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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2009 Ford F-150 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The biggest bit of truck news from Ford today may have been the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/2011-ford-super-duty-debuts-at-texas-state-fair-with-two-new-eng/">introduction of the latest Super Duty models</a>, but the automaker didn't leave its smaller full-size pickup out of the festivities entirely. Buried down at the bottom of the press release (after the break) is a paragraph on the long-expected EcoBoost engine for the F-150.<br />
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No real details are given on the new turbocharged, direct injection mill, but <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/20/report-2011-ford-f-150-to-share-new-v8-with-mustang-also-get-e/">we're expecting</a> to see a 3.5-liter V6 engine similar to the one used in Ford's front-wheel drive models, but modified to accommodate a rear-wheel drive layout. Ford says its EcoBoost technology has been optimized for truck applications, meaning there should be tons of torque with a peak that starts at the lower end of the rpm scale and continues on through the midrange.<br />
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Ford also announced that its EcoBoost engine will boast a 20-percent improvement in fuel economy with a corresponding reduction in carbon emissions as compared to a similarly powerful naturally aspirated engine.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/">2009 Ford F-150</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_01_mr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_03_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_04_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_05_mr-(1)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford confirms (again) EcoBoost engine for F-150 lineup</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/">Ford confirms (again) EcoBoost engine for F-150 lineup</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19173060/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2009 Ford F-150 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The biggest bit of truck news from Ford today may have been the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/2011-ford-super-duty-debuts-at-texas-state-fair-with-two-new-eng/">introduction of the latest Super Duty models</a>, but the automaker didn't leave its smaller full-size pickup out of the festivities entirely. Buried down at the bottom of the press release (after the break) is a paragraph on the long-expected EcoBoost engine for the F-150.<br />
<br />
No real details are given on the new turbocharged, direct injection mill, but <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/20/report-2011-ford-f-150-to-share-new-v8-with-mustang-also-get-e/">we're expecting</a> to see a 3.5-liter V6 engine similar to the one used in Ford's front-wheel drive models, but modified to accommodate a rear-wheel drive layout. Ford says its EcoBoost technology has been optimized for truck applications, meaning there should be tons of torque with a peak that starts at the lower end of the rpm scale and continues on through the midrange.<br />
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Ford also announced that its EcoBoost engine will boast a 20-percent improvement in fuel economy with a corresponding reduction in carbon emissions as compared to a similarly powerful naturally aspirated engine.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/">2009 Ford F-150</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_01_mr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_03_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_04_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-f-150-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/09f150fx4_05_mr-(1)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford confirms (again) EcoBoost engine for F-150 lineup</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/">Ford confirms (again) EcoBoost engine for F-150 lineup</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19173060/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/ford-confirms-ecoboost-engine-for-f-150-lineup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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