2016 Ford F-150 vs Explorer: Truck vs. SUV Twin Turbo Mashup Review

2016 Ford F-150 Limited and 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum are both top-of-the-line machines. They are both powered by 3.5-liter twin turbo EcoBoost V6 engines, but which one is a better family truckster?
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[@Donygtr]

video starts at 8:00

[@hugohuerta9674]

That's me at 10:08 !! it was really nice meeting you guys. I hope to see you soon again +the fast lane car

[@TheHonestRates]

one thing you didn't mention is the explorer's ability to climb in the snow. Recently i took one to Colorado with heavy snow storms and it performed like a champ. Simple to change the gearing from inside the car and light so it's ability to make it through the snow was impressive. Not sure i would take my F250 in the snow like that....

[@jlb197736]

Nice F150 but $70.000 ? better come with ramps and better blow me when I drive

[@MrBoosgoos]

It better come with the heated tailgate too, so it can warm your hands while you push it in the winter, LOL! Sorry, just had to share it. I'm a Ford guy all the way, but a friend of mine at work told me that one....an hour before his Silverado was dead in the parking lot after work!

[@10rninjariderzx]

A Chevy owner would be happy to suck a Male dick.

[@navy_vet493]

@@10rninjariderzx LOL...As opposed to a Female dick? Sorry bud but I just couldn't help myself

[@colelockridge5816]

Love your videos , this one was awesome!

[@cal920c]

Excellent! Keep doing these!

[@TFLcar]

Thanks, will do!

[@BeaconHotelSouthBeach1937]

Should had used the Sport instead of the Platinum.

[@haroldbeauchamp3770]

Why?

[@govillonyt7979]

@@haroldbeauchamp3770 it has a sport tuned suspension and it’s the performance model. Mine does a 1/4 at 14.8 at 95.6mph

[@haroldbeauchamp3770]

@@govillonyt7979 my understanding was the Platinum and Sport shared the exact same suspension and powertrain. I’ll have to go find the specs and compare.

[@govillonyt7979]

@@haroldbeauchamp3770 they only share the same motor. The chassis is more stiffer on the sport and the suspension is sport-tuned.

[@CrzyMav]

Beautiful and unbelievable design on this truck. I want one!

[@dbsimms63]

No doubt! He had to be told how to stage.. LOL. HE LAUNCHED LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER!!! Slow reaction time.. geez

[@330turbo]

great vid, my 2.7 reg cab short bed on 3.73 did 14.15 on premium fuel no mods at all

[@MiguelGonzalez-lz8sg]

People complaining about the price heres your answer if you dont think its worth your wallet you buy also a LT or XLT or Lariat or King ranch theirs other trim levels depending on what you want??? Its like buying a house you want crown molding or no? You want granite on all your cabinets?? You want a smart home on all your electrical in your home lol

[@manz7860]

Lol. They should just buy a used base model from 2 years prior..

[@johnmonroe1903]

We got a xlt crew cab and I'm a 140 lb 5 6' little Hispanic dude and my beautiful wife is 4 11'. We got a big baby and a georgous toddler boys. The truck is more then we could ever need but we got an escape too. I'm just a waiter and she's a cashier

[@hindeemalkee8227]

Nice review

[@DementedButtHole]

Great video!

[@DementedButtHole]

BTW: thanks for another tailgate race! XD

[@TFLcar]

Thanks!

[@blackgenesis7472]

You should disable traction control on Explorer to prevent it from filling on its face when it senses slippage. TC can be fully disabled, but stability control cannot be disabled . FiY - when done properly Explorer runs 14.6s in 1/4 - stock.

[@MrSvnwolves]

Not at Bandimere. We are negative 2.9 psi air here, it's a 20% loss of power.

[@AnthonySvt_]

15 seconds is not that bad for vehicles that are kind of heavy and not meant to race good job Ford

[@e9sports393]

f150 is the best half ton truck

[@jmgaming1224]

Nah, Nissan Titan is or the tundra

[@e9sports393]

yeah just like the ridgeline is the best midsize truck. NOT

[@joshm.9308]

Agreed! It's been the best selling half ton pickup truck for 30+ years and counting!

