Gen 2 0-60 and first drive review

[Gsteve]

Yea being turbo a tune should see mid 4's is my guess. Depends on how much they have already rung out of the eco.

dreamer....maybe the hoped for tt5.0 but not the 3.5

 

[Toadster]

Yea being turbo a tune should see mid 4's is my guess. Depends on how much they have already rung out of the eco.

Id say mid to low 5s with a tune...

 

[ROMILOWITZ]

The standard F-150 with Ecoboost is faster, but it always has been, especially compared to the Gen 1. Even with the extra power, I don't think the Raptor is going to launch off the line faster than a more normal truck. The 2016 EcoBoost F-150 does 0-60 in 5.8 if I recall correctly and C&D estimated the 2017 with the 10 speed might do 5.3.


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[df4801]

Personally I think there are a few reasons Ford went Ecoboost on this truck.

First off they have invested their product future right now in the success of the Ecoboost. Putting the Ecoboost in the FGT and now the Raptor will give the Ecoboost that much more credibility.

Second of all is fuel mileage. CAFE ratings can cost a manufacturer a tremendous amount of money in a few different ways. Ford makes big money on the truck line. Right now when the fuel prices are down and the economy is fairly stable the truck, expeditions, explorers all sell very well. But on the other hand the smaller more economical cars don't. This makes it harder to reach CAFE rating fro the product line. That's one of the reasons why we've seen rebates as high $4,000 on Focus.

Third off this motor is a good base that won't take a lot of money to make a fair amount more hp. The manufacturer knows buyers and the aftermarket are just drooling waiting to mod this motor and see what it's capable of. Ford won't warranty that stuff buy you damn sure better believe they love seeing press all over the place of power and performance numbers these things will be capable of.

Fourth is more about why they didn't do a TTV8. If they did a TTV8 there isn't any other model it would be used in. So R&D and build for a low production motor would drive the costs up extensively. The 3.5 is just a mildly modified version of the Gen2 3.5 Eco so cost is significantly less.

With all that being said I think real world MPG numbers will be about 2 - 3 MPG better than the 6.2 driven in the same conditions. That's a fair amount better when you consider the HP/TQ gains it's also producing.

But they are doing a TTV8 in the mustang!

 

[crash457]

But they are doing a TTV8 in the mustang!

Prove it.

 

[17Jake]

750hp 5.0 EcoBoost will debut in the '18 GT500. The motor has been extensively dyno tested @ Essex engine plant.

 

[ovrlnd]

Ford isn't going to sell a 750 hp mustang. Current owners can't handle the car as it is.

 

[df4801]

You "there will be no v8tt" guys are all right.

Ford is just going to sit quietly by and let the charger and camaro kill the mustang in the ponycar hp wars.

There will be no v8tt, there will be no v8tt, there will be no v8tt....

Just keep telling yourself that if it makes you sleep better at night.

 

[crash457]

I simply asked for some proof.

That being said, a TTV8 doesn't help Ford in any way. It doesn't help sell any other model. Shelby's partnership with Ford has been based around supercharged V8s and will most likely stay that way for a while. They will continue to let Shelby tune there top tier GT500 Mustang since it doesn't involve R&D on their end and the end result doesn't impact their CAFE numbers (since vehicle is sold to Shelby as a Mustang GT). I don't see a TTV8 coming from Shelby anytime soon. And even if they do, it won't cross platforms since it won't be a Ford developed turbo system.