HCFX2013

No...I thought we were done with 5 cyl. engines. Hate em'! Like a previous member said...Not the power of a 6 cyl or efficiency of a 4 cyl. They sound terrible too. Drove a rental Jetta with a 5 cylinder and I hated it.

Hunttman01

No way. For a few reasons


1. I don't plan on buying a brand new truck anytime soon

2. Id rather have a v6 over an i5

3. It'll sound like crap

gregt909

Odd number cylinders just don't make sence. Give me 4 or give me 6.

mSaLL150

Rather then introduce the I5 to the F150, I think Ford could keep the same lineup but drop the 6.2L for the 4.4L TT diesel. The 6.2 already has a huge price markup, so that makes up most of the upfront cost of diesel plus it is offered as the premium engine. It makes sense, an engine with all the towing power of the 3.5/6.2 gassers but with better mpg potential both empty and while towing. By dropping the gas guzzling 6.2L and using the 4.4L as the premium engine, it would help Ford hit the required CAFE numbers as well...especially if lots of people buy into the 4.4L (which would be likely).

rob28

Before moving to Canada, we lived in the UK and one of the cars I had was a Passat V5 - basicaly a VR6 engine with a cylinder cut off. The sound was great, the power wasn't bad but economy was my reason for getting rid of it. Very poor.

Funnily enough, it was replaced by a Vauxhall Corsa (think Ford Fiesta size) which has a 1.0L 3cyl engine. Now that had a nice, offbeat sound, if not quite as much get up and go. Economy was good though...
When I used to lift the hood to show people, they looked, looked again and asked where the rest of it was. 'Well there's the alternator, where's the engine?'

Edit: I voted maybe in the poll. How many of you would have said 'hell no' 8 years back to a 3.5L turbo'd V6 in a full size truck. Technology moves on.

Joewee3.5

I'd take the 4.4 tt diesel all day long. I would trade my truck in the day that engine hit the lot.

Centexguy

And this thread proves it.

NASSTY

If the OP would have mentioned this in the opening post in this thread than the opinions may have been completely different. My opinion was based on an N/A I5 because I didn't see the words turbo or diesel mentioned in the original post in this thread.

borjeb

I would say yes if it employed the same technology as the ecoboost. Inline engines have a more truck like power graph, and I think it would be completely capable of 3.5 ecoboost power figures. Inline engines are much stronger in nature too. In a 700lb lighter f150 I'd take a 350hp/420~tq 5 cylinder in a heartbeat.

CDC5.0

Yes I admit I was not aware that it was a TD when I posted the thread, I will go back and make an edit, sorry about that guys