[@RLTechWeb]

Let's talk about that aluminum bed though, have you seen the commercials?

[@e9sports393]

+RLTechWeb ya I guess if u want a work truck u go with ram or chevy. But just so u know I'm not a fanboy I thought the chevy wast the best last year in 2015 with the 6.2 and I own a 2013 ram at the time I liked ram more but the truck is outdated now compared to ford and gm

[@AOT-offroad]

I don't even know how you made a 3.5L TT Explorer run that slow. I'm assuming AC on TC on and not in sand mode and maybe half throttle?

[@angelgjr1999]

Ikr. My 1999 Explorer is probabky faster. Those fancy 10 speeds and turbo do not do much huh?

[@mattX5]

Angel Gutierrez do your research before making stupid comments. The explorer has a 6 speed auto not a 10.

[@awkwardsanchez6231]

Angel Gutierrez No not at all.

[@La-yt1wr]

It's always been the 6 speed that was slowing them down, luckily with the new Explorer ST that shouldn't be an issue anymore.

[@geom.s.70]

Well that dude in the Explorer didn't even push that Explorer to the max looks like he was scare to drive it

[@iancrowley35]

I wonder if putting the explorer in sand mode can help launch. I put mine in sand sometimes to have a little fun cuz it quickens throttle response big time seems to have a higher shift point and holds gears longer. o ya and takes trac control off.

[@koltonIII]

solid vid.

[@brycebelton290]

Not a Ford guy but I gotta give it to Ford, they know how to build a ttuck

[@brycebelton290]

*truck

[@johnbaker5751]

for $67k it better be

[@brycebelton290]

+John Baker True

[@fread51]

A F150 no where near 67k fool you mean a F250 or F350

[@ifixthings86]

^^^You should try to use the internet, type in ford.com > F150 > Build and Price. You'd find a 2WD F150 Limited starts at 60k.......fool

[@beefstew5608]

F150's are hands down the best half ton

[@BigDave12768]

Not even close. That Ram 1500 Eco diesel gets 29mpg on the highway and averages 24 over all. Until Ford puts that Range Rover diesel in the f150 they are second best to Ram. But even after that happens within the next year. I am guessing VM Moti is working on something around 275hp and 500 tq with better fuel mileage. Which would make the f150 look bad in towing tests

[@budfans]

i have read nothing but bad things about the eco diesel total tear down of the engine at 125k miles also total headaches with the regen system.. Plus lets not forget its still a chrysler product at the end of the day too.. would never trust one again

[@MiguelPerez-nk2wu]

+BigDave12768 the F150 is the most selling vehicle in the US and it has been for a while for a reason. Yeah the eco diesel gets more fuel economy but it really just comes down to what you like the best... Some people may want better fuel economy other people just don't care.

[@kylevanwinkle2081]

+shawn benfield the eco diesel is not a chrystler design it has a flaw with the cam gears but all diesels have issues during their first years the ford 6.4 was so bad they only made it for 2 years then replaced it. everyone has an opinion on cars and trucks I'm a chevy guy I own both a diesel cruze and a diesel 3500hd and neither have let me down. nor has my 96, 99, 07 silverados, or my 2011 cruze

[@BigDave12768]

+shawn benfield ok it's a Fiat product. It's VM Motori engine. VM has been building Diesel engines for 50 years and they come in the Fords in Europe. And if Ram is so bad why have climbed from number 3 to 2? And now a Ford is doing advertising against them!!!! They see the writing the on the wall. There over priced pick up trucks are losing customers to Dodge. Why is that you ask? Because Fords are no longer reliable and end up at dealers for long periods of time. You can get a limited Ram 1500 with all bells and whistles for about 51k right now. 62k msrp. That's about 9 grand cheaper than that f150 with aluminum body. That in a few years is going to be seen as a bigger mistake than the 6.0. They should have left that bed as steel. Used car ads are going to read 2015 f150 with only a couple small puncture holes in bed.

[@dueyjones2632]

11min ford drag race? sound's about right!

[@BKproduction1906]

just went and saw my 2017 limited at the showroom and it looks better in really life than videos got mine in shadow black waiting on plate number only

[@matthewhartup941]

I've actually owned both. They're both great vehicles overall

[@justingarcia7863]

If I'm not mistaken to fully shut off traction control and advance Trac on ford's, you have to hold the traction control button for 8 seconds or more till the 2nd chime.

