Drove the new Ford F150 2.7 Ecoboost

5030 · Nov 12, 2014

Very interesting posts and thread. Also interesting is my 97 F350 1 ton gets better (actual MPG) that a pea sized 2 liter motor)..... Go figure. I sometimes wonder what Muhammad drives (other than his keyboard)...lol

Green Power · Nov 12, 2014

Diamondpilot said:
Not any more. At one time FX4 was similar to Chevy Z71 packages, just suspension. Now days it's a trim level.

The lineup is something like:
XL
XLT
FX4
PLATINUM
RANCH KING

Chris

You forgot lariat...

jejeosborne · Nov 12, 2014

Diamondpilot said:
Not any more. At one time FX4 was similar to Chevy Z71 packages, just suspension. Now days it's a trim level.

The lineup is something like:
XL
XLT
FX4
PLATINUM
RANCH KING

Chris

Lariat is between xlt and fx4

downsizingnow48 · Nov 12, 2014

The Ford truck website gives 5 models - xl, xlt, lariat, king ranch, platinum - in ascending order of MSRP.

Green Power · Nov 12, 2014

downsizingnow48 said:
The Ford truck website gives 5 models - xl, xlt, lariat, king ranch, platinum - in ascending order of MSRP.

I just looked at their website and saw the same thing. Maybe they scrapped the FX4???

Red Horse · Nov 12, 2014

sld said:
Why would your dealer have a pre-production truck? And why would he call you to come drive it? Your current truck was not even purchased new!

No offense, but I am smelling something here.

I never bought a vehicle from dealer I received an invite from. I was looking for a CPO vehicle and did register with them but that is it. There are 4 teams with 4 trucks each touring various parts of the country. I got to drive a 3.5 EB. Can't say you can learn a lot in what amounts to a 4 mile loop. Truck I drove was a loaded Lariat.

TomSeller · Nov 13, 2014

Maybe this was covered, but I did not see it. What is the reasoning behind the compacted graphite iron block on the 2.7L Eco over the 3.5L aluminum block?

aczlan · Nov 13, 2014

TomSeller said:
Maybe this was covered, but I did not see it. What is the reasoning behind the compacted graphite iron block on the 2.7L Eco over the 3.5L aluminum block?

The 2.7 is a new design (reportedly a cleansheet design) which pulls from the 6.7L diesel design (per: Ford's new 2.7-L EcoBoost V6 designed for lighter aluminum F-150 - SAE International )

Aaron Z

sd455dan · Nov 13, 2014

That engine is so small , i just have to ask,

how will this truck perform if ( god forbid) it goes in to limp home mode- while pulling a trailer in the mountains...

It would seem the Dodge and Chevy still have enough displacement, operating normally aspirated to get home, I have to wonder on the 2.7 liter Ford ??

MossRoad · Nov 13, 2014

I too wonder about working a small engine too hard, too often. I know the new transmissions with lots of gears will help, but still, I feel from past experience that folks will be reving these things to keep them in the power band like small displacement 2-stroke motorcycles. I guess the only way to find out is see how long they last in real world conditions. Let someone else by the guinea pig for a few years.