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07-16-2010, 10:31 AM
Filed under: Truck (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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Ford F-150 - Click above for high-res image gallery
When the 2011 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150) arrives this Fall, it will reportedly get an all-new powertrain lineup. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) already officially confirmed several months ago (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/) that the light-duty pickups would be getting the first rear-wheel drive application of the 3.5-liter Ecoboost V6. The transaxles in the current Ecoboost applications are torque-limited, so when the twin turbocharged and direct injected V6 lands in the truck, it could produce as much as 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque.
The current 4.6-liter and 5.4-liter are also expected to be supplanted by the newer, more powerful and efficient engines that debuted in the 2011 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang) earlier this year. The F-150's new base engine will reportedly be the 3.7-liter V6 with 305 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque, while the top engine will be the new 5.0-liter Coyote V8. The 5.0-liter will likely be re-tuned from the Mustang's 412 hp and 390 lb-ft to give it more torque and further elevate the model's 11,000+ pound towing capacity. The V6-powered trucks could be the first light-duty full-size trucks to hit 25 mpg on the highway, a figure that's even better than General Motors' hybrid trucks (http://www.autoblog.com/model/silverado).
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[Source: AutoWeek (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100715/CARNEWS/100719905)]Report: 2011 Ford F-150 to get 3.7L V6, 5.0L V8 and 3.5L Ecoboost V6 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-2011-ford-f-150-to-get-3-7l-v6-5-0l-v8-and-3-5l-ecoboos/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ford F-150 - Click above for high-res image gallery
When the 2011 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150) arrives this Fall, it will reportedly get an all-new powertrain lineup. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) already officially confirmed several months ago (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/) that the light-duty pickups would be getting the first rear-wheel drive application of the 3.5-liter Ecoboost V6. The transaxles in the current Ecoboost applications are torque-limited, so when the twin turbocharged and direct injected V6 lands in the truck, it could produce as much as 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque.
The current 4.6-liter and 5.4-liter are also expected to be supplanted by the newer, more powerful and efficient engines that debuted in the 2011 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang) earlier this year. The F-150's new base engine will reportedly be the 3.7-liter V6 with 305 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque, while the top engine will be the new 5.0-liter Coyote V8. The 5.0-liter will likely be re-tuned from the Mustang's 412 hp and 390 lb-ft to give it more torque and further elevate the model's 11,000+ pound towing capacity. The V6-powered trucks could be the first light-duty full-size trucks to hit 25 mpg on the highway, a figure that's even better than General Motors' hybrid trucks (http://www.autoblog.com/model/silverado).
Gallery: First Drive: 2009 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2009-ford-f-150/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/11_f150firstdrive_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2009-ford-f-150/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/07_f150firstdrive_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2009-ford-f-150/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/06_f150firstdrive_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2009-ford-f-150/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/08_f150firstdrive_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2009-ford-f-150/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/18_f150firstdrive_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2009-ford-f-150/)
Photos by Sam Abuelsamid / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.
[Source: AutoWeek (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100715/CARNEWS/100719905)]Report: 2011 Ford F-150 to get 3.7L V6, 5.0L V8 and 3.5L Ecoboost V6 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-2011-ford-f-150-to-get-3-7l-v6-5-0l-v8-and-3-5l-ecoboos/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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