2018 Ford F150 Takes On The World's Toughest Towing Test

[@JC-ku4nt]

Nobody out there is really doing what you guys do to the extent you're doing it. I like that you're testing such a broad range of trim levels and engines/rear end ratios. Thank you for your time and enthusiasm, your passion for trucks and getting the information to the consumer is second to none. Keep it coming!

[@Metalbass1979]

As a long time, die hard V8 guy, I was completely blown away by the power of the 3.5. I would've never imagined buying a V6, but after driving the 5.0, then the 3.5, there truly was no comparison. I had to get the 3.5. Of course, the fact that it was a fully loaded, Lariat, Sport model with heated and cooled seats also helped, as the 5.0 was a moderate optioned XLT. Overall, it's a beast. As long as the 5.0 stays in the Mustang, I'll be happy and grudgingly take back all the crap I've spewed against the Ecoboost over the past few years. Sure, it sounds like an angry sewing machine, but it is getting 26 MPG and pulls like a freight train.

[@jwatson181]

I do worry about the longevity of it.

[@Metalbass1979]

@@jwatson181 Yeah..... I got rid of it about 8 months after I had it. It had electric problems worse than anything I've ever seen. Otherwise, it was a total monster. I now have a 5.4 again and that roar is magical.

[@sbenn6917]

​@James West I'm on my second 3.5. 1st one in a 2012 f150 traded it in with 189000 with no issues. The second gen that I have now has 90000 so far. Love it.

[@BUILTDIESELMAFIA]

Everyone can hate all they want. This trucks a beast for a half ton gas truck.

[@natehawkins2910]

Just bought an 18 eco 3.5 f150 and I couldn't agree more ...no wonder ford sells like 650,000 of these a year!

[@OSTKCabal]

Nearly 900,000 last year ;) In the US of A alone.

[@Icutmetal]

coyette4 Can you use Google?

[@jeffcruz5081]

I'm planning to get this grill for my F150 sites.google.com/site/ModifiedF150

[@derekmunro5100]

coyette4 yes you can. It's the 5.0 liter.

[@thatdamguy00]

3.5 Eco boost is king of 1/2 ton towing engines.

[@kona6451]

@The Glamourous One and a super charged 5.0 coyote would eat you alive. bwhahahahah

[@kona6451]

@The Glamourous One I've owned 2 GMC trucks and like both of them. I switched to Ford because I like them more. More power, more towing, much more up to date cab. It's really not close.

[@TheMerlinmk19]

@@kona6451 I was a career GMC guy myself...can no longer justify giving those folks a penny for their over rated garbage. I had two, TWO fatal failures with my GMC AT4 6.2L induced by regular daily driving. GM no more. Frankly im pretty darn happy with the 3.5eb...pulls everything i need it to and actually in my lightweight 6x12 enlcosed, it gets 3.25 mpg better than the 6.2 at a 8 mph faster tow speed (trailer is approx 3000lb loaded and is an added height 6'6" interior height - exterior total height 100").

[@shrek_2_on_dvd699]

@The Glamourous One I'm impressed that your corvette can tow stuff. Very nice. 😎

[@shrek_2_on_dvd699]

@The Glamourous One I enjoy reading your comments brother. Like all you do is comment on how bad ford's are. If they suck so bad why do you need to prove it here making bold claims and why do you need to justify your chevy ownership? Chevys are awesome. I want a mid engined corvette but I also want a f150 raptor. Could you post some videos of your corvette and tundra to your channel? They sound just absolutely lovely!

[@trials_bike-xu3xf]

I love the new grill. Looks so much better than the other grill

[@allenrust7359]

4:33 Leaving the Chevy in its dust

[@Twizztify]

Allen Rust lol big time

[@jonetech5324]

I love how people say 3.5s sound horrible and then ford uses augmented sound then everyone attacks them for doing it.

[@stevendensmore7653]

Great to see my truck on here again, hard to beat that ecobeast. Keep up the good work guys

[@sc12100]

$60,000 for that truck? For the cost of that truck - you're in diesel price territory.

