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Right after Ford fired up the online configurator for the F-150 Raptor, the Blue Oval announced the fuel economy for the regular F-150's 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost with the 10-speed auto. And yes, the difference over the 6-speeder isn’t actually that notable.
First, let’s start with the EPA ratings for the model year 2015 Ford F-150 3.5 V6 EcoBoost with the old transmission. In rear-wheel-drive form, that’ll be 17 mpg city, 24 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined. For the all-paw model, this combo nets 16 mpg city, 22 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined.
For the 2017 Ford F-150 with the turbocharged powerplant and the 10-speed box co-developed with General Motors, the 2x4 model is good for 18 mpg city, 25 mpg on the highway, and 21 overall. That’s merely one mile per gallon better than before, despite the fact the new tranny has four additional ratios and the 3.5 V6 EcoBoost is described as being more efficient than the engine it replaces.
For the 4x4 F-150, the figures are 17 mpg city, 23 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined. That’s one mile per gallon in the city and on the highway, as well as 2 mpg better in terms of combined fuel economy. Again, pretty good figures as per the EPA, but not particularly stellar.
The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, which uses pretty much the same powertrain combo but a more powerful variant of the EcoBoost V6, drinks a whole lot more gasoline than its utilitarian brother. The off-road truck is rated by the EPA at 15 mpg city, 18 mpg highway, and 16 mpg combined. If frugality is what you’re after, then the model with the 2.7 V6 EcoBoost and the tried-and-tested 6-speed transmission is the 2017 Ford F-150 model to go for.
On a different note, the 10-speed automatic transmission is also available in the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, the most powerful version of the sixth-gen breed. Later on, the mid-cycle update for the S550 Mustang will also add the Ford 10R80 box in a more performance-oriented tune.
For the 2017 Ford F-150 with the turbocharged powerplant and the 10-speed box co-developed with General Motors, the 2x4 model is good for 18 mpg city, 25 mpg on the highway, and 21 overall. That’s merely one mile per gallon better than before, despite the fact the new tranny has four additional ratios and the 3.5 V6 EcoBoost is described as being more efficient than the engine it replaces.
For the 4x4 F-150, the figures are 17 mpg city, 23 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined. That’s one mile per gallon in the city and on the highway, as well as 2 mpg better in terms of combined fuel economy. Again, pretty good figures as per the EPA, but not particularly stellar.
The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, which uses pretty much the same powertrain combo but a more powerful variant of the EcoBoost V6, drinks a whole lot more gasoline than its utilitarian brother. The off-road truck is rated by the EPA at 15 mpg city, 18 mpg highway, and 16 mpg combined. If frugality is what you’re after, then the model with the 2.7 V6 EcoBoost and the tried-and-tested 6-speed transmission is the 2017 Ford F-150 model to go for.
On a different note, the 10-speed automatic transmission is also available in the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, the most powerful version of the sixth-gen breed. Later on, the mid-cycle update for the S550 Mustang will also add the Ford 10R80 box in a more performance-oriented tune.
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