Ford is everywhere with the new 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost, and the new truck just might be showing up at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000! The 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 in the 2011 Ford F-150 has a lot going for it, but Ford seems set on proving that the new truck can tackle everything that the V8 model can. It will be a torture test on the truck, but the F-150 EcoBoost has a few challenges to face before the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000:
But before that final torture test, that same 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine will be used by a lumber company in Oregon to haul logs weighing thousands of pounds up steep hills. Then, that same engine will tow a pair of Sprint Cup Ford Fusions at full throttle for 24 hours around the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway oval track in Florida. Then it’s on to Baja, after which it will be torn down and shown off to the public. — via Autoblog
Take a look at some of the key points from the official press release:
- A 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost will take on the demanding Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 long-distance desert endurance race this year, marking Ford’s EcoBoost engine racing debut.
- A 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost engine will take on the demanding Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 long-distance desert endurance race later this year, marking Ford’s EcoBoost engine racing debut. Ford trucks have won more Baja 1000 titles (13) than any other four-wheel manufacturer
- Ford will equip the F-150 off-road race truck with the same stock EcoBoost engine that already has experienced 150,000 equivalent miles of dyno testing and other real-world tests as the final step in the durability torture tests
- The EcoBoost truck engine is tested to the equivalent of more than 1.6 million total miles of harsh customer use in the lab, in test cells and on the road
- The new F-150 EcoBoost has 420 lb.-ft. of torque — more than any competitive half-ton truck — and provides an unequaled combination of capability and fuel economy
- Racing the EcoBoost truck engine under these conditions, which include temperature swings from just above freezing to well above 100 degrees, harsh terrain and at least 30 hours driving the course, helps validate the testing of the new truck engine