[@tedmccauley6977]

because I don't need a diesel, it has all the towing capacity I need. Much nicer truck to use as a daily driver for ride, handling and comfort

[@sc12100]

And thats perfectly fine and I am not telling anyone to buy this or that. However, you're getting less truck for your money.

[@calebniederhofer678]

sc12100 yea but with incentives, you can get these trucks way less , under 40k for the stx package which has everything you need really minus , leather , upgraded audio , sunroof

[@hochhaul]

Everything you need as long as you don't need a bed that can hold up to real work or a 4WD system that's reliable and durable. The plastic hub locks Ford uses are both unreliable and extremely weak.

[@matthewpate154]

True but factor in the price of maintaining a diesel from any brand vs a gas a gas will take way less

[@ZDub77]

I like the F-150 videos, please make sure you also test the 5.0 V8 and the diesel when it comes out. Also, that mirror switch is not that complicated...

[@lewiscordell80]

Ford F150 is the best truck so far that's keep everyone safe! Ford F150 rivals are GMC Sierra, Chevrolet Silverado, Ram 1500, Nissan Titan, & Toyota Tundra!

[@daltonhill5110]

I'd love to watch the new 2.7 perform

[@hanratty450]

I don’t know why they always have a hard on about the f150s interior being mediocre. Chevy and dodge both have ugly interiors

[@theman68and1]

hanratty450 I’ll tell you why cuz Nathan is a dodge man and Andre is a chevy man so they both hate on the Ford interiors. I’ve had several chevy people say that the Ford interior is way nicer than theirs

[@munkysex00]

gm interiors are gross. they have been the worst for a very long time.

[@OSTKCabal]

I didn't quite get that either. I work at a Chevy dealership and I'll happilly tell you that Ford and Ram kick our interior's ass. The all-new 2019 Silverado 1500 won't change that much if at all - it looks bad.

[@hochhaul]

The F-150's plastic interior is so cheap the dash is well-known for warping after just a few months of being parked in the sun. Ford still hasn't acknowledged the issue. The XLT and Lariat are a sea of cheap plastic. The seats are also hard and uncomfortable compared to the competition.

[@Vanabond]

hochhaul lol and dodges plastic interiors are any better? At least the fords are appealing to look at.

[@6.4hemidriver44]

I'm not much of a Ford guy. However, turbochargers are a very efficient way to make HP and TQ from smaller engines. I think Ford has changed the industry with their Eco Boost Engines and the other manufactures will be forced (no pun intended) to get on the turbo ship sooner rather then latter. Forced induction works!

[@123benitezm]

Government Motors or FIAT Ram?

[@jpmartinez961]

I just bought the 2018 F-150 Platinum with the Coyote. Can’t wait to see you review the 5.0 on the ike with the 10 speed tranny.

[@jpmartinez961]

Aquatic yep, sure am

[@mfox1977]

Love the Ford just wondering why gm and dodge people are watching a Ford video hmmm

[@DS-TRUCKS]

470 foot pounds of torque! That's crazy!

[@sbenn6917]

I spent about $1000 on a programmer and tune and now I'm getting approx. 570 lb of torque. Love it.

[@tommymcneely7165]

I think you should try using Cruise Control in the tests It may be too late for 2018, but if you still have the truck, please try it. I propose that it is especially important on the trucks that can "easily" reach 60 MPH on the uphill run. It would help the fuel economy because the truck would "know" what speed you wanted it to run, and maintain the gearing without "throttle input" changing gears. Also, I am not sure if it would really help (as the video kindof glossed over the downhill portion), but my truck seems to do much more aggressive engine braking, even empty and NOT in Tow-haul while using the cruise control going downhill in the mountains. I am not sure if Tow-Haul is *designed* to "maintain" a certain speed, just because you braked to it, while cruise control is designed exactly for that, however breaks will obviously "disable" cruise control. The engine braking will help *while* you are applying the brakes, but it doesn't have any goal or incentive to maintain. (although in my testing, I have noticed that it holds the gear it was in while braking unless you give it throttle input) For my recent towing experience... I towed our last 5 steers from our ranch around Kit Carson, CO to the butcher in Flagler, CO with my 2015 F150 3.5L EcoBoost when our normal tow rig (2000 Dodge 3500 Cummins) had a minor mechanical issue. While I admit that I was not on IKE, there were still some hills to contend with, and towing on sandy/gravel roads is especially challenging for MPG. I was towing a rather large (8' x 24' on the floor) gooseneck aluminum stock trailer. I have no video or recorded data, but it sure seemed like cruise control helped the truck run at a more relaxed pace uphill. On the way up (mostly uphill), I was at 17120 GCW, and my "load" could "walk around", altering the tongue weight and shifting the trailer weight, but with gooseneck/fifthwheel, that doesn't matter as much as bumper pull. On the way back (mostly downhill), I was only 11660 GCW. I don't know what the truck's weight was (and I didn't have time to mess around at the scales), but I think its pretty close to 5600 (as I think the trailer weighs 6000 empty). That puts my loaded trailer weight around 11,500, which is effectively max for the 2015.

