Dearborn, Michigan – Ford has sold more than 1 million F-150 pickups with EcoBoost turbocharged engines in the United States since their launch in 2011.
“We are proving that with advanced technologies like EcoBoost and high-strength, military-grade, aluminum-alloy construction, Ford continues to outperform the competition by virtually every metric,” says Doug Scott, Ford truck group marketing manager. “EcoBoost is delivering the value, capability and performance F-150 customers insist upon, while helping improve their No. 1 demand – better fuel economy.”
The 2.7L EcoBoost with standard start-stop offers EPA-estimated fuel economy of 19mpg city and 26mpg highway for F-150, while the 3.5L EcoBoost offers large V8 power and best-in-class towing.
This fall, a second-generation 3.5L EcoBoost and a new 10-speed automatic transmission will further increase power and efficiency, providing at least 30 lb-ft more peak torque compared with the first-generation engine – more than 450 lb-ft for a V6.
Over the course of 1 million units sold, Ford estimates the engines will save more than 110 million gallons of gas over the course of the next year. With average nationwide gasoline prices hovering around $2.30 a gallon according to AAA, F-150 owners will collectively save an estimated $255 million simply by choosing EcoBoost. The average 2.7L EcoBoost customer will save enough fuel for 2,891 miles of highway driving – roughly the distance from New York City to San Francisco.
While it took more than 1,000 days to sell the first 400,000 EcoBoost engines, it has taken only 2,000 days to sell 1 million – and that trend is accelerating. The 2.7L engine received more than 13,000 orders in the last two months. Combined with the 3.5L version, the two EcoBoost engines have sold more than 300,000 units in 2016.
Source: Ford Motor Co.