[@Trades46]

The Explorer's limited torque comes down to transmission. The F150 longitudinal mounting vs. the Explorer's transverse engine bay also has a lot to do with it. However I agree with Nathan that the Explorer 3.5 Ecoboost should get better MPG.

[@Merrinth]

I would've liked to see them bring the Edge Sport and the Taurus SHO to the drag strip.

[@matthewhartup941]

I own both.. I believe my sho is slightly quicker tho. I just got the 18 explorer sport yesterday and haven't put it to the floor yet. I told my wife yesterday we need to have a roll race and run them from a dig see which one is faster.

[@smallpaulissmall5582]

The power tailgate reminds me of the acronym OMTGW One More Thing To Go Wrong.

[@Kimoto504]

Looks like it's just a solenoid with a damper to slow the opening. If so, not likely to go wrong...

[@meteoricthrone]

No worse than the lift gate on SUVs and the powered doors on a minivan

[@redjonnyboy00]

I have a 2016 explorer sport and a 2015 f150 king ranch with the 3.5 ecoboost I was wondering what was faster aha I would say they are about even but the f150 is a bit more responsive and aggressive

[@kalmeyschwartz]

I have a 2016 Ford Explorer Sport also with the 365 horsepower and the most MPG I get out of it on the highway is 17 and it has also a small tank goes in a 16 gallon is the most I can put in it that's a thing that I hate but other than that it's delicious has more horsepower than all other crossover SUV in that segment

[@the1doubledeuce]

67k for a 1/2 ton truck!!!! That's outrageous!

[@weialles_weinix3900]

This result surprised. I didn't expect the pick up first.

[@Scribles]

awsome

[@INTERNATIONALvids]

If you want better mpg on Explorer, just get the 4 cylinder turbo, its not under powered and gets really good mpg. (4 cylinder) 22mpg combines vs (v6) 18mpg combined.

[@victoralmanza6465]

that's pretty slow considering they have the aluminum bodies. my 2012 stock on 35s went 15.4 stock at that same track. tuned with bolt on some it's gone 13.70s

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

Why does the F-150 have Sync 3? Because it's Ford's best selling vehicle. Why does it have better seats? Because it's Ford's best selling vehicle. Like at GM, nothing can be faster than the Corvette. At Ford, nothing can be newer than the F-150.

[@jonetech5324]

Sync 3 hasn't came to the explorer yet

[@Hurricane800]

6:08 lolz wtf what's with the lights 😂😂😂

[@jsalinas118]

i have a 2011 limited with 6.2, best motor. wish was still option

[@matthewhartup941]

With a driver upgrade the sport can do 15 flat or slightly under.

[@billd5211]

The built in ramps are so sweet! However than goofy step that pulls out needs to go. GM Has the bumper corner step and nothing could go wrong with that, no moving parts

[@leehancock2782]

do a durango vs explorer

[@JP3_C6Z]

I have a 2.7 F150 and a 3.5 Explorer Platinum. The truck is lighter for starters. Stock vs stock on the highway my F150 would pull significantly. Now with intake exhaust and tune on the truck it isn't even close

[@aquaboy1650]

Ford Explorer has a very similiar design to Range Rover Vogue.

[@ramanpreciado2241]

Dms192 they did it on purpose , they even have admitted in their web page before. It's the "Fake Range Rover"

[@housecory1982]

Ford bought range rover and Volvo like 2005. That's what the range rover now comes with the 3.5 eco boost

[@MrDjay1992]

The guy that made that range rover redesigned the ford explorer. He got inspired by Range Rover

[@tonycaffeine2642]

more torque... better gearing?

[@angelgjr1999]

Should I buy 1 2016 Ford Explorer or 20 Ford Explorers from the year 2000?

[@dashtykurdy3606]

Angel Gutierrez just ford explorer

[@wqdeqwe]

lol i burst out laughing when i read this. buy the 20 ford explorers from the year 2000 the 20 explorers would still cost you less at $1000 a piece LOL

[@jetta.josh4]

Get the 2002-2005 models :)

[@angeloportacio2634]

Just get your self a used one save you some money.

