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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2009 Ford F-150 - Click above for the high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<img hspace="4" vspace="4" align="right" border="o" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/3-7.jpg" />Ford</a> hasn't offered a V6 option in the<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150"> F-150</a> since its best-selling truck was redesigned for the 2009 model year, but a report from our friend Mike Levine over at <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/01/sources-say-37liter-v6-coming-for-ford-f150.html#more">Pickuptrucks.com</a> says that's about to change. Levine cites sources at the Blue Oval who say the same Ti-VCT 3.7-liter V6 (shown at right) that will power the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">2011 Mustang</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mkx">Lincoln MKX</a> will also be found under the hood of the F-150 by the end of the year. Levine tells us that the 3.7 will likely only be added to the XL and STX models, though there is a chance that the XLT could also get some fuel-sipping love. A V6 pickup will likely be a big hit with fleet customers as well as buyers who love trucks but don't use them for towing or hauling.<br />
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The sources didn't quote power numbers, but since the Lincoln MKX version will reportedly produce the same 305 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque as the one used in the Mustang, there is a good chance that Ford will simply copy and paste the same mill under the hood of the smallest F-Series. If the 3.7 does find its way into the F-150, we'll be very interested to see the official EPA fuel economy numbers. We can't see a 23 or 24 miles per gallon full size pickup with up to 305 hp being a bad thing. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/">Review: 2009 Ford F-150 Platinum 4x4</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/001_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/003_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/000_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/004_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/002_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/01/sources-say-37liter-v6-coming-for-ford-f150.html#more">Pickuptrucks</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/12/report-ford-porting-3-7l-v6-into-2011-f-150/">Report: Ford porting 3.7L V6 into 2011 F-150</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:59:00 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://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/01/sources-say-37liter-v6-coming-for-ford-f150.html#more>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/12/report-ford-porting-3-7l-v6-into-2011-f-150/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19313963/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/12/report-ford-porting-3-7l-v6-into-2011-f-150/#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 the high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2011-ford-mustang-3-7-liter-v6/#3"><br />
<img hspace="4" vspace="4" align="right" border="o" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/3-7.jpg" />Ford</a> hasn't offered a V6 option in the<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150"> F-150</a> since its best-selling truck was redesigned for the 2009 model year, but a report from our friend Mike Levine over at <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/01/sources-say-37liter-v6-coming-for-ford-f150.html#more">Pickuptrucks.com</a> says that's about to change. Levine cites sources at the Blue Oval who say the same Ti-VCT 3.7-liter V6 (shown at right) that will power the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">2011 Mustang</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mkx">Lincoln MKX</a> will also be found under the hood of the F-150 by the end of the year. Levine tells us that the 3.7 will likely only be added to the XL and STX models, though there is a chance that the XLT could also get some fuel-sipping love. A V6 pickup will likely be a big hit with fleet customers as well as buyers who love trucks but don't use them for towing or hauling.<br />
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The sources didn't quote power numbers, but since the Lincoln MKX version will reportedly produce the same 305 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque as the one used in the Mustang, there is a good chance that Ford will simply copy and paste the same mill under the hood of the smallest F-Series. If the 3.7 does find its way into the F-150, we'll be very interested to see the official EPA fuel economy numbers. We can't see a 23 or 24 miles per gallon full size pickup with up to 305 hp being a bad thing. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/">Review: 2009 Ford F-150 Platinum 4x4</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/001_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/003_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/000_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/004_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-f-150-platinum-4x4-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/002_garage09f150_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/01/sources-say-37liter-v6-coming-for-ford-f150.html#more">Pickuptrucks</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/12/report-ford-porting-3-7l-v6-into-2011-f-150/">Report: Ford porting 3.7L V6 into 2011 F-150</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:59:00 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://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/01/sources-say-37liter-v6-coming-for-ford-f150.html#more>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/12/report-ford-porting-3-7l-v6-into-2011-f-150/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19313963/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/12/report-ford-porting-3-7l-v6-into-2011-f-150/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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