Crazyjeeper
NickGyver
New with the old
New is a 2014 F150 Lariat in Ingot Silver Metallic with the extremely rare crew cab long bed combo, just like my old 2011 XLT. Main difference is in the interior. In 2013 Ford did a major mid cycle refresh to the F150 greatly improving the interior center stack and adding options like HID headlights. The new truck is fully loaded, heated and cooled leather, sat nav, sync, blue tooth, touch screen, etc. The old truck was nice for a truck, but the new one is miles better in terms of interior trim and comfort.
Drivetrain wise the new truck has the 3.5L twin turbo EcoBoost V6 which produces 365hp and 420lb-ft of torque. Compared to the 5.0L V8 in the old truck, the EcoBoost produces way more torque at a lot lower RPM. As soon as the turbos spool, it pulls like crazy such that the peak torque is achieved at 2500rpm. At first I thought I'd miss the N/A character of the 5.0 but now that I've driven the new truck 100 miles or so, I'm hooked on the instant grunt the turbo mill produces. It is also equipped with 3.31 gears, an electronic rear locker, and auto 4wd. Best part is, with those 3.31s in the rear end, it should easily crack 20mpg on the highway. Combining that with the 36 gallon fuel tank, it should do over 700 miles per tank on the highway.
Now, time for some pics:
I took various pictures to show the functions of the touch screen system as well.
Home screen
Nav modes, overhead and bird view
Climate screen
Phone screen
Entertainment screen
The whole stack. I'm happy that there are still hard buttons and knobs for a lot of the functions.
4wd knob and trailer brake controller. Pulling on the knob locks the rear diff.
The LCD in the instruments also has various functions other than MPG as shown above.
And of course a backup camera in the center LCD
At first I wasn't sure about all of the touch screen functions but now that I've spent a few days with it, I'm totally sold. It is really easy to use and with the voice control, I can easily tell it what I want it to do and it usually gets it right.
I'll get the proof pic up later tonight.
EDIT:
Proof pics:
New is a 2014 F150 Lariat in Ingot Silver Metallic with the extremely rare crew cab long bed combo, just like my old 2011 XLT. Main difference is in the interior. In 2013 Ford did a major mid cycle refresh to the F150 greatly improving the interior center stack and adding options like HID headlights. The new truck is fully loaded, heated and cooled leather, sat nav, sync, blue tooth, touch screen, etc. The old truck was nice for a truck, but the new one is miles better in terms of interior trim and comfort.
Drivetrain wise the new truck has the 3.5L twin turbo EcoBoost V6 which produces 365hp and 420lb-ft of torque. Compared to the 5.0L V8 in the old truck, the EcoBoost produces way more torque at a lot lower RPM. As soon as the turbos spool, it pulls like crazy such that the peak torque is achieved at 2500rpm. At first I thought I'd miss the N/A character of the 5.0 but now that I've driven the new truck 100 miles or so, I'm hooked on the instant grunt the turbo mill produces. It is also equipped with 3.31 gears, an electronic rear locker, and auto 4wd. Best part is, with those 3.31s in the rear end, it should easily crack 20mpg on the highway. Combining that with the 36 gallon fuel tank, it should do over 700 miles per tank on the highway.
Now, time for some pics:
I took various pictures to show the functions of the touch screen system as well.
Home screen
Nav modes, overhead and bird view
Climate screen
Phone screen
Entertainment screen
The whole stack. I'm happy that there are still hard buttons and knobs for a lot of the functions.
4wd knob and trailer brake controller. Pulling on the knob locks the rear diff.
The LCD in the instruments also has various functions other than MPG as shown above.
And of course a backup camera in the center LCD
At first I wasn't sure about all of the touch screen functions but now that I've spent a few days with it, I'm totally sold. It is really easy to use and with the voice control, I can easily tell it what I want it to do and it usually gets it right.
I'll get the proof pic up later tonight.
EDIT:
Proof pics:
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