Ecoboost Torture Test..

[4stang6]

Both the Engine and Truck are really really impressive..

http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/experiencef150/

[grove rat]

damn that was pretty impressive. i was impressed with by the ecoboost engine ever since i first read about it

[aggie97]

Great marketing vid...decent performance too. However, I couldn't get past the constant V8 overdub sounds to cover up how bad the engine sounds.

I was also happy with the uphill test against the dodge. only 3.2 seconds over 3.5 miles is practically nothing...however the 42 seconds over the Chevy was comical!

I'll stick with our good sounding dodge!

[yellowstang]

Can't see the vid at work, it is choppy as hell with our crap connection. All trucks need V8's tho, they need to sound tough!

[appelingogt]

All i got to say is drive one before you count it out...

[Badass2000GT]

Great marketing vid...decent performance too. However, I couldn't get past the constant V8 overdub sounds to cover up how bad the engine sounds.

I was also happy with the uphill test against the dodge. only 3.2 seconds over 3.5 miles is practically nothing...however the 42 seconds over the Chevy was comical!

I'll stick with our good sounding dodge!

And the not so good mpg.

[yellowstang]

And the not so good mpg.

For a 6 banger the MPG aint much better on the Ford truck. I was disappointed when I heard it was like 15/22 or something like that.

[matts5.0]

i thought it sounded pretty stout in the baja truck!

[VETTKLR]

Holddddd up, now. I bleed Ford Blue, but why the hell did they slaughter that 5.3 on the hill climb and not put it up against a 6.2 Vortec Max? The 5.3 is to Silverados like the 302 was to F-150's...effing weak sauce.

[aggie97]

And the not so good mpg.

22 hwy and 18 city isn't good for a 390hp 5300lb truck? I'm stumped.

[ozzeran]

That was some great videos and brilliant marketing!

Though the overdub was not needed, people need to understand that other engines sound good too, I don't mind a boosted v6 sound, as I don't mind a highly boosted high revving i4.

[matts5.0]

Though the overdub was not needed, people need to understand that other engines sound good too, I don't mind a boosted v6 sound, as I don't mind a highly boosted high revving i4.

i thought it sounded good

[Ldecharmoy]

the teardown videos, they did it live at the auto show...

[Cooter]

DI gas is friggin' cool... definitely bridges the gap between traditional gas and diesel.

I think the DI accounts for a lot of the longevity as you don't have raw fuel contacting the cylinder walls... same as a diesel... I thought it was kinda funny when they called 150k a lifetime of miles.

I'm sure we've all had venerable 302's with 170-200k that were still running like tops, and I've been messing with diesels for the past decade or so... 200k to me anymore is about half a lifetime

[appelingogt]

DI gas is friggin' cool... definitely bridges the gap between traditional gas and diesel.

I think the DI accounts for a lot of the longevity as you don't have raw fuel contacting the cylinder walls... same as a diesel... I thought it was kinda funny when they called 150k a lifetime of miles.

I'm sure we've all had venerable 302's with 170-200k that were still running like tops, and I've been messing with diesels for the past decade or so... 200k to me anymore is about half a lifetime

this.