When gas prices hit $ 4 a gallon suffered in the past pickup in sales as a result. We have to wait until April sales will be released to know how much truck sales were hurt by the latest spike at the pump, but it is clear that the Ford F-150 gets a big boost from its turbocharged V6.
Automotive News reports that 36 percent of all F-150s with the optional EcoBoost V6, which costs between $ 750 and $ 1,750 depending on the model are fitted. What's more, the model suggests that EcoBoost accounts for 40 percent of all F-150 contracts, and there is currently a scarce 13-day supply of trucks increased.
Traditionally, the full-size truck buyers are more inclined to opt for a larger V8 engines, but the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost seems to have changed some minds. The mill is V8, 365 hp as 420 pounds-feet of torque means that skills are not impaired, while fuel consumption increases by up to 20 percent. The Environmental Protection Agency was reinforced F-150 is a 16 mile per gallon city rating and a 22-mpg rating in highway driving.
At the same time Ford claimed a maximum tow rating of £ 11,300 equipped with an EcoBoost F-150, depending on model configuration. For comparison's sake, F-150s that come with the 411-hp, 6.2-liter V8 can tow 11,300 pounds, but fuel consumption tops out at just 18 mpg in highway driving.
The EcoBoost F-150, to a rousing start, the next big question is whether the V6 has increased stamina if gas prices fall back to a normal level. We have to wait and see, but with strength and ability, the other vehicles in the F-150 lineup, and a significant savings in fuel consumption corresponds to, we can not see why not.
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