[@jamesbeaman6337]

The article at rvtravel.com/okay-to-use-cruise-control-while-towing/ seems to have a different opinion that using cruise control on steep grades actually reduces the fuel economy. It would be interesting to see them try this test though.

[@WallyCarmichael]

This is what I was looking for. This series of reviews is the best I've seen. Thanks for this.

[@DanielJaegerFilms]

For all those saying the 3.5 EcoBoost won’t last, here’s one with over 200,000 miles on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJCmiaKGmbl1i6c

[@victorhobson5078]

DanielJaegerFilms yeah,1 lol

[@eman10198]

Exactly. One

[@darkwingf1008]

Ours is almost there only replaced spark plugs turbos ain’t easy on them ford got the test engines to hit 1 million you can google ecoboost 1 million miles if you want to see for yourself tired of all these fanboys kids get so set on what’s best and start talking about stuff they don’t understand because what they’re Dad has for a truck we’ve had chevys didn’t last still don’t like em gmc has done good and no they’re not the same dodge has done alright with 1500s bad trans on the 2500 and up though where live lots of people have the ecoboost almost all of them over 140,000 miles still going great

[@tsaltsirf2219]

DarkWing F100 how is Chevy and GMC different?

[@scrimmy6969]

Exactly!!

[@cheeznhard]

You guys really need to run the new 2018+ F150 5.0 10 speed on the Ike Gauntlet test!! 😀

[@xXNoCoolUserNameXx]

I always love an Ike Gauntlet video!

[@DS-TRUCKS]

Isaiah McNaughton they put on a great show...

[@letterpool]

5.0 10speed video plz.

[@xXBurntBaconXx]

letterpool yes please! Been waiting for awhile now, I've heard people say the engine transmission is perfect

[@ryanmartinage]

The 5.0 F150 won the Gold Hitch already. Its I think largely the most un-heralded v8 in a truck :(

[@fxnytroxtxFPP]

letterpool i test drove one and 5.0 is really really slow, like really slow!

[@roba168]

Ryan Martinage is it better then the 6.2 from gmc?

[@sfbfriend]

I had a 2011 with the 5.0, loved it....AVG MPG on trips average load no towing was 19.5..

[@davidhoover2446]

I love these tests and I love that you love doing them!

[@thegeek3348]

2018 Golden Hitch time baby! Thx TFL. Can you please give the 2.7 & Coyote a run for 2018.

[@TheOlneyandrewl01]

I am a GM man through and through, but I'm mad at GM for not competing with the eco boost. It's a proven engine. And sure gm makes close the same hp but no where near th torque. That eco boost makes more TQ than my 496ci big block, doesn't sound as good but certainly has more get up and go.

[@Mathicuss]

The 6.2l has 460 lb/ft of torque. I wouldn't say ten less is nowhere near.

[@noblekitty]

Mat A not at lower rpm like the forced induction engine can. You paid for 460 lbft at over 4500 rpm. Problem is no one with their right minds drives their vehicles around town at that rpm all the time. If GM put the TT 3.6 v6 from the cts vsport into their pickups, all the fanboys will have a chance to open their biased eyes.

