2015 Ford F-150 Quick Drive - ConsumerReports.org
7-liters of engine displacement. Lowly Dodge Darts barely get around with their 2. 4-liter four-cylinder engines—little more than a cup less. Can Ford’s small six-cylinder engine actually haul around a full-sized 2015 F-150 , and a 5,000-pound travel trailer. Ford pulled out all the stops with its new EcoBoost 2. 7-liter V6, including direct fuel injection and a pair of turbochargers. The resulting 325 hp and 375 pound-feet of torque are numbers not far off of some contemporary V8s. Turns out there's another number that really matters here: 5,060. That’s the weight, in pounds, of the well-equipped F-150 SuperCrew XLT 145" 4x4... ) early build truck we rented from Ford. Thanks to aluminum body panels, it’s a hefty 700 pounds less than the outgoing F-150. I couldn’t resist hitching up this aluminum truck to an aluminum trailer, my beloved 2007 Airstream Safari SE, which is 23 feet long and about 5,200 pounds as... Equipped with a 3. 55 ratio limited-slip rear axle, this F-150 has a preliminary tow rating of 7,600 pounds and about 1,500 pounds of payload capacity. Every time I tow my trailer, I have to deal with the same on-ramp challenge. That pretty much sums up my whole trip, towing the trailer on a hilly highway route. Despite some long grades, the Ford seldom dropped below fourth gear in its six-speed. Source: www.consumerreports.org
