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So, last night I was watching some TV with the wife and a Chevy commercial came on. It was done in a desert landscape and some rugged blue collor individual was there. The first thing that the commercial claimed was that the truck was more effecient than the Dodge 1500 and the Ford F150. My thought was "Ok, they are probably talking about the 5.0 or something like that". Then, about half way through the commercial they straight up claim that the 5.3L is more efficient than the Ford F150 Ecoboost! That caught my attention. Kinda peeved that they would presume to have a better engine than the ecobeast. In the fine print it at the the bottom of the screen it stated that the ecoboost is estimated to get 16-22mpg and the 5.3L is estimated at 16-23mpg. That made me laugh pretty hard that they would call out the Ecobeast like that and barely make it above in the estimates. They then went on to trash talk about it being a 6cyl and finished the commercial with a view of an F150 Ecoboost covered in dirt and out of gas on the side of the road. So, I did a little research:
Ford F150 Ecoboost:
3.5L V6 Twin Turbo Ecoboost Engine
Engine control system: Electronic
Stock Horsepower: 365 @ 5000rpm
Stock Torque: 420 @ 2500rpm
Compression ratio: 10.0:1
Bore x strock (in.): 3.64 x 3.45
Estimated MPGS: 16 city and 22 highway
Chevy 1500 5.3L:
5.3L V8 EcoTec3 engine
Stock Horsepower: 355 @ 5600rpm
Stock Torque: 383 @ 4100prm
Estimated MPGs: 16 City and 23 Highway (2wd only)
*The chevy website did not give any additional information on the engine*
So, I routinely get 22-25 mpgs highway going through the mountain ranges and rugged driving conditions of Alaska. And that is on a COMPLETELY stock truck. Screw and 6.5ft bed with it. They made it look like the EcoBeast could not even be on the same level as the EcoTec3. But with the numbers that they are showing on their sight, they compromised a lot of power for that ONE extra MPG on their big bad V8.
Conclusion: Chevy, you still have a ways to go with your weak attempts to take on the ECOBEAST!
Ford F150 Ecoboost:
3.5L V6 Twin Turbo Ecoboost Engine
Engine control system: Electronic
Stock Horsepower: 365 @ 5000rpm
Stock Torque: 420 @ 2500rpm
Compression ratio: 10.0:1
Bore x strock (in.): 3.64 x 3.45
Estimated MPGS: 16 city and 22 highway
Chevy 1500 5.3L:
5.3L V8 EcoTec3 engine
Stock Horsepower: 355 @ 5600rpm
Stock Torque: 383 @ 4100prm
Estimated MPGs: 16 City and 23 Highway (2wd only)
*The chevy website did not give any additional information on the engine*
So, I routinely get 22-25 mpgs highway going through the mountain ranges and rugged driving conditions of Alaska. And that is on a COMPLETELY stock truck. Screw and 6.5ft bed with it. They made it look like the EcoBeast could not even be on the same level as the EcoTec3. But with the numbers that they are showing on their sight, they compromised a lot of power for that ONE extra MPG on their big bad V8.
Conclusion: Chevy, you still have a ways to go with your weak attempts to take on the ECOBEAST!