Ecoboost moving up
09-03-2011, 04:37 AM
#11
Originally Posted by KBS
The 3.5 is horrible on gas. My dad has it in his fusion. Averages 18 mpg. Lots of power and torque though.
09-03-2011, 06:03 AM
#12
It's awd which is why it's bad on gas. I've driven it many times. I'm very light footed and use cruise control every chance I get. It's a gas guzzler for a car. EPA is 17 city/24 hwy.
09-03-2011, 11:07 AM
#13
Boost :)
HP is not all there is when it comes to power. The torque is significantly higher the last I read. My wife's 2010 Edge w/ the 3.5L gets 19mpg in town with LOTS of rush hour traffic driving and I have seen as much as 26-27 on highway trips and vacations. Her's is the Limited but not AWD so it doesn't suffer in the MPG department where the AWD does.
09-03-2011, 12:38 PM
#14
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My 2010 Taurus Limited AWD gets 25 hwy...about 19 city. I do have a light foot with it. The ecoboost 150 is getting about 18 right now with a 70/30 mix hwy/cty...only 700 miles on it tho and 4X4 3.73
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09-03-2011, 01:11 PM
#15
Originally Posted by TJFX2EB
True but power is what I said
HP is not all there is when it comes to power. The torque is significantly higher the last I read.My wife's 2010 Edge w/ the 3.5L gets 19mpg in town with LOTS of rush hour traffic driving and I have seen as much as 26-27 on highway trips and vacations. Her's is the Limited but not AWD so it doesn't suffer in the MPG department where the AWD does.
Last torque number I saw on the EB-4 was also around 250.
I dunno. The EB-4 just doesn't have the wow factor for me that the f150 EB does.
09-03-2011, 03:46 PM
#17
Originally Posted by TruckLarry
That's what I saw in my 07 edge, but it hated short-trip driving. 12mpg was it's best in that scenario. My EB is the same way.
Last torque number I saw on the EB-4 was also around 250.
I dunno. The EB-4 just doesn't have the wow factor for me that the f150 EB does.
104 hp/ liter is good for EB6, EB4 will rock 120 hp/ liter.
I'd love to have some of that in a fiesta.
It would be a blast.
I remember when 250 hp was pretty top of the heap.
My 86 tbird turbo coupe made 220 hp from 2.3 liter and was hot crap back in the day.
Funny how perceptions and expectations have changed with technology.
09-03-2011, 04:34 PM
#18
EB4 is an impressive 4 cylinder, but won't be competition for EB6, not meant to be.
104 hp/ liter is good for EB6, EB4 will rock 120 hp/ liter.
I'd love to have some of that in a fiesta.
It would be a blast.
I remember when 250 hp was pretty top of the heap.
My 86 tbird turbo coupe made 220 hp from 2.3 liter and was hot crap back in the day.
Funny how perceptions and expectations have changed with technology.
104 hp/ liter is good for EB6, EB4 will rock 120 hp/ liter.
I'd love to have some of that in a fiesta.
It would be a blast.
I remember when 250 hp was pretty top of the heap.
My 86 tbird turbo coupe made 220 hp from 2.3 liter and was hot crap back in the day.
Funny how perceptions and expectations have changed with technology.
09-03-2011, 11:08 PM
#19
There's no reason why every gas engine made shouldn't have 100hp/ liter. That means the hemi should have 570 hp or the ford 6.2 shouldn't be over 600.
Last edited by Joewee3.5; 09-03-2011 at 11:32 PM.
09-03-2011, 11:19 PM
#20
Originally Posted by Joewee3.5
There's no reason why every gas engine made shouldn't have 100hp/ liter. That means the hemi should have 570 hp.