Ford considering four-cylinder EcoBoost for F150

[GMusa]

Ford considering four-cylinder EcoBoost for F150

Posted Jul 14th 2008 1:20AM by Damon Lavrinc
Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Ford

According to sources speaking with Pickuptrucks.com, Ford is considering offering an EcoBoost four-cylinder engine on its F-150 pickup in 2013. The boosted mill is expected to displace around 2.5-liters, produce 260 hp and 300 lb.-ft. of torque, and would only be available on the two-door Regular Cab F-150 4x2 and 4x4.

Ford's rationale for equipping its workaday pickup with a turbo'd four is partially due to the rising cost of gasoline, but is primarily fueled by new CAFE regulations that will require light trucks to average 28.6 mpg by 2015. Ford has already decided to drop its 4.2-liter V6 for the 2009 model year, and only offering the 4.6-liter V8, which produces more power and more torque, while still offering similar fuel economy.

The EcoBoost range of engines are likely to find their way into several different models across Ford's line up, and according to Ford's director of powertrain research, Dan Kapp, EcoBoost engines could allow the automaker to reduce engine sizes by between 40- and 50-percent, so 3.0-liter V6s could be replaced by two-liter fours and a 2.5-liter four cylinder could be reduced to 1.5-liters.

Before the EcoBoost four-pot debuts on the 2013 F-150, Ford will launch a turbocharged V6 in the pickup in 2010. Displacement is expected to be around 3.5-liters, with output estimated at around 350 hp and 390 lb.-ft. of torque. Partnered with a new six-speed transmission, fuel economy should be around 16 mpg city and 22 mpg highway.

And what of the rumored F-100 pick-up? It's conceivable that the range-topping version of the compact truck could be packing the same turbo'd four as its big brother, while a naturally aspirated version would power the entry level model.

[Source: Pickuptrucks.com]

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[ausrutherford]

Great, a 2.5 I4 EB would be awesome. Now just put the 3.5 V6 Hybrid and 5.0 EB and I will have a party.

[RamJet502]

Is the F100 the next Ranger?

[wescoent]

Originally Posted by RamJet502

Is the F100 the next Ranger?

No.

The new Ranger will be an all-new global model built in South Africa, about the size of our current Ranger.

The F-100 is basically a lightweight F-150 around the size of the 2003 F-150.

[RamJet502]

The 2.5L sounds like a perfect engine for the Ranger. I hope Ford and GM concentrate more on the Ranger and Colorado in the near future.

[megeebee]

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Someone beat you to it:


http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f...6/#post1454931