[varrozans]

http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/f...ations/engine/

Just wish that the truck looked better.


Finally a baseline V6 that can WORK!
Sweetness on not only the 2 very traditional V8's, a big one and small one, but a Twin-Turbocharged V6 that makes an awful lot of torque!
I just wonder if it can hold up for truck duty.


All that it is missing is a sub 4L Diesel.

[Adeniinteme]

Intriguing. Nice to see a V6 that's actually capable of towing something.

[Mangoman]

Intriguing. Nice to see a V6 that's actually capable of towing something.

HAHA gold..you're asking for it right? Always with the towing.
All americans tow on a daily basis right>\


edit: hahhahah the ford site even has a separate column "towing" HASUEHUASHEUHASUHEUAHSUhe

[Sertvfdnhgjk]

That v6 does look awfully sweet, but i worry about longevity with 2 turbos on a V6 as a work truck, I have a dodge ram with a 4.7 V8 and after some of the hauls it has been through in these mountains i feel like a turbo v6 would have blown up already.

I mean pulling a 5000lb boat up a 4.7-5.1% grade for 7 miles isn't an easy thing to do.

LOL... duran you're a fool, stop being a stereotyping douche or go back to your hobbit hole buddy.

[Sawyer]

Fuel Economy TBD TBD TBD TBD lol, guess they haven't cracked the code on it yet.

[crestosssa]

HAHA gold..you're asking for it right? Always with the towing.
All americans tow on a daily basis right>\


edit: hahhahah the ford site even has a separate column "towing" HASUEHUASHEUHASUHEUAHSUhe

[no] Poor guy has gone crazy.

[Mangoman]

Oh stfu it's just ignorance... a toyota avensis will tow everything from horses to boats and it's only a 2.2L 4 cilinder (400nm..)

[LomodiorCon]

Oh stfu it's just ignorance... a toyota avensis will tow everything from horses to boats and it's only a 2.2L 4 cilinder (400nm..)

In america, we prefer people who tow **** to not back up the whole ****ing road.

[wp6Eg2Fm]

In america, we prefer people who tow **** to not back up the whole ****ing road.

For starters, you can't tow anything at 100mph. And secondly, that 2.2 litre toyota is a diesel and has roughly the same torque as the 3.7 litre piece of Detroit pig iron in that fugly truck.

[Maserati]

For starters, you can't tow anything at 100mph. And secondly, that 2.2 litre toyota is a diesel and has roughly the same torque as the 3.7 litre piece of Detroit pig iron in that fugly truck.

I doubt a 2.2L could haul as much up a hill at 70mph though.

[wp6Eg2Fm]

I doubt a 2.2L could haul as much up a hill at 70mph though.

Britain isn't the place for towing 5 tonne powerboats around. I've never known anyone here to ponder on the difficulties of dragging a tree around with them either.

[Jwskwhdo]

Oh stfu it's just ignorance... a toyota avensis will tow everything from horses to boats and it's only a 2.2L 4 cilinder (400nm..)

so you are no longer allowed a choice in what you pay to drive?
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[Fluivelip]

That v6 does look awfully sweet, but i worry about longevity with 2 turbos on a V6 as a work truck, I have a dodge ram with a 4.7 V8 and after some of the hauls it has been through in these mountains i feel like a turbo v6 would have blown up already.

I mean pulling a 5000lb boat up a 4.7-5.1% grade for 7 miles isn't an easy thing to do.

not sure what gives you the impression a turbo engine will blow up while towing

[varrozans]

not sure what gives you the impression a turbo engine will blow up while towing

Yeah, Diesels have turbo's and do just fine with the stress. 30+ PSI as well.

I'd imagine that it isn't the same thing that you would find in the SHO. I'd imagine that a lot of parts would be changed out for stronger stuff.
I think that it is a great motor. Hopefully 3.7L V6 economy with 6.2L Torque. Great for those who don't tow everyday, but do need to tow heavy loads every now and again.

[Sertvfdnhgjk]

not sure what gives you the impression a turbo engine will blow up while towing

Well not so much that its gonna blow up cause it's towing, it seems it would be way more stress on a gasoline style turbo to perform as well as a naturally aspirated V8. True or not I dunno... I'd like to give it a few years and listen for any horror stories about them blowing up or praise for them being good.

[Adeniinteme]

HAHA gold..you're asking for it right? Always with the towing.
All americans tow on a daily basis right>

My co worker towed his 'home' from Florida to New Mexico.

Oh stfu it's just ignorance... a toyota avensis will tow everything from horses to boats and it's only a 2.2L 4 cilinder (400nm..)

According to Toyota's own site it's rated to tow 1100lbs so you're not going to be towing a great deal, especially not up hill.

[varrozans]

The V6's that are currently used and were used are good engines, just weak, old, underpowered and bad economy.

Chevy 4.3L 200/260
Dodge 3.7L 210/235
Ford 4.0L 200/240


They are not horrible engines, but they got V8 economy, slow, can struggle to pull a load if you try to max them out which is around 5,000lbs iirc. Sale figures for these V6's are horrible. With the redesigned F150, Ford actually dropped their V6 and added a V8.
But hopefully, V6's like this will get economy better than their V8 counterparts and be more drivable.
The Ram is supposed to get the 3.6L V6 Pentastar next year I think, so that will be exciting. That will leave Chevy to put in their 3.6L V6 as well.

[soprofaxelbis]

My co worker towed his 'home' from Florida to New Mexico.

According to Toyota's own site it's rated to tow 1100lbs so you're not going to be towing a great deal, especially not up hill.

Towing capacity relates a lot towards the weight of the towing vehicle i think. For whatever reason. So yeah, I guess your right.

I think us Brits don't understand this desire to tow, and can't for the life of us imagine what it is that get's towed up mountainsides. I think it's just one of our cultural differences.

[Mangoman]

My co worker towed his 'home' from Florida to New Mexico.

According to Toyota's own site it's rated to tow 1100lbs so you're not going to be towing a great deal, especially not up hill.

That's weird, here it says it can pull 4000lbs max [rolleyes], but can hold 1100lbs of stuff inside

[Blacksheepaalredy]

Britain isn't the place for towing 5 tonne powerboats around. I've never known anyone here to ponder on the difficulties of dragging a tree around with them either.

And that is precisely why nobody buys full size trucks over there.

Its not uncommon over here.

Growing up, we'd tow our boat (~6000 pounds) to the lake on a regular basis, which meant driving through parts of the Texas Hill Country. While not mountain roads by any stretch, It would've been impossible with anything less than a V8 or big diesel V6.