[@Mathicuss]

Read your comment and I think you'll see who is biased here... Everything in my comment was true. Please go ahead and underline the part of my comment that wanted to start a brand war or that was biased in any way. Like honestly dude, do you not have anything better to do then to comment out of your ass?

[@TheOlneyandrewl01]

SB N BINGO!

[@noblekitty]

Hm... my comment didn't talk down or up on any brand. My avatar pic don't have any car brand. I driving an F250 with a Cummins in it, and a diesel VW, Mercedes. As you can see, I am a car enthusiast and I seek the truth, rather the biased opinions.

[@dpcummerbund]

THANK YOU for fixing the subjective score! It makes it so much easier to compare one truck to another when all the judges are using the same scale to judge the same things! Your system is now as fair and useful as a truck review can be, and the Gold Hitch will be that much more meaningful. You guys are awesome!

[@OpenAirAdventure]

I will stick with my 6.2 V-8. I enjoyed my ecoboost performance while it lasted but switched back to V-8 for my own reasons. My fuel economy hasn't changed at all while towing , I much rather a V-8 sound than a fart exhaust sound. I also needed more payload so super duty does it for me. I have no regrets.

[@badgoat3923]

Y'all hating ford and prolly can't even afford better than a 90's Kia Sorrento lmfao

[@FrankC656]

BADGOAT you misspelt “sorrento”....one too many R’s

[@MindzEnt]

Older trucks came with v8s because only a v8 was powerful enough, the v8 wasn't in there because it looked cooler. Now there's a v6 that makes the power they need,with a lighter engine. It makes no sense to put a heavier weaker v8 in.

[@michaelvaus]

Bernie Bernstein This is a gas engine, It isn't a diesel. It can tow, but probably not a good idea to daily tow, because turbos have problems, and it puts a lot more stress on the engine to put out the same as a v8.

[@MindzEnt]

UrABoxxyBox You have a link from Ford that tells you not to daily tow unless it's a diesel?

[@michaelvaus]

Bernie Bernstein Pretty much anything over 8500 pounds, for daily driving, you want to find a diesel. But for a regular gas v8, around 9-11k max, but not for daily towing.

[@northernidahooutdoors3748]

UrABoxxyBox I laugh every time someone says you can’t tow often because it’s turbocharged then say get a diesel... FYI every production diesel truck made today is turbocharged... & I tow very often with mine and sometimes over the suggested towing capacity...

[@michaelvaus]

Bill Markgraff You laugh because I said something about a gas engine having a turbo? and then you compare that gas engine to a diesel engine which has heavier duty parts?

[@aricanthony4679]

how does the 5.0 perform

[@PlumbRalph]

Could you do a F150 3 way comparison of all the different engines 2.7 v6, 3.5 v6 & 5.0. Which one is best fuel, towing etc. thanks.

[@calebniederhofer678]

PlumbRalph 2.7 all day , if you are never towing heavy below 7k. I say that because you never want to trucks at max rating only a matter of time before issues.

[@Boborino]

Love the Datsun shirt Nathan! I have and ‘84 Datsun 720 Pickup. It’s where my love for blue interiors came from! She’s a tough old bird!

[@DoRC]

Man I love the sound of a powerful engine hitting that 3000rpm soft limiter..... Vrooblaaaaah

[@charleswolcott1126]

Thank you for showing the truck weight and not JUST the trailer weight. This helps if I'm trying to compare a 8000 lb truck towing 9500lbs to a 5200lb truck towing 9500lbs.

[@kurtchurba1994]

You guys are who I’m using to guide my next 1/2 T truck purchase. I’ve made my choice based on your testing and my only inquiry is: would you guide me to how you set up the trucks (speed, gear) for the downhill braking test. Thanks for all TFL does!

[@VARITHMS]

According to the comment section that last 7-8 years of ecoboost motors should be piling up in salvage yards everywhere.

[@iamSelfSufficient]

Jay Smith Hahaha right! Haven’t seen any yet.

[@fifthcircle1]

No kidding. For some reason people get all freaked out about turbos. Unless it's a diesel, and then it's all "yeah, turbos!"

[@VARITHMS]

Kurt F I know. The internals on the ecoboost are better than the first gen powerstroke.

