2015 Ford F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 2.7L EcoBoost First Drive - TruckTrend Magazine
When it was officially announced that the ’15 Ford F-150 would be getting an optional 2. 7L EcoBoost V-6, the truck enthusiast community almost immediately started raising concerns, or less charitably, casting aspersions on Ford’s... Would it be powerful enough for a fullsize truck. 0L engine work in a vehicle as large and heavy as the F-150. The 2. 7L EcoBoost is the first, and so far only, engine offered in the F-150 that comes with auto stop-start. This is one of the better ones. It’s not quite as quick as the system on the Ford Fusion , but it restarts quickly enough where it won’t leave you flat-footed at a stoplight. What we were most curious about with the new F-150 was its subjective feel, having an all-aluminum body. It felt very solid, with little to none of the secondary vibration that’s usually endemic to body-on-frame trucks. Speaking of frames, the F-150’s is still fully boxed steel, and we suspect it’s a big contributor to the truck’s feeling of solidity. Aside from the new engine, the new F-150 feels tighter and rides quieter than its predecessor. Our top-secret tester truck was a bread-and-butter XLT model, missing many of the bells and whistles of the more upscale Platinum, Limited, and King Ranch trims, so any judgment on opulence or luxury will have to wait for a test of those... Official fuel economy figures for the 2015 F-150 in any form have not yet been announced. Source: www.trucktrend.com
