twintornados Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) @twintornados....easy...Ford stopped putting the 6.2 in the f-150 for one reason...take rate was trivial, and the eco boost does everything better. I agree...the 6.2L in F150 was "overkill" and was rightfully deleted from the "regular" lineup (not including Raptor) The 6.2L is a motor best designated for larger trucks, i.e. F250 on up.....It is just that PickupTrucks.com still wants to re-live those glory days when you ordered up a big honkin' V8 in your half ton truck and passed everything on the road....except a gas station. Edited January 10, 2015 by twintornados Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02MustangGT Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yeah but the 6.2L in the GM trucks prove that you can still have the big V8 and superior fuel economy. According to this pickuptrucks.com test anyway. The 10 speed transmission can't come soon enough to these new F150's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpack219 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Should have sent a raptor wit the 6.2L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 They told them to send their best V8 powered truck under $55K. GM chose the 6.2L. The 5.0L is the only V8 Ford makes now. I thought they also said it was the only pre-production truck they could get there hands on..so no Ecoboost 3.5L to bring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I thought they also said it was the only pre-production truck they could get there hands on..so no Ecoboost 3.5L to bring That was why it was a $47K XLT and not a $54K Lariat like the GMs. How are you going to bring a twin turbo V6 to a "V8 challenge"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I mean - they should have just made it a shootout and let each mfr bring their best engine or their best gas engine at least. Then the ecoboost could have been used which would have been a more even comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron W. Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) We're talking about a truck, 1/4 mile times really? Give me a truck that's reliable as hell as my 97 F150 5.4 E4OD 4X4 and I'm a happy camper. 227k and nothing but maintenance needed. Edited January 10, 2015 by Ron W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT-Keith Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yeah but the 6.2L in the GM trucks prove that you can still have the big V8 and superior fuel economy. According to this pickuptrucks.com test anyway. The 10 speed transmission can't come soon enough to these new F150's. It's economy isn't better than the 3.5L, though, since both are top engines. As per feuleconomy.gov, the 3.5L Ecoboost is 15% more efficient with no cyclinder deactivation or 8-speed transmission. This is generation 1 Ecoboost. The 2.7L is 23% with none of the Chevy's advantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02MustangGT Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Would be interesting to know how the 3.5EB would have stacked up versus the GM 6.2 in these tests. Especially in regards to fuel economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I saw a Youtube video last weekend pitting the 2015 F150 in both 3.5EB, 2.7EB against the Chevy 6.2 and the almighty Hemi on a short drag. Press was doing the driving. Funny thing was the 2.7EB was the winner. Just edging out the 3.5 and the 6.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) ^ there's no way it was a full 1/4 mile or even 1/8th. The fastest 2.7L article i've read puts it at 15.1 seconds, almost a full second behind GM's 6.2L. The 3.5EB clocks in at 14.8. edit... I just looked it up. The fast lane did the test and the length was only 282 feet. The 2.7 will get walked on the big end. Edited January 10, 2015 by Hydro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 ^ there's no way it was a full 1/4 mile or even 1/8th. The fastest 2.7L article i've read puts it at 15.1 seconds, almost a full second behind GM's 6.2L. The 3.5EB clocks in at 14.8. edit... I just looked it up. The fast lane did the test and the length was only 282 feet. The 2.7 will get walked on the big end. Yes, but for the 2.7EB to do so well up against the bigger engines means it has some good low end grunt. And you have to consider the 2.7EB truck weighs the same as the 3.5EB tested, roughly. So the 2.7EB faired really well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) ^ definitely, the 2.7 can hold it's own. I was curious on why he was revving the 3.5EB up and down then left the line? The best launches I get is 4 wheel engaged, spool up to 2300 RPM and let her rip. He wasn't mean enough to the 3.5, just kinda babied it . Edited January 11, 2015 by Hydro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 ...and given the Ford was burning 87 octane as opposed to the Hemi and GM engines. We all know how engines "lose big power" when using only 87 octane. I would be curious to see the F150 tests re-run with "premium" fuel ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 The 6.2L is a motor best designated for larger trucks, i.e. F250 on up..... So why is it not available in the F450/550 of the F650/750 or E350/450 ? They are all stuck with the ancient 6.8L V10, with the 3 valve version only available in the F-Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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