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Love I.T!!! Truly is a sleeper! The 2014 3.5 turbo on my king ranch is pretty damn awesome if you ask me I Love quietly getting 350 hp 420 tq and dusting those loud obnoxious rams and chevys. While in a nice quiet cabin sipping my tea.

[@VARITHMS]

My father-in-law has a 2015. The only reason it comes out of the garage is to pull something. It goes from Houston to Del Rio to the deer lease or to Colorado for trail riding on ATVs. It only has 80,000 miles on it but 90% of it is pulling something.

[@130044937]

Very good explained the numbers on the screen, I can see much better the numbers!!!! Thank you!!!

[@1776freedomandtools]

You have to tap the gas in all ford trucks to get it to down shift to slow the truck. I do that with my 2.7 ecoboost and it was the same with my 5.4. I think the owners manual even tells you that for grade shifting. Just press the gas all the way to the floor really quickly and let go immediately

[@kirbygoodwin7133]

Can you guys please show the dash the whole time from 30-60 mph at the start? That shows the acceleration of the truck really well please and thank you.

[@Gregamz]

Where’s Kent?!!! Bring back Mr. Truck please. He has a great disposition & personality! “Mer’Can!”

[@brentvance3958]

FYI: the mirrors are NOT standard on the max tow package. The tow mirrors are $250 extra.

[@zach12021990]

I have a crazy question maybe yall can help got a 2018 f150 v8 5.0 4x4 drove 1000 miles today Atlanta to tampa and back going down empty in eco mode got 17.1 mpg coming back tried in tow haul mode got 19.1 mpg it makes no since any ideas thanks?

[@Inspector694]

You guys need to test the 5.0L more

[@carlosbustos376]

Finally a good video again!!

[@regsparkes6507]

H'mmm I'll wait for the others to be tested . By the way Nathan,..I like that shirt,......I have a patch like this on my coveralls, that got a few comments from my buddies. "Datsun Reg, how OLD are you ??? I reply,...old enough that I've owned /driven a few. "

[@tysonthewolfe93]

Datsun T-Shirt

[@poppyneese1811]

60k is SRP, suggested retail price, you can get 10 off pretty easy, go near the end of the month, they want that manufacture bonus for units!

[@SF-fm7ov]

As a GM guy who pulls an 8,000-pound trailer at 11,000 feet in Colorado, I will not buy a 1/2-ton GM now. The Ecoboost 1500 or a diesel 2500 are my only options. I am not happy with GM's 8 speed transmission with the class action lawsuit. I feel I must have a turbo at these altitudes.

[@hackfreehvac]

Gotta love how the Ecoboost V6 "downshifts" to a whopping 3500 RPM to maintain speed while the non turbo V8 engines have to run a much higher RPM's

[@WilliamStewart1]

hackfreehvac Why is that important?

[@devinkokenge8801]

With that much revs the engine is using a lot more gas and parts wear out faster. The truck is working a lot harder when the engine has to run that high. Yea some engines are made to handle those kind of rpms, but the bottom line is you’re using more gas and wearing faster

[@qur2483]

jldude84 coyote doesn't rev to over 8000RPM, that's Voodoo

[@alaskan155]

Those numbers and ratings are crazy. My 02 7.3l f250 is factory rated at 250hp 550ftlbs of torque, and 20k gcwr. I still find those number hard to believe, especially with 6 lugs and c clip axle the rear. I do wish my 7.3l had a 10 speed though.

[@HooksPlays]

Can you test the new 5.0L with the 10 speed on the 2018 f150 ? Would love to know how it compares to the 3.5L

[@Ranchy5.0]

awesome ford

[@MannySingh]

I tried few Trucks before settling on this one... The price Tag was bit higher, but the truck is awesome and so is the performance/Luxury. Again I will hardly offroad with it, but I am tempted to.

[@johnmolina607]

Always love the Ike Gauntlet test.... Ford guy here

[@fsgdfsgd]

Nice DATSUN shirt!

[@sashoxxx]

Wait, what? The F150 weighs only 5200 pounds? I mean aluminum is light, but wow - impressive.