[@ramanpreciado2241]

Angel Gutierrez 2010 or older your safe, forget the cheaply made overpriced new ones.

[@tomfommber]

Andre picks pick up truckz! Fully loaded! Best truckz!

[@BigDave12768]

I owned a 2013 Explorer. I have to agree the seats are a bit small. Every review out there against other SUV points out how slow they are. They are very slow off line no matter what motor you get. You never mentioned if you race the front wheel drive version or the AWD. The one thing I thing that AWD explorer can do that will make the f150 look bad is in all weather driving. The explorer is front wheel drive till it needs the rears to kick in. These pick up trucks, even with traction control and stability control can't compare to the explorer. I was so impressed the first time I took it out in a snow storm. I thought with the 20's and street tires it was going to be a slow ride home. Nope, I put it in snow flake mode and it held the road better than my diesel truck (Ram ofcourse) that's a test you guys should do. Get a parking lot. Set up a course. Then test drive these while it's snowing with an inch on pavement. I bet the explorers/all suv's make the pick up trucks look bad

[@1250cc]

The engines are not the same. the explorer use Garrett (Honeywell) GT15 turbos., and the f150 has the Borg Waner k03 turbos.

[@jaskdavis]

The Explorer has less torque and that is the only difference in power.

[@Fordguy1997]

+1250cc You're right on

[@AnthonySvt_]

It's considered the same engine but just with different turbos

[@1250cc]

From the Detroit Bureau: "The truck version of the 3.5 EcoBoost engine shares almost nothing with the front-drive version, with a new block, new camshafts with twin independent variable cam timing on both intake and exhaust cams, smaller Borg-Warner turbochargers replacing the larger Honeywell turbos, a Nippondenso direct-injection fuel system instead of the Bosch system, new cylinder heads with tumble ports, new cast iron exhaust manifolds in place of stainless steel headers for added durability, a new cam chain drive, new oil pan, new water pump, larger intercooler and intake manifold."

[@AquaLover99]

Why wouldn't they compare the Expedition with the 3.5 Ecoboost to the F-150?

[@SRTifiedRAM]

Holy balls. With an MSRP of $67,270, that thing had better come with at least 10+ oz. of silver stashed in the glovebox. And still, no moon roof for that price?? Good grief. Love the new look of the F-150s though. Very bold.

[@tomfommber]

Andre is best resultz!!

[@lotus956]

Check the long list of recalls on the explorer.

[@HDsgs114]

Wow is seems the price has jumped a lot on the 2016 F150 compared to the 2015 model. Nothing has changed but the sync system and the silly trailer backup system.

[@sixty9fbody]

"our times were about even" LMAO have your eyes checked.

[@BigDave12768]

I don't think those ramps look all sturdy. I would be afraid it would buckle with my Road glide going up it.

[@sleeplessvirus]

The shift handle in the F1 50s a lot better than the one in the Explorer. I’ve had both I have the 2019 Explorer sport now I had a 2016 platinum F150. I like the sport a lot better, but the shift handle in the Explorer is cheap and generic, the shift handle in the F150 was big and substantive it felt classier.

[@ldodom]

Dear Ford: This F150 Limited is overpriced by at least $20,000.00.

[@billd5211]

Exactly looks at High County from chevy and GMC Denali, so much less

[@bradleypollack5658]

I agree wasn't it 2 years ago they were 50k now it's 64k.

[@PillCozbee]

Thumbs up if you noticed the bronco at 1:36

[@someguywithaford]

Think the Explorer could’ve done better if for these 3 things: launched at high RPMs, in sand mode, and in Drive. Sport mode is used for having the car in higher RPMs under normal driving, and for using the paddle shifters. But the car doesn’t trust you’ll shift in time, so in sport mode even if you’re in automatic, it shifts sooner. So if to get the true performance of the Explorer, these things would need to be done. It is entirely possible the F-150 would still win tho.

[@jakethequadrunnersnake642]

Great vid the car can fit more ppl and I'd say the truck can tow more really all ppl have to do when they watch this vid is do I haul ppl or things in a bed

[@petersonbailey4828]

I wonder why the Ecoboost F-150 sounds like a V8 inside?

