Ford Considers Four-Cylinder in F150

15/07/2008 04:07. Well, if the rumor of a V6 EcoBoost F-150 has you reeling, brace yourself, because Ford is talking about taking its corporate-wide engine downsizing a step further by offering a four-cylinder F-150, according to Pickuptrucks.com . Yep, you heard that right, a four-banger F-150. Thankfully, it won't be the 88-horse weezer from the early-90s Mustang. The powerplant being talked about is a 2.5L, direct-injection four with around 260 horsepower and 300 lb./ft. of torque. Those figures are right about on par with the current base 2-valve 4.6 V8, and far better than the recently-dropped 4.2L V6.

But don't worry, the four-pot won't be offered in the long-bed, Super Crew model. Most likely, it will be only offered in regular-cab, short-bed models.

While the idea may seem strange, nothing is... // Truckin Magazine