[@daltonv5206]

Frank White yep. Just about the same as a Challenger lmao

[@CS-rb9jk]

TFL, what is the payload rating stated on the "tire and weight" tag from the drivers door?

[@gizmopilot]

C S - Since they weighed it at 5200 and showed it has a 7000 mvwr payload = 1800.

[@scottwalker7232]

Guys, can you do the 0-60 for the 2018 F150 5.0. Im really having a hard time choosing between it and the 3.5. Thanks!

[@brianr987]

Where is the coyote test?

[@jabojr5171]

You folks do great work and get us real numbers to work with. This year I'll be buying our first truck and a 5th wheel to go along with it. Will you be doing testing of 5th wheel hook-ups??? I know the numbers are different and considering that your numbers are better than factory numbers, I'm sure many people would benefit from your tests on the heavy duties and duallies. Thank you.

[@mjk6152]

What truck would u recommend towing a skid steer twice a week?

[@EricNistler]

the 2017 didnt get tow mirrors with either the standard towing, or max tow packages, the mirrors were a stand alone option. Did they add the mirrors to a package for 2018?

[@c.juneau410]

Does anyone know how much I can tow?? 2018 F150 FX4 5.5ft bed. Max Tow added $1,295 on window sticker. ???

[@Ultor_]

I’d like to hear a fuller explanation of the subjective sore (why you chose those numbers and what you ranked each area that you mentioned).

[@glenm2229]

Agree completely. The number is almost meaningless if you don't break it down and explain which points were lost and for what. I really like that there are some defined categories now though. A splash sheet at the end telling us which points were achieved while you give a verbal description would be a nice wrap up. Not just the subjective either, the whole score.

[@Ultor_]

Glen M yeah, if nothing else, at least tell us that it’ll be in an article on their site or something.

[@humbertogonzalez7505]

Nate did mention a mediocre interior.

[@Ultor_]

Humberto Gonzalez But what about it is mediocre? For me, the 2018 Lariat has a wonderful interior.

[@glenm2229]

It seemed like an afterthought though. Blurted out at the last second as the screen fades to black.

[@joshuak2968]

I'm pretty happy with my 2018 with the 3.5. Towed my 6,000 pound trailer three hours and up a 3,400 foot elevation change with ease. 8.75 MPG confirmed at the pump. Less than I'd hoped but better than I feared. The only more efficient option was waiting for the diesel and I seriously doubt the better milage would pay back the initial investment and the 3.5 is so much quicker.

[@ryants1]

Joshua K do you use 87 or 93 premium fuel?

[@Weak_juan]

I'd like to see the 5.0 10spd and hemi 5.7 8spd 3.92 too!

[@StarAll789]

What do you guys think the best half ton and heavy duty diesel truck is for the money?

[@larryj8924]

Did they mention which rear end gear ratio in this F150? Didn't catch it if they did. Impressive pull up the Ike.

[@salvadorgutierrez926]

Larry J 3.55

[@clintmullins4406]

The brake application thing is dumb. Oh no! We had to touch the brakes 10 times pulling 10k down the longest and steepest hill in the us. Big deal. Basically what they are saying is they want the tow haul mode to control the truck. I don't want or need that. I can select a gear and determine the behavior of the vehicle myself based on conditions and weight. Would you want a tow haul mode interfering if you hit a patch of ice?

[@tacopro218]

Your name should be Clit.

[@jessehernandez5043]

Problem is they didnt need to select the gear, they were revved out already and it still wasnt enough to slow they truck down which is definitely a design flaw. This was only 9k and they say this truck can tow 12k which is scary to think when the tranny and engine cant work together to slow it down enough to maintain a SAFE speed. And yes thats very important because you dont want your breaks to already be warm and then potentially have to come to a sudden stop out of nowhere. If youve never been in a vehicle that had brake fail then i understand why you dont see the importance of this

[@bobalobalie]

Since it's their "gold hitch award" testing they can use all the vehicle's features. As such they should have used the adaptive cruise control for the down hill. Ford is the only truck whose adaptive cruise will maintain a certain speed downhill while towing.

