Towing ability and fuel economy wrapped up in one package.
Truck
The F-150 is Fords bestselling vehicle. It is offered with five gasoline engine choices, but now we also have a choice of a 3.0 liter diesel.
Engine
The diesel only puts out 250 horsepower but makes up for it in torque output. Not only do we get a healthy 440 lbs./ft. of torque, but at a low 1750 rpm. At 75 mph hour highway cruising, this F-150 was running 1750 rpm on the nose, so this means the truck never needed to downshift when driving up steep mountain grades, as it had maximum pulling power on hand. For comparison, the 3.5-liter gas EcoBoost motor puts out slightly more torque at 470 lb./ft. but needs to crank 3500 rpm to do so.
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Transmission
The diesel comes standard with the new 10-speed automatic transmission found on other F-150 engines.
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Economy
Fuel economy is rated at 30 mpg highway in 2-wheel drive. With its 4x4 driveline, this drops to 20/25 mpg. In over 800 miles of driving, this engine averaged 22.3 mpg. This is an impressive figure for a large truck.
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Price Sheet
The base price of a Ford F-150 starts at $28K. This was a SuperCrew platinum version loaded up with all the factory goodies, so reached $69,020. The cost of the diesel is listed at $3K, but this is over the 5.0 V-8 which adds $2K over the base 3.3 liter V-6. So the actual cost of the diesel is closer to $5K. Still, with fuel savings over the gas V-8, the diesel will pay for itself in about 60K miles.
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Gauges
The gauge cluster is well designed and easy to read. Lots of important information is available.
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Gauges #5
The electronic compass was very useful when navigating through heavy snow storms we encountered.
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Steps
These electronic running boards pop out when the doors are opened, but retract when doors are closed. This prevents damage when going off the pavement.
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Driving Modes
This knob provides 2-wheel drive, all-wheel drive for the street, 4x4 high, and 4x4 low. Pulling the control out activates locking differentials. This assisted in getting this truck out of thick mud we got stuck in!
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Driving
For several days, this truck was driven in a desert climate. This included sand, rocks, and narrow mule trails. It never failed.
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Driving
The last two days were spent in high elevation mountains, driving in heavy rain, mud, snow, and hail.
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All Wheel Drive
The 4A mode provides all-wheel drive street traction that comes in handy when driving on a snow plastered interstate highway as shown here. While other vehicles were stuck, we just cruised along!
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Diesel
The Power Stroke diesel is strong, smooth, quiet, and economical. It's a great choice if you can afford it.
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