Vs 3.5 EcoBoost

[TDHAWKS]

Sorry if I am beating a dead horse here by asking the obvious but looking for a little guidance/suggestions here.

Looking to invest in a 2024 with either the Eco/PowerBoost. City driving 90% of the time, I do not haul a thing other than my kid’s athletic gear to and from events. No hauling or anything like that. I would either level the truck or put a small lift on it and put some bigger rubber on the wheels in a 295/70R18 version.

With all of that being said, should I lean one way versus the other?

Looking at the Lariat trim, preferably the 502a package.

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[JExpedition07]

City driving 90% —Go with the Hybrid. The answer would be the opposite if that wasn’t the case but you are a prime candidate

 

[Mt.F150..]

I've heard powerboost trucks are fun to drive

 

[bdginmo]

Powerboost. Make sure you get the 7.2 kw pro power option.

 

[Calson]

The hybrid increases miles per gallon in city driving according to the EPA by 6 mpg and the sticker price goes up $2,200. I don't agree with the EPA numbers based on my own 2022 2.5L ecoboost truck which averages 19-20 mpg in town and far better than the EPA estimate of 16 mpg.

Highway miles per gallon is the same for either engine configuration. I would expect a 2 mpg gain in city driving at best with the hybrid truck. After 100,000 miles there is a possibility of saving $2,900 in fuel costs with the hybrid truck.

If fuel economy is of real importance it would be worth considering the Ford Maverick hybrid that will provide 40+ mpg in city driving. My brother bought a 2023 Maverick and he is getting well above that in fuel economy.

 

[the_swd]

If not hauling or towing, get a 2.7.

I’ve had the 2.7 and currently have a 3.5. There is a difference in passing speed on the highway, but for city driving they feel the same, except you’ll easily get 2-3mpg better with the 2.7.

 

[Samson16]

City driving 90% —Go with the Hybrid. The answer would be the opposite if that wasn’t the case but you are a prime candidate

Go with the Hybrid is always the answer. ?

 

[30snack]

The hybrid increases miles per gallon in city driving according to the EPA by 6 mpg and the sticker price goes up $2,200. I don't agree with the EPA numbers based on my own 2022 2.5L ecoboost truck which averages 19-20 mpg in town and far better than the EPA estimate of 16 mpg.

Highway miles per gallon is the same for either engine configuration. I would expect a 2 mpg gain in city driving at best with the hybrid truck. After 100,000 miles there is a possibility of saving $2,900 in fuel costs with the hybrid truck.

If fuel economy is of real importance it would be worth considering the Ford Maverick hybrid that will provide 40+ mpg in city driving. My brother bought a 2023 Maverick and he is getting well above that in fuel economy.

Does the sticker price go up?

 

[SonarChief]

Does the sticker price go up?

Fake news, the increase is taken back out with a pre-sticker rebate from Ford for the price of the hybrid upgrade.

 

[DM2059]

I had a 2023 PB Platinum that Ford bought back after 8000 miles. I then purchased a 2023 F150 Tremor 3.5. I have 20,000 miles on it and would not ever buy a PB again. Great truck in theory but the harsh transition between the engine and battery modes made it unenjoyable after a while. Cat replacement and battery leaving me stranded a few times allowed me to LL it.

 

[wessermgm]

For Job 2 2023s and 2024s there is a $1,900 on sticker discount for the hybrid. In other words, on a 502a, you are only paying like $300 more for the hybrid engine. In my experience, owning both a EB and PB, this is worth it.

You sound like you hit my usage pattern, hauling kids and their crap around. I will tell you why I switched to the PB. Electric idle. I am waiting so much for kids to show up from practices that I burn a crapton of fuel idling. With the PB I can sit parked for up to 20 minutes without using a drop of gas, all while the AC blows cold and the radio plays on. That is the feature I switched for and it Ford made it a no brainer by basically making the hybrid free.

As far as the fuel economy, I will generally agree with everyone else. I get about 3-4 mpg better in the city than my EB and maybe 1 better on the highway (if any), You do have to treat it a little different. If you like AT tires, probably consider weight even more than you would on an EB as you don't want the truck not wanting to go electric (then you just have a heavy EB).

Rewind to 2022 when I got my EB, I looked at a PB and they were all ADM vehicles for up to $10k more than the EB. I feel like I stole my 2024.

 

[Vater]

Sorry if I am beating a dead horse here by asking the obvious but looking for a little guidance/suggestions here.

Looking to invest in a 2024 with either the Eco/PowerBoost. City driving 90% of the time, I do not haul a thing other than my kid’s athletic gear to and from events. No hauling or anything like that. I would either level the truck or put a small lift on it and put some bigger rubber on the wheels in a 295/70R18 version.

With all of that being said, should I lean one way versus the other?

Looking at the Lariat trim, preferably the 502a package.

I’m running a 2021 power boost Limited and my driving is quite similar to your situation. I find the power boost in and around the city is extraordinarily helpful in my gas mileage in the city. Before, I was running a 98 Tacoma with a Whipple blower on it for 24 years, keeping my foot out of it and poking around the city. I was lucky if I got maybe 17 in the city. And that truck was maintained immaculately. With this 2021 power boost, I’m good for about 24 miles per gallon in the city if I’m driving fairly moderately . That is better than any of the four-cylinder turbo runabout trucks that are out now i.e. Chevy Canyon the new Toyota Tacoma. So, I’m actually getting better gas mileage than I ever did in my runabout Tacoma and it’s got the size of a half ton which the room is actually very nice and the fuel mileage is excellent. The type of driving that you do if you wanna run a full-size truck i.e. half ton in the city then the power boost is most definitely the way to go because the fuel efficiency is just fantastic.

 

[Jekyll]

I think the hard ICE transitions have been fixed in 24 by removing the belt driven starter. My 24 PB is buttery smooth. The only indication of ICE starting under normal acceleration is the RPMs
and oil pressure coming back on.

 

[HammaMan]

I think the hard ICE transitions have been fixed in 24 by removing the belt driven starter. My 24 PB is buttery smooth. The only indication of ICE starting under normal acceleration is the RPMs
and oil pressure coming back on.

My 22 has no issues. 23s came w/ a lot of issues that were mostly patched out. The belt starter was never a source of issues, it just starts the motor. The TC to ICE clutch is where the blending occurs.

 

[MikeG]

If you are putting a lift or level and larger tires I am guessing you don't care that much about MPG? In that case, just get the 3.5 Ecoboost.

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