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2016 F-150 Sport

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:34 am
by kevm14
Sport, eh?

http://autoweek.com/article/car-reviews ... dailydrive

So it has decent performance and gets lousy fuel economy. I think we've seen this show before. I really would like to see this directly compared to a GM truck with the 6.2L, for everything: power, drivability, towing, fuel economy, sound, whatever you can think of. For similar results, I think I'd rather have the pushrod V8.

Also, this is annoying:
I took this visually loud pickup for round two of baby shower mania over the weekend and I can safely say it’ll fit a Mercedes E-Class in the bed. It’s a Power Wheels version of a Mercedes E-Class, but still.

The cargo area looked small to me at first glance, but I think that’s just because of the giant cab this thing has. On Saturday I filled up the bed, rear seats and passenger seats with all things baby related and didn’t even have to get creative, except when guessing what all these, swings, slides, toys and cloths are supposed to be for.
It's not that the bed is big in terms of what is available on trucks, but it is big compared to what people actually need. Case in point: my Ranger swallowed 26 bags of mulch plus a bag of peat moss, which is both more volume and weight that you could probably accommodate in any crossover (for example), but is pretty small for a truck.

Back to the F-150: just don't say it can fit an E-class Mercedes. It's not that big. It's a 5-1/2 foot bed.

In terms of the chassis, I've been harping on this for a while:
I didn’t haul or tow anything, I just drove it. Like all the 150s I’ve been in, it drives lighter than it looks like it would or should (I suppose it IS something like 700 pounds lighter than the old 150, if memory serves), and rides decently considering the empty bed and the solid axle. I’ve said before though and I stand by it: The chassis doesn’t feel as solid as the Ram or GM’s big pickups. There’s an extra shimmy with the Ford you just don’t feel in the competition.
That shimmy is the bed shaking. You can see it when you follow any F-150.

Re: 2016 F-150 Sport

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:00 am
by bill25
So it is the full sized version of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac. I think I would rather have the Raptor for the money. And by that I mean I would rather have a 1LE 2013 Camaro SS (30K), a used Silverado (20K), and a 1985/86 Monte Carlo SS (10K) for that money... So if I won the lottery...

They are selling a Ford Avalanche when GM stopped making Avalanches due to lack of sales... Interesting. I never understood why the Avalanche was unloved. The interior of this truck is ridiculous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Explorer_Sport_Trac

Re: 2016 F-150 Sport

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:01 am
by kevm14
Well all 1/2 tons are available in a large quad cab short bed arrangement. The Avalanche had some other unique features that none of these trucks have.

Re: 2016 F-150 Sport

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:12 pm
by bill25
Yeah, I agree, the Avalanche was better.