[@tomflourre611]

Show a Silverado vs Traverse and Sierra vs Acadia.

[@team_addictions95]

Jason is correct.... livernois ftw....

[@guyproulx1660]

i'd love to see a F-150 3.5 ecoboost race a Tundra with a supercharger

[@evanbozajian2795]

guy proulx that wouldn't be fair at all lol. ecoboost would get raped horribly haha.

[@jackmehoff6302]

70,000 for a half ton?.? What is this world coming to

[@sakadacheam6019]

I love the ford f-150

[@derbyjr]

And this, my good people, is how you become America's Best Selling Brand

[@vette4life518]

I love my Explorer Sport. How can I get more torque out of it though?

[@hiwatari81]

Livernois Motorsports sells a tuner for relatively cheap..."Gains of over 59hp and 88tq on your otherwise stock vehicle" on 93 octane gas. I used the tuner on my 2011 Taurus SHO (same engine) and it really made a huge difference. Cheers!

[@BORIKKEN]

Tune

[@vette4life518]

Will that void the warranty at all? It says that the temp deal is recommended as well.

[@BORIKKEN]

+Ryan D no it won't.

[@Borntokirune]

+Ryan D yes it will

[@heavenly5104]

Traction control is turned off in mud rut mode so you can bog hard btw.

[@edwardsr70]

Need to do this mash up when the explorer becomes aluminum in it's next generation.

[@doodskie999]

7:34 vlc media player

[@abeodez751]

88mph?

[@GmAmericanpower]

The Lincoln Navigator has 380hp 460ft lbs trq!

[@anthonyschurz7613]

it's all about launching at high RPMs.....!!!

[@D3ADAnry1717]

To all the people saying how pricey that truck is: sure its expensive, but a normal F-150 3.5L EcoBoost has the same specs and most likely weighs less

[@xMods-ld8nx]

key to win is the neutral drop

[@nathanmcdonald610]

That's also the key to a dead transmission.

[@ericmoon6751]

gotta be careful with that eco boost 2.7 and the 3.5 they tend to build up carbon deposits real easy

[@chpman2013]

Because of the direct injection?

[@edwardsr70]

That's for any GDI engine.

[@manz7860]

No replacement for displacement

[@raymonddannison3306]

Bandimere Speedway :D

[@FrankD71864]

When those gas shocks wear out, you will have a stick too.

[@1badhaircut]

The difference in the race was because the truck brought-up the boost

[@jiexilaoshi]

Fellow Gearheads, excuse me if this has already been said somewhere else in the comments, but the 3.5 EcoBoost in the 2017 F-150 is the second generation of the V6 EcoBoost engines and is the first Ford vehicle to get this completely redesigned powerplant. According to the Forbes article below, it is not related to the first generation 3.5 EcoBoost in Explorer which probably explains the lower torque numbers and comparatively lower fuel economy. www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2016/05/03/ford-refreshes-its-original-ecoboost-v6-and-makes-the-jump-to-10-speeds-for-2017-f-150-and-raptor/#755cd60e48e8

[@kingdaniel3519]

The second gen 3.5 won't be available until the end of this year. These are the same engine, just tuned differently.

[@jiexilaoshi]

+Daniel Bell, I know the 2017 aren't available yet till the end of the year. That's precisely why those guys are testing the truck with the new redesigned 3.5 Ecoboost. Just read the article or even the title. This new design has several features that the first generation did have. basically they improved the fuel economy vs the old 3.5 Ecoboost.

[@kingdaniel3519]

Jesse's Channel I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were saying the engine in the video was a 2nd gen. My mistake.

[@SamuelForan]

These two engines may share displacement at 3.5L, but they are not at all the same engine. Do your research...

