Ford's F-150 pickup will get 3 replacement powertrains

[Cashezo]

Ford hasn't offered a V-6 engine in the F-150 since the 2008 model year, when a 4.2-liter V-6 was offered.

Chief rivals Chevrolet, GMC and Dodge have all continued to offer V-6 engines in their full-size pickups....

... “We are always looking to broaden the appeal of our products to give consumers the vehicle that best suits their needs."

Then why get rid of the V6 in the first place???

u mad?

 

[Z71_Silvy]

Ford hasn't offered a V-6 engine in the F-150 since the 2008 model year, when a 4.2-liter V-6 was offered.

Chief rivals Chevrolet, GMC and Dodge have all continued to offer V-6 engines in their full-size pickups....

... “We are always looking to broaden the appeal of our products to give consumers the vehicle that best suits their needs."

Then why get rid of the V6 in the first place???

u mad?

No...just puzzled as to why Ford would do some chest thumping when they dropped the V6...and now are chest thumping for adding the V6.

If Ford really was "always looking to broaden the appeal of our products to give consumers the vehicle that best suits their needs", then they would have never dropped the V6 in the first place.

To me, it seems like they dropped the V6...so that in a year or two, then can come out and say, "look at how much we care...we are now offering a V6 to give our customers another option to find the perfect truck".

It makes no sense.

 

[4.6 Punisher]

Ford hasn't offered a V-6 engine in the F-150 since the 2008 model year, when a 4.2-liter V-6 was offered.

Chief rivals Chevrolet, GMC and Dodge have all continued to offer V-6 engines in their full-size pickups....

... “We are always looking to broaden the appeal of our products to give consumers the vehicle that best suits their needs."

Then why get rid of the V6 in the first place???

u mad?

No...just puzzled as to why Ford would do some chest thumping when they dropped the V6...and now are chest thumping for adding the V6.

If Ford really was "always looking to broaden the appeal of our products to give consumers the vehicle that best suits their needs", then they would have never dropped the V6 in the first place.

To me, it seems like they dropped the V6...so that in a year or two, then can come out and say, "look at how much we care...we are now offering a V6 to give our customers another option to find the perfect truck".

It makes no sense.

The reason they dropped the 4.2 was because the 2 valve 4.6 was getting the same fuel mileage as it and offered more power and torque. The 4.2 was also built in the Essex plant that they had slated for closing. There really wasn't a point in keeping the 4.2 under these circumstances.

 

[Stumpuller6.5]

what ratio does the raptor trucks have? and how much do they weight?

thats to bad they don`t have the 6.2 in the F-150s for 2011`.

no competition.

 

[Codeman]

Want ot say 4.56 should have 4.88 to utilize all they torque and to really throw they truck around. So much torque 0-80 in no time. Perfect for prerunning.