Name: 2018 Ford F150 5.0L SuperCrew Official Review, Specs, and 2016 F150 Comparison
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I'm Justin with americantrucks.com, and on this episode of The Haul, we take a closer

look at what's new with the 2018 F-150 and answer the always important question, "Will

This is the 2018 F-150, and in typical mid-cycle refresh fashion, there's some subtle and not

so subtle changes found throughout the exterior and interior along with a few changes made

to the rather expansive powertrain lineup.

So, hang out with me for a little bit as we go over the latest addition to Ford's legendary

And let's start up front here, because the most noticeable changes to the 2018 F-150

This does include a brand-new grille design for 2018 in addition to a brand-new front

Now, just like previous model years, your trim level will ultimately determine what

Even though this is a base XL model truck, we did opt for that STX package, which delivