Ford_News
06-02-2011, 07:43 AM
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Ford F-150 Ecoboost - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) hit a milestone with its F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150) pickup last month. According to PickupTrucks.com, the Blue Oval sold more trucks with V6 engines than V8 mills. Forty-one percent of F-150 sales left the lot with the company's 3.5-liter Ecoboost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) six-pot under the hood. That number is up four percentage points compared to last month.
Additionally, the base, naturally-aspirated 3.7-liter V6 engine took home a 14 percent slice of the total mix, bringing the grand V6 total to 55 percent of all F-150 sales. The news comes as little surprise to anyone who's spent time in the full-size truck.
The twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine provides more power and better fuel economy than the 5.0-liter V8 alternative. While it carries a $750 premium over the larger displacement engine, buyers are keenly aware of just how much a few extra mpgs can save at the pump. As PickupTrucks.com points out, fuel prices are currently a dollar higher right now than they were at the same point last year.Ford F-150 V6s outselling V8 models (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/02/ford-f-150-v6s-outselling-v8-models/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ford F-150 Ecoboost - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) hit a milestone with its F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150) pickup last month. According to PickupTrucks.com, the Blue Oval sold more trucks with V6 engines than V8 mills. Forty-one percent of F-150 sales left the lot with the company's 3.5-liter Ecoboost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) six-pot under the hood. That number is up four percentage points compared to last month.
Additionally, the base, naturally-aspirated 3.7-liter V6 engine took home a 14 percent slice of the total mix, bringing the grand V6 total to 55 percent of all F-150 sales. The news comes as little surprise to anyone who's spent time in the full-size truck.
The twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine provides more power and better fuel economy than the 5.0-liter V8 alternative. While it carries a $750 premium over the larger displacement engine, buyers are keenly aware of just how much a few extra mpgs can save at the pump. As PickupTrucks.com points out, fuel prices are currently a dollar higher right now than they were at the same point last year.Ford F-150 V6s outselling V8 models (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/02/ford-f-150-v6s-outselling-v8-models/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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