This Smart News Release features multimedia. Engineers managed to squeeze 375 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque from the revised turbocharged engine, representing a modest gain of 10 ponies and an extra 50 lb-ft of twist compared to the current powerplant. Driven by an all-new EcoBoost V6 along with a 10-speed automatic gearbox, Ford stated that the new powertrain will deliver better acceleration and fuel economy, along with best-in-segment pulling power.
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The next generation of Ford’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine mates to the automaker’s equally-new 10-speed automatic gearbox, a transmission it developed with, of all automakers, arch rival General Motors. “This class-leading torque arrives with a transformative 10-speed automatic that improves almost every aspect of F-150 performance”. The new engine provides better low-end and peak engine performance, ideal for hauling heavy payloads and towing heavy trailers. Now, the Blue Oval company is back and this time with confirmation that the next F-150 will also be equipped with a brand new engine.
Among the upgrades to the engine include new turbochargers, a lighter turbine wheel (made out of the super alloy Mar-M-247) that delivers more boost, a lighter valvetrain, along with a new dual-direct and port fuel-injection system.
The Ford F-150 remains the first and only truck in its segment to offer a twin-turbo gasoline engine.
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Well, we can only know for sure when the Ford F-150 arrives this fall.
