2015 F-150 Specs

2015 Ford F-150 Specs Revealed
Ecoboost 2.7L  to make 325 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque

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Our new man Greg Migliore is in attendance at a Ford media event at the Blue Oval's Dearborn, MI headquarters today, and he's reported in with a handful of the 2015 F-150 stats that we've been dying to know. Ford is slow-playing the news release here, but we can still offer up some interesting output and performance figures after half-year of waiting.

We have all be quite aware that Ford's shift to aluminum construction would save a lot of weight for F-150 models, and the results we're hearing now are duly impressive. For instance: in Super Crew trim, a 2015 F-150 is a whopping 732-pounds lighter than was its closest 2014-model-year equivalent. That's like hauling three middle-aged dudes to your bowling alley's league night for free. Polish your balls, guys.

Ford isn't willing to offer up any actual curb weights just yet, but if we take that 732-pound loss and extrapolate with the 5,128-pound curb weight of the 2014 F-150 Super Crew with the 3.7-liter V6, we can guesstimate that 2015 models will measure out in the 4,400-pound range. That's impressive.

We also learned just a bit about the new additions to the engine range. The base engine in the F-150 comes in the form of a naturally aspirated, 3.5-liter V6. That mill may be the little brother of the crew, but it still makes 283 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque, giving the 4x2 pickup the a maximum payload of 1,910 pounds and a tow rating of 7,600 pounds.

Stepping up one rung on the ladder is the hotly anticipated 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6, turbocharged to the tune of 325 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque. In 4x2 guise, that blown mill allows for maximum payload and towing ratings of 2,250 and 8,500 pounds, respectively.

We're obviously still excited to learn actual miles-per-gallon ratings and curb weights for the Ford haulers, but in the meantime, you can (after the link below) check out the official press release and an official video of the Blue Oval boys putting the EcoBoost F-150 through its towing paces at the Davis Dam in Arizona.

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2014 Lariat vs 2015 Lariat--Mike Levine posted this pic on his facebook account today. 734lb difference.

What's the MPG of them all when towing?

Scout wrote:

What's the MPG of them all when towing?  

Re-read the last paragraph of my post above.

Seems the Silverado beat it the 2.7 EB on the last run FWIW in the "cooler" air.  Too bad we'll never see a video of how that actually played out.

If the 2.7 EB performs this well, the 3.5 EB in this truck should be pretty stout.

pup wrote:

2014 Lariat vs 2015 Lariat--Mike Levine posted this pic on his facebook account today. 734lb difference.

Looks like this wasn't quite an Apples-to-Apples comparison:

Truck Yeah wrote:

Granted, the difference in weight between the 2015 2.7 EcoBoost V6 and the 2015 5.0 V8 is only 25 pounds, according to Ford.

Last night I confirmed from Ford that the 2014 Lariat indeed had a 5.0 V8 and was measured against a 2015 Lariat with a 2.7 V6. Their defense; the new 2.7 is meant to be comparable to a "mid-range V8," which the 5.0 is (the 2.7 is just 5 lb-ft of torque shy of the 5.0's output, but the V8 makes 35 more horsepower). They've also been suggesting that the 2015 V8 (and 3.5 EcoBoost) may get a power bump, for what it's worth.

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ggbaird wrote:

Scout wrote:

What's the MPG of them all when towing?  

Re-read the last paragraph of my post above.

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We're obviously still excited to learn actual miles-per-gallon ratings and curb weights for the Ford haulers, but in the meantime,

Fair enough.  So I still wonder what the MPG is when towing.  I'm curious because Ford is touting as fast/faster up the hill.  But diesel may do better in the MPG area.