[@jimmy4x4socal44]

Clit Mullins

[@clintmullins4406]

This test doesn't illustrate capacity it demonstrates behavior. Behavior of the tow haul mode to be precise. I personally don't want the truck making decisions for me.

[@mrcrowley2737]

Would it be easier to set a speed limit going downhill? Fo brake applications?

[@Lexman00]

Did you guys ever do a test on the 5.0 V8? I wanna see it.

[@TheRichardF10]

Best looking Ford F-150 yet.

[@stevenruble3934]

I really was Ford Motor Company would wise up to social media and only send TFL limited or platinum trucks for these reviews. After all Fords competitor GMC uses the golden hitch award in there media launch events for the Duramax.

[@techtom83]

So what’s the max tow weight on this truck, with crew cab and 4x4? This trailer was 9500. You guys tested it with 11,000...

[@ShelbygtR-wo8wh]

So the the down hill braking was the same as last year at 10,mpg was same at 3.5,it was faster this year by 4 seconds and got 2 1/2 more points than last year

[@lray801]

The max tow package does NOT include the tow mirrors! That MUST be ordered as a separate option.

[@gerardoquezada5263]

Mediocre interior oh boy you are so wrong maybe you are thinking of the cheap chevy interior

[@jpatt973]

Thanks for the video and great review. seems like a pretty good performing well-put-together truck. my concern is still about the V6 long-term doing heavy towing. I'm sure it'll be a good daily driver .

[@DS-TRUCKS]

like a rock i hear they put pretty good internals in the motor...

[@jpatt973]

DonnaSean I hope the internals are better than the 5 .4 was because that motor was a good daily driver in the cars but once it came to heavy duty application not so good I see them all the time with cam phaser problems and timing chain problems not to mention spark plugs that you can't get out and exhaust manifolds that leak constantly

[@DS-TRUCKS]

like a rock oh yea. Way better than the 5.4!

[@booya6437]

like a rock Go 5.0 or 6.2, much better engines for longevity, 5.4 was garbage.

[@jpatt973]

Boo Ya the problem is, and I'm assuming you're talking about the new 5.0 the jury is still out on it as well as the 6-2 they may be much better engines but they haven't been out there long enough yet, as much as I hate the 5.4 liter I love the 6.8 liter V10 I think it does a fantastic job in the RV Market it does do all its work at the high RPM but it still seems to hold up better than those 5.4 did . I'm obviously a GM Fanboy but I've owned ford RV chassis and Expeditions in the past so I'm not speaking just as a fanboy

[@jmg2335]

What would you say is the sweet spot for towing weight? I can't imagine this truck is really very happy at it's 12000lb+ limit. I'm Looking at a new truck. I have a 6.0l F-250 and I tow a 8-8500lb boat. These new F-150 are rated to tow more than my old 6.0l. I'm figuring that might be a pretty sweet weight for these trucks.

[@chanshuwun]

I saw a white raptor being use as a chase car, did you guys traded the old raptor in?

[@jonasbennett9237]

Seriously, the mirrors are too complicated. That’s the complaint?

[@gizmopilot]

They could have made the label on the button better so you don’t have to read the manual or play with it to figure it out - once you know it is easy to use

[@bradgregory3424]

What weight distributing equipment are you using?

[@POTCscoot]

I still think Mountain Pass, Baker Grade or Cajon Pass all between Vegas and LA on I-15 would be a better test. Especially during summer when it’s 115 - 120 degrees. Pull those hills.

[@MrGoodtime1301]

Did the Ford used in this video have the max payload and max tow packages?

[@larryburnett100]

Ford got it right on this truck my friend just purchased the 2018 and what a beast of a engine 👍🔧🔧

[@RonaldRayStreet]

Andre? Did you put the transmission in the tow setting? I have seen many reviews but nothing mentioned other than you put it in tow haul mode. Maybe that is implied when you say "Tow Haul mode"?

[@ImByrid]

Why don't they just make a turbo v8 🙄 it'd make everybody happy

[@AgentSmith911]

Fruit Turbo + supercharged 5L V8 at 800hp and 1000 torque lol

[@shockracer]

Obama EPA forced a cafe standard on all passenger vehicles. Heavy-duty trucks are exempt.

