LAST AUTO NEWS – FORD F-150 TO OFFER NEW POWERTRAIN OPTIONS FOR 2011
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The Ford F-150 will be authoritative some big powertrain changes for 2011, according to Automotive News.
Autmotive Account writes, “Ford Motor Co. will action a 3.7-liter V-6 and a 5.0-liter V-8 in the 2011 F-150 auto if it goes on auction aboriginal next year, sources say.”
Both of these engines can currently be begin in the 2011 Mustang area they are rated at 305 and 412 horsepower.
Autoblog states that in the F-150, “The 5.0-liter will acceptable be re-tuned from the Mustang’s 412 hp and 390 lb-ft to accord it added torque and added drag the model’s 11,000+ batter towing capacity.”
Autoblog aswell believes, “The V6-powered trucks could be the aboriginal light-duty full-size trucks to hit 25 mpg on the highway, a amount that’s even bigger than General Motors’ amalgam trucks.”
Another powertrain advantage the 2011 F-150 is apprenticed to action is Ford’s 3.5-liter twin-turbo Ecoboost V6.
Autoblog speculates that due to torque bound transaxles in accepted Ecoboost applications of that engine the F-150 Ecoboost, “could aftermath as abundant as 400 application and 400 pound-feet of torque.”
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