Revisiting the Mustang EcoBoost Powered 2016 Ford F150 Idea - Torque News

Last year, I looked at the possibility of a new Ford F150 pickup powered by the 2. 3L 4-cylinder EcoBoost that powers the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost package. It seemed like a good idea to take that powerful yet efficient mill and plug it into the ultra lightweight new Ford F150 pickup, but when I wrote that first piece, we didn’t know for sure how much power the 2. 3L EcoBoost would provide and we... That output makes the 3524 pound 2015 Mustang fastback pretty quick, but that much power is more than most of the V8 engines offered in the Ford F150 prior to 2009. For instance, the 2007 Ford F150 with the 4. 6L V8 offered just 248 horsepower and... Another important aspect of this idea is that the 2. 3L Mustang EcoBoost engine would fit pretty well into the current F150 lineup, possibly replacing the base level, naturally aspirated 3. 5L V6. This engine delivers just 282 horsepower and... Source: www.torquenews.com