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Remember in September, when Ford announced that they were torture-testing their new EcoBoost-powered F-150? Well, the results of the Baja 1000 off-road race are in, and the twin-turbo F-150 ran the entire race in 38 hours. Just finishing the Baja 1000 is an accomplishment, but the F-150 had a well-used engine in it. Click through the jump for details and the press release.
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The news is quickly making it through the automotive industry (and the posts here on Road Reality) that Ford is expanding its line-up of EcoBoost-equipped vehicles, including the 2011 F-150 full-size pickup truck. Ford’s EcoBoost engines combine turbochargers and direct injection to create more power while keeping the all-mighty MPGs in check. Now, they’ve released a set of endurance and durability tests for the 2011 F-150, powered by a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6. Read on for more details and the requisite pictures.
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Way back in March, I reported that Ford was challenging itself to a race in its new Mustang. But not with a bunch of them, only one. The race wasn’t even against time, it was against fuel mileage. With EPA-certified 19/31 city/highway gas mileage for the 2011 Mustang V6, Ford wanted to really show consumers that it wasn’t just hype. So they set off for Bristol Speedway in Tennessee for the event.
Continue reading ’1,000 Laps of Mustang: The Results Are In!’
If you’re the first car company to create a 300+ horsepower car that still gets 30+ mpg on the highway, what do you do? If you’re Ford, you take that car to Bristol Motor Speedway, in Tennessee. Then, you get your test drivers to line up and take turns driving the V6 Mustang around the 1/2-mile track until it runs out of gas. The goal: 1,000 laps or more before running out of fuel. By my calculations, the Mustang’s 16 gallon tank x 31 mpg = 496 miles. They’ll lose a bit every time they switch drivers, but if they keep the speeds down, they could eke out a bit more, so I’m going to guess that they will make their goal of 500 miles in 1,000 laps, and go 1,001 laps before running out of gas. The challenge is set for June 23rd, but in the mean time, you can go to Mustang1000LapChallenge.com to put in your best guess, for a chance to win a 2011 V6 Mustang.
by John Suit
Source: Ford
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