2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost Goes through Torture Test

American manufacturer Ford has launched today a series of web-based documentaries that will take viewers inside the extreme testing of Ford’s new EcoBoost truck engine, which will be featured on the 2011 F-150. Ford specialists have conducted a number of extreme durability tests, both in the lab and in the field, with a behind-the-scenes look to be showcased in the aforementioned documentaries.

The first video in the series has been already posted on the site, showing the dynamometer testing that new truck engines, including the new EcoBoost pulled randomly off the line at Cleveland Engine Plant, endure.

After undergoing the equivalent of 150,000 miles on the dynamometer, the same EcoBoost engine is dropped in a 2011 F-150 at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant before it faces a series of extreme field tests, including:

• Hauling timber - The 2011 F-150 EcoBoost joins a lumber company in Oregon, working as a log skidder to show off its best-in-class hauling and 420 lb.-ft. of torque. This severe duty involves dragging logs weighing thousands of pounds up steep grades. The 2011 F-150 EcoBoost replaces larger, heavy-duty machinery to perform the task.
• 24 hours of NASCAR - Following its work in the Pacific Northwest, the same 2011 F-150 EcoBoost heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida to demonstrate its best-in-class towing capability of 11,300 pounds. The truck will tow a pair of Sprint Cup Ford Fusions for 24 hours around the 1.5-mile oval.
• Baja 1000 - After towing on the oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the same EcoBoost engine will be dropped in an F-150 off-road race truck and challenge the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
• Teardown - After all the pulling, towing, desert racing and much more, viewers will get an inside look at the durability of the EcoBoost when Ford engineers tear it down to evaluate the extensive testing program.

All these videos can be watched by accessing the following link.