Ford 2.7 twin turbo engine.

[phalanx]

It sounds like it’s pathetic but it really isn’t. And it’s good on gas. It can keep up with my 4.6 V8 but i dont push it.

[Lloyd Smale]

id never buy one but i did drive one of the 4 cyl turbo silverados and honestly it was impressive. Not a 5.3 by any means but it felt snappier then the v6 ones i drove. If i bought either id always be saying "i could have had a V8"

[mcbammer]

It sounds like it’s pathetic but it really isn’t. And it’s good on gas. It can keep up with my 4.6 V8 but i dont push it.

  I see they advertise a 10 speed auto   tranny ,   I dont see the purpose  for such a range in  selection .

[Fixit]

The 10 speed tranny is to keep the engine's RPM in the highest efficiency range. Not too high, not too low, by not lugging at low rpms, or going to too high of RPMs, the computer can maintain the highest level of economy.

[mcbammer]

The 10 speed tranny is to keep the engine's RPM in the highest efficiency range. Not too high, not too low, by not lugging at low rpms, or going to too high of RPMs, the computer can maintain the highest level of economy.

  So I take it , you  shift into Drive and the computer   determines  the  rest  .

[Ranger99]

Small turbocharged gasoline engines
have never done well in this region.
Too much heat and not enough cooling
capacity.

[Lloyd Smale]

not a ford guy but that 10speed is THE transmission today. Its part of the reason smaller engines can excellerate like they do and still get great gas milage. My ram has an 8 speed thats proably not as good of a transmission but it sure beats the old 5 speed autos and its so smooth you hardlly feel it shift and it down shifts so quickly that you have good accleration about anywhere. Chev and ford both use that same 10 speed and i wish dodge would too. Its not only smooth but is reported to be real stout too. They even use it in the 700 hp supercharged cars.

It sounds like it’s pathetic but it really isn’t. And it’s good on gas. It can keep up with my 4.6 V8 but i dont push it.

  I see they advertise a 10 speed auto   tranny ,   I dont see the purpose  for such a range in  selection .

[Lloyd Smale]

The 10 speed tranny is to keep the engine's RPM in the highest efficiency range. Not too high, not too low, by not lugging at low rpms, or going to too high of RPMs, the computer can maintain the highest level of economy.

  So I take it , you  shift into Drive and the computer   determines  the  rest  .

yup the trans has its own computer and its much smarter then you. You can shift it with paddles (or buttons) but even where there racing vettes, camaros and mustangs most will admit that even racing your better off letting the computer control shifts. What they do is put the ability for you to switch it from street mode to economy mode to high performance mode. These SMART autos are why its tough to find a stick in a ferrari or porche these days and the newest corvettes are ALL automatics. Bottom line is there better then your brain and shift in milliseconds.

[mcbammer]

The 10 speed tranny is to keep the engine's RPM in the highest efficiency range. Not too high, not too low, by not lugging at low rpms, or going to too high of RPMs, the computer can maintain the highest level of economy.

  So I take it , you  shift into Drive and the computer   determines  the  rest  .

yup the trans has its own computer and its much smarter then you. You can shift it with paddles (or buttons) but even where there racing vettes, camaros and mustangs most will admit that even racing your better off letting the computer control shifts. What they do is put the ability for you to switch it from street mode to economy mode to high performance mode. These SMART autos are why its tough to find a stick in a ferrari or porche these days and the newest corvettes are ALL automatics. Bottom line is there better then your brain and shift in milliseconds.

Thanks for bringing me up to date , I dont keep up with the newest technology .

[Lloyd Smale]

add to that keep in mind these new autos are hell for stout. The new 8 and 10 speeds hold up (with a warantee) to 800 hp cars. Typical car in the mid 70s to mid 80s was lucky to do 200. First gen of automatic overdrives would be a pile of parts on the road even with a 2.7 eco boost motor. Heck the raptor puts out 450 with the 3.5. Keep in mind that the stout transmissions of our day like the turbo 400 727 and c6 put in cars that put out that kind of power numbers were only putting out about 350hp if rated like today. Theyve dyno'd LS6 chevelles like i had and the old hemi cudas and they none of them put out over 400hp. Most like i said were closer to 350-375. Probably only second to fuel injection these new high tech transmissions are responsible for the power and fuel economy we get today. My buddys c7 zo6 puts out 650 hp and gets 30mpg on the highway. A typical pickup today puts out AT LEAST twice the hp a 70s truck did and gets twice as many mpg. Its proabably the main reason a typical car or truck today last over 200k. i had a 77 chev shortbox stepside 4x4 that had 373 gears in it. At 65 on the highway it was turning 3400 rpm. My ram with 393s is turning less the 2000 rpm at the same speed.

[phalanx]

My new 2.7 has been very reliable and powerful. And it is not a gas hog, 26 mpg  on the highway. But of course its new.

[BUGEYE]

I read somewhere that the 6 cylinder turbo is rated to tow 14000 pounds.

[Ranger99]

A lot of the mileage thing depends
heavily on the gasoline formulation
you put in your tank.
And you can't always depend on getting
a good tank full from the same station
each time.
First of last month I got 28 something
mpg from a tank on a trip to S.A.
I wish I could duplicate that regularly.

[Lloyd Smale]

two things could cause that. If the ethanol blend they use has a bit more ethanol in it or your running a higher octane fuel (harder to burn) and the program in the computer in your vehicle parameters arent programed to adjust for the higher octane fuel by advancing the timing. Most non performance cars will get better fuel economy with 87 then the will 93 because of it. I tend to stay in the middle and away from ethanol by burning 91 without ethanol in all my vehicles. Finding non ethanol 87 is about impossible around here. But if your looking for the best fuel economy that would be your best fuel. 

A lot of the mileage thing depends
heavily on the gasoline formulation
you put in your tank.
And you can't always depend on getting
a good tank full from the same station
each time.
First of last month I got 28 something
mpg from a tank on a trip to S.A.
I wish I could duplicate that regularly.