[@TeW33zy]

Why use the platinum use the sport. The sport is way faster facts

[@cs6160]

Talk about being sponsored by ford

[@Tman0517]

gearing in the f150's axel ratio is bigger

[@billd5211]

Ok I like new trucks but almost 70k for an F150 GTFO!!!!! That's why I like the GMC Denali, it's has everything you need, no massaging seats, power drop tail gate crap, push button start and all those gimmics. Just nice touches like cooled leather, and just more upscale than an SLE. and don't forget I can get one for about 60k, and that's a Diesel 2500, way way less than a F150

[@ramrunner3199]

Not a ford fan but the only one I would consider is a 5.0 f150 my uncle had a few ecoboosts and gave him nothing but problems and he averaged less mpg then my v8 hemi 8speed. I use to love ford trucks we had fleets of them that I would snowplow with thru my company and the last true trucks they made where back in the early 2000s these new trucks are way you light weight to push and significant amount of snow! Our brand new ford plow truck gets pushed to the side instead of the snow! Very disappointing.

[@jaskdavis]

Lol These guys don't know how to race... They both should have boost launched around 2k in 4wd. The funny part is the 2015-2016 EcoBoost F-150's run mid 12's with JUST a tune!

[@jesseiii7597]

I did a 15.8 in my ford flex se . How are they doing 15.6 and 15.9

[@TFLtruck]

+Jason Davis So much easier to be so smart behind the computer instead of the steering wheel

[@jesseiii7597]

+The Fast Lane Truck Are you a mile above sea level

[@jaskdavis]

Really? Was not trying to be a Jerk, just wondering why you did not when you boost launch or rev launch in most of your 0-60 test, especially on the EcoBoost vehicles but not here? And yes, how high of an altitude were you?

[@TFLtruck]

+Jason Davis Actually, we did boosted AWD runs, but we showed the two races that were our quickest. We even use the rear diff lock in the F-150

[@halfcocked364]

Andre basically a asked if anyone drag races their family vehicles. Nathan said "I do" lmao you can tell he lied.

[@marcorenteria5245]

i hope the explore doesn't have Firestone tires

[@therealboofighter]

I don't want my brand new vehicles to be limited. I want them to be able to do what ever I want. I know that there are things they can't do, but I certainly don't want to advertise to the world that they are limited in functionality.

[@BigDave12768]

You have to look at big picture of this review. 2 good size guys just review a soccer mom SUV to a 1/2 ton pick up. Anyone in the market for a explorer is not going to take any of this serious. They should do a road on Black Friday at a mall. They can time themselves trying to park them in a spot. And then come back after 8 hours to see which one got door dinged because it took up to much room

[@therealboofighter]

+BigDave12768 You are not getting the joke. Both these vehicles have the word "limited " in large letters written on them.

[@BigDave12768]

+boofighter lol yep I missed that one

[@LigerZeroFtw]

+BigDave12768 L

[@BigDave12768]

+Jon Rich how's your parents basement doing? Any plans on getting a life or moving out?

[@sxyaeprep]

yeah but the thin guy used that launch thing!!!

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

Wow, this is the first video I've seen where the Ford wasn't totally humiliated‼️😂😂😂

[@BUILTDIESELMAFIA]

Not sure what videos you watch. these eco boost trucks are faster than any other stock pickup on the road right now.

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

BUILT DIESEL MAFIA 1 I don't watch any videos. My comments are unsubstantiated nonsense. This is KZbin, where you write any old rubbish you want‼️😊😊😊

[@EGGINFOOLS]

+MrKeyboardCommando And yet I've seen dozens of those exact comments from you. All of which I would consider funny and entertaining.

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

EGGINFOOLS Damn, you've found me out‼️ Please don't tell anybody, I'll lose all credibility‼️😜😜😜

[@danthebig__z4852]

ikr 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@andreibarra2451]

3:33 meanwhile chevy offers bumper steps on their trucks

[@FD-xk1rg]

It looked like they both wanted the truck to win

[@tangelsturner7913]

No wonder why the explorer lost Nathan didn’t take off his watch for weight reduction

[@TaKibiii]

7:45

[@ava_noLol]

i do

[@lfsracer79]

1:09 More torque means more power. Their peak power is the same but at low rpm the F-150 has more power.

[@torqdrifting8021]

Wouldn't you expect a v8 to have more power than a 6 cylinder?

[@torqdrifting8021]

+TorqDrifting and torque if their relatively the same

[@fread51]

No these trucks with a tune are not to be played with i have seen 12.sec trucks it's all over youtube

[@helihatfield1753]

Nathan Can't Drive A Duck In The Water