[@daltonv5206]

Because that's not economical, practical or needed.

[@Kenwindatt]

It will come in next few years for there heavy duty trucks.

[@ColdSmokes]

Fruit As one person mentioned, a V8 Ecoboost IS and Has been in the works. It was sidelined in favor or other projects a while back but not gone by any means. The biggest problem will be de-tuning it enough so the numbers don't deter potential buyers.

[@kingarthur1953]

What’s the chance getting the 5.0 L coyote motor up the Ike gauntlet? Just a Lariat rather than a decked out payload sucking F-150

[@philtripe]

my truck is a standard with 300,000 miles on the original clutch...ive replaced the cheap brake pads alot and never use my expensive, difficult to replace clutch to slow down...i just leave it in a lower gear if im going down a big hill but never rev it up and pick a lower gear and same with the automatic, id rather buy brakes than a transmission

[@boss123400]

philtripe Don't try logic and sensibility on TFL 🙃

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!

[@falconthebird5582]

IMO, it’s embarrassing for Nathan to have so much trouble with the mirror controls. I mean, they are not complicated at all.

[@remraf72]

Good channel, I've been a subscriber for about a year. Question, Why don't you use cruise control after attaining your 60 mph uphill and the same on the down hill @ 50mph? I've got a Dodge Ram quad mega cab with a Cummins 2011 and going back and forth from a suburb of Phoenix (Chandler, Arizona ) to the White Mountains (Pinetop) 3 times a week, at least. My point is, I rarely touch the brakes. Btw way, I'm pulling a tandem trailer (combined GVWR IS 19,000) And it's all factory, no chip.

[@JayBando213]

That Datsun tee was Awesome

[@easyrider4x]

Enclosed utility trailers with weight placed perfectly over the axles do not represent what many truck users experience towing travel trailers. My 7500 lb loaded toy hauler represents a larger box that is 30 ft from ball to bumper, is 10’6” high, 97” wide and the body is close to 24” off the ground. It often has 50 gallons of fluids sloshing around in the three tanks on board. This creates a whole different dynamic than your tidy utility trailers that don’t even require a weight distribution hitch with anti sway parts to keep you under control. How about showing us a test with what many thousands of us camper pullers deal with.

[@brockparham1592]

Will you guys be testing the 5.0 L V8 as well?

[@tommymcneely7165]

Does the 2018 automatically enable Tow-haul? I find it funny that when my 2015 "detects" that I have connected a trailer, it automatically disables the backup alarm, and the BLIS system, but doesn't enable tow-haul on the transmission. I usually notice it within a few miles, but every time you start up it resets back to "normal" mode.

[@gizmopilot]

Tommy McNeely - I just hooked up my rv with the 7 pin and as you said the truck knows- but not the transmission- funny it has a nice towing check list and they don’t even put make sure to use tow/haul mode let alone just do it. I have a 2018 platinum with max tow.

[@johnw391]

The BLIS system covers the trailer for the 2018 f150

[@Jack-yw7bq]

I like the 5.0L V8 on the new f150

[@yogiyoda]

Disappointed. Didn't you test this last year? You should have tested the 2.7L or 5.0L that are new for 2018.

[@DS-TRUCKS]

yogiyoda true

[@DS-TRUCKS]

I would like to see the 2.7!

[@coyconner1983]

Why would they do the 5.0 or 2.7 when this is strictly a towing test? The others are both good but the 3.5 dominates when it comes to towing.

[@zach123beast]

They could also test the new 3.3 or the 3.0 turbo diesel

[@yogiyoda]

Coy, because they've already tested this truck. No one has tested the new 2018 5.0 or 2.7.

[@aj06bolt12r]

I wish Ford would figure out how to give the ecoboost some better engine braking. Other than that it tough to compete with it in the 1/2 ton class

[@thomaspaul2465]

Great video, glad you changed the subjective score. Would like to see real world fuel mileage, nobody really trusts what the gauge is saying, plus each truck burns fuel differently on the way down with engine braking. With EV trucks they will re-charge on the way down so what happens then? Please keep the gauge shots coming, we all like to see the rpms and speed on the way up