Hello Bitogers,
Figured I'd just pass along my humble opinions about this truck. I was supposed to actually receive a Ford Fusion (or similar) as my rental for my recent vacation in Florida but the Enterprise location I used didn't have any actual cars left when I arrived. Only 2 pickup trucks. A GMC Canyon or the F-150 which I ended up picking.
The truck is an F-150 XLT Supercrew (4-door) 4x4 pickup. Had 700 or so miles when I started driving it and I put close to another 900 miles on it during my time in Florida. So, I had a good amount of time with it. I don’t currently own a truck so this was a bit of a change for me but I figured why not.
Drivetrain – New 5.0L V-8 with 6spd auto trans. Truck felt pretty strong in the power department and it has the sweet V-8 burble sound emanating from under the hood. Since it was a pretty new truck, I didn’t really mash on the pedal but I did need to hit the gas a couple times to get moving or accelerate around traffic. Engine noise is very minimal. Buddy of mine has a Toyota Tundra with the 5.7L V8 and this F-series was much quieter in that department. The transmission shifted very smooth and no real lags during the shifts. One cool feature is when you put the truck in drive a second row of lights up on the dash that tells you what gear you’re currently using as you’re driving along. There’s also a manual shift mode. Not sure of what the gear ratios/rear end ratios are but 60mph in 6th gear yielded 1500 rpms.
Fuel Economy – FWIW I used the trip computer for this one. I did a lot of driving going east/west on I-4. Highway MPG was consistently in the 19+ MPG range. I believe EPA estimates are 14-city/19-highway. Probably some weight/driveline inertia MPG penalty for the 4-wheel drive system.
Ride Quality – EXTREMELY smooth ride. At times you could forget you’re rolling down the road in a 5300 pound pickup truck. Only thing I could really compare it to is my current Pontiac G8. This truck definitely rides noticeably smoother than my Pontiac.
Interior noise – Very quiet here as well. You do hear some tire noise infiltrating the cabin and some wind noise hitting the side mirrors but overall the truck is very quiet inside. As I said earlier, you really don’t hear any engine noise unless you push the go pedal down a bit.
Interior – cloth seats, I believe standard for this trim level. Seemed comfortable. No backaches or stiff muscles after some long drives. Pretty decent dash layout. Stereo/HVAC controls were reachable. Gauges are pretty easy to read as well. Ford gives you the Speedo & Tach along with Fuel/Water Temp/Trans Temp/Oil Pressure gauges along with a trip computer in the middle of the cluster. Lots and lots of interior room. Huge amount of leg room for the back seat.
Visability – seemed ok to me. No real blind spots that concerned me. Mirrors are quite large and the driver’s mirror also includes a small wider angle section to help with any blind spots.
Other – it was a 4x4 truck and it didn’t have running boards so entry/exit required some flexible leg movements but that’s not a negative about the truck, really just Enterprise not thinking ahead about how to order the truck.
Ed B.
Figured I'd just pass along my humble opinions about this truck. I was supposed to actually receive a Ford Fusion (or similar) as my rental for my recent vacation in Florida but the Enterprise location I used didn't have any actual cars left when I arrived. Only 2 pickup trucks. A GMC Canyon or the F-150 which I ended up picking.
The truck is an F-150 XLT Supercrew (4-door) 4x4 pickup. Had 700 or so miles when I started driving it and I put close to another 900 miles on it during my time in Florida. So, I had a good amount of time with it. I don’t currently own a truck so this was a bit of a change for me but I figured why not.
Drivetrain – New 5.0L V-8 with 6spd auto trans. Truck felt pretty strong in the power department and it has the sweet V-8 burble sound emanating from under the hood. Since it was a pretty new truck, I didn’t really mash on the pedal but I did need to hit the gas a couple times to get moving or accelerate around traffic. Engine noise is very minimal. Buddy of mine has a Toyota Tundra with the 5.7L V8 and this F-series was much quieter in that department. The transmission shifted very smooth and no real lags during the shifts. One cool feature is when you put the truck in drive a second row of lights up on the dash that tells you what gear you’re currently using as you’re driving along. There’s also a manual shift mode. Not sure of what the gear ratios/rear end ratios are but 60mph in 6th gear yielded 1500 rpms.
Fuel Economy – FWIW I used the trip computer for this one. I did a lot of driving going east/west on I-4. Highway MPG was consistently in the 19+ MPG range. I believe EPA estimates are 14-city/19-highway. Probably some weight/driveline inertia MPG penalty for the 4-wheel drive system.
Ride Quality – EXTREMELY smooth ride. At times you could forget you’re rolling down the road in a 5300 pound pickup truck. Only thing I could really compare it to is my current Pontiac G8. This truck definitely rides noticeably smoother than my Pontiac.
Interior noise – Very quiet here as well. You do hear some tire noise infiltrating the cabin and some wind noise hitting the side mirrors but overall the truck is very quiet inside. As I said earlier, you really don’t hear any engine noise unless you push the go pedal down a bit.
Interior – cloth seats, I believe standard for this trim level. Seemed comfortable. No backaches or stiff muscles after some long drives. Pretty decent dash layout. Stereo/HVAC controls were reachable. Gauges are pretty easy to read as well. Ford gives you the Speedo & Tach along with Fuel/Water Temp/Trans Temp/Oil Pressure gauges along with a trip computer in the middle of the cluster. Lots and lots of interior room. Huge amount of leg room for the back seat.
Visability – seemed ok to me. No real blind spots that concerned me. Mirrors are quite large and the driver’s mirror also includes a small wider angle section to help with any blind spots.
Other – it was a 4x4 truck and it didn’t have running boards so entry/exit required some flexible leg movements but that’s not a negative about the truck, really just Enterprise not thinking ahead about how to order the truck.
Ed B.
