Downsizen op z'n Amerikaans. Ford F150 nu ook met V6 turbo
Bron: www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-2011-ford-f-150-to-get-3-7l-v6-5-0l-v8-and-3-5l-ecoboos/
In pickup land een van de best verkochte modellen. Naast de Chevrolet Silverado en de GMC Sierra heeft Ford de F-series staan. En van deze serie wordt de F150 het beste verkocht. En daar is nu dus een nieuw model van uit.
Ook in de pickups begint downsizing langzaam aan in beeld te komen. Waar we in Europa teruggaan van 1.8 en 2.0 motoren naar 1.4 versies met turbo en supercharger daar gaan ze in de USA van V8 naar V6 motoren met turbo.
Originele bericht van Autoblog.com
When the 2011 Ford F-150 arrives this Fall, it will reportedly get an all-new powertrain lineup. Ford already officially confirmed several months ago 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 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.
