If you also count the non-turbo V6, then you’re looking at a total of 57 percent of all new F-150s coming with a six-pot in regards to sales. This is quite a change, because only last year, the 5.0-liter V8 was still the most popular F-150 power plant.
Doug Scott, truck group marketing manager at Ford, explained that, “In just over three years, we have been able to sell over 500,000 EcoBoost-equipped F-150s. The engine has gotten more popular, and we have been in a better position to meet that demand.”
Apparently, according to the New York Times, Ford’s plan is to drop the biggest-displacement engine in the range, the 6.2-liter, leaving buyers with only the 5.0-liter to go for if they still want a V8. At the same time, a 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 will be added to the range for a total of three to choose from.
However, no matter how impressive the uptake rate of this new engine is, there’s still no denying that Ram’s 3.0-liter diesel is without rival in the class. It beats Ford’s gasoline-burning 3.7-liter EcoBoost in both efficiency and torque. The Blue Oval is reportedly pondering it too…
The future, it seems, will be four-pot engines that, along with 9- and 10-speed gearboxes, will make up the power- and drivetrain choices for future half-ton truck buyers – the smaller Chevy Colorado already has a 2.5-liter inline-four.
By Andrei Nedelea
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