Ford's Fuel Efficient Trucks

VW Arizona Dealers may feel a bit of sales competition from Ford, but not from their cute little cars like you would expect.  Ford has recently announced that they are putting four new engines in their F-150 full size pick up trucks, and that will result in increased fuel economy around 20%!  Pittsburgh Used Cars might have a harder time selling their truck inventory, especially when consumers know they can go get a full size brand new truck from Ford that will give them the best fuel economy in the class.  But if after reading this you still don't want a truck, then at least go see St. Petersburg Mazda Dealer for some of their sporty models. 

Ford is going to put six speed automatic transmissions on their entire F-150 line up!  That higher speed will give all the trucks better fuel economy when traveling at higher speeds, say on the highway.  That should make green consumers happy.  Plus, the trucks are all going to come with SelectShift, which allows drivers to switch to something similar to manual mode.  This will be especially helpful when towing so that drivers will have the option to manually switch between high and low gears so that they get the best power and fuel efficiency combination.  Ford continues to set standards; they are the only truck company so far to offer six speed transmissions as a standard feature.

Ford will be offering a 5.0 liter V8, giving drivers 360 horsepower and 380 pound feet of torque, plus the ability to tow 9,800 pounds!  The other V8 engine will be a 6.2 liter with 411 horsepower and 434 pound feet of torque and the capability of towing 11,300 pounds.  Both of these will be class leaders in fuel economy when compared to comparable engines in other truck brands.

The real fuel efficient truck to watch for is the 3.5 liter V6 with EcoBoost.  While the horsepower and torque specifications haven't been established yet, this truck will get the best fuel economy in the entire F-150 line up.  It will be available in early 2011.

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