Pulling the 2-Horse Trailer Finally, each of the 2016 Ford F150 pickups were tasked with pulling my 2-horse trailer while loaded up with a pair of our champion show horses. Besides the 10 trim levels, Ford offers four engine choices: three that represent solid traditional options, with the EcoBoost truly a step forward in performance. However, if you routinely tow something smaller and lighter, like my 2-horse test trailer and you rarely haul more than a half a ton, you have a tough choice to make when ordering your 2016 Ford F150 pickup. So, all of this cake, but here's the real icing. Torque News provides a fresh perspective not found on other auto websites with unique pieces on design, international events, product news and industry trends. Ford insists it gets crossover customers from some of the luxury brands who tell them the interior is nicer in their F-150 than in the sport sedan they traded in.
All-in-all, I really like this truck a lot and I never though I could see a truck as my dd. Holding the title of America's best-selling pickup truck for 34 years running is no small feat, which is why the 2012 Ford F-150 pickup deserves every accolade it receives. . Reply Part 2: Stop reading now if you are a dyed-in-the-wool Ford-or-go-home fan. The EcoBoost delivers more torque to the ground than the big 6. I'm placing my order soon and I'm leaning toward the V-8. If the feel of a V8 with sharper throttle response, greater payload capacities and a lower price of purchase are your key concerns, a 2016 F150 with the 5.
The moral of the story is, if you're seeking a truck and can't spec out an F-150 to suit your needs, you may want to look into buying your own personal freight train. It clearly checks the box for Engineering Excellence, one of the key criteria for any Of The Year competitor. A pretty consistent 14-15 around town. Were the performance between the two the same, we'd agree, but the smaller engine's performance is closer to the 6. Ford's throwing a gasoline direct-injection, twin-turbo-fed V-6 under the hood of a full-size truck is almost enough to knock the earth off its axis. Needless to say, my vehicles will always be only Ford Motor Company units.
Perhaps the only shortfall with the 2012 F-150 is the lack of a diesel option, but the four available gasoline engines — two V6s and two V8s — offer reasonable fuel economy, aided significantly by the addition of a 6-speed automatic transmission. I know the ecoboost Ford is test drove one. Having now driven both the EcoBoost and the 5. The 2012 Ford F-150 full-size truck comes in flavors ranging from plain vanilla all the way to banana split with whipped cream, nuts and sprinkles, but one thing all levels share is a robust, hydro-formed, boxed-section chassis that offers superior torsional rigidity while actually being lighter than the old-fashioned ladder frames of the past. You Know that feeling you get when you see a supercar sitting in the parking lot of the local six-buck-a-cup coffee shop? The Platinum's front seats are bisected by a center console with enough storage for files, a large lunch, or even a medium-size pet.
The new gauge cluster features a 4. For those who really use their pickup trucks as trucks, the 2012 Ford F-150 offers some exclusive options that are right on the money. It seems as though Ford's big marketing push with the EcoBoost is centered on fuel economy. As was the case when unladen, the 5. The V-8 truck is a lot simpler under the hood and would seem to have less to go wrong that V-6 is a tangle of hoses and pipes and coolers and wires and turbos.
The two transmission choices are six-speed automatics with the higher-end option offering select-shift manual modes. Towing the featherlight is about 14mpg. Gentlemen, I'm about to order a new 2015 F-150 and am having a tough time deciding on which engine to put in it. New for this year, but not on hand, are 's entry-level 302-horsepower, 3. Really, each of my 2016 F150 test trucks handled this medium sized load very well, so if this is the type of work your new truck will be doing regularly, I would say that neither engine has a defined advantage. Mileage is about 18 highway and it can pull 30K lbs easy and not budge off its line. The V-6 is rated to tow 11,500 lb and the V-8 with the same axle is rated to tow 9100 lb.
A look at the Fair Purchase Price on kbb. I have been very happy with the truck. I am almost at the 10,000mi mark in my 4th month of ownership. So, as much as I was impressed with the power, the fuel mileage did not live up to Ford's promise at all. The air suspension lowers itself automatically at freeway speeds to improve fuel economy. The six-speed automatic also felt occasionally abrupt as it kicked down when full throttle was applied, something not noticeable in the turbo V6.
Tailgate Step Designed to deal with the awkward and potentially dangerous chore of getting into the pickup truck's bed, the integrated tailgate step on the 2012 Ford F-150 scores big. Towing the Featherlite, the truck almost always got exactly 10. I have pulled this same trailer setup with multiple F150 pickups including the new 2. It's the combination of advancement in design, engineering excellence, efficiency, safety, value, and the performance of intended function that has earned the the title of Motor Trend's Truck of the Year. The Ecoboost was slightly faster but they would both smoke the tires from a stop and there was not a huge difference.
While that might be a stretch, we agree the Platinum is certainly nicer than the standard truck, although we'd still go for something more utilitarian. The testers who drove the 5. Keep in mind, I am not talking about record 0-60 times with my horses in a trailer out back but rather, I was looking to see which engine took less effort to get away from the stopping point at a similar rate to the surrounding traffic. It deploys easily and even offers a safety hand-hold. This truck has 385 horsepower, 387lb-ft of torque, a towing capacity of 9,000lbs and a payload capacity of 2,100lbs. No problem, tell the air suspension to go up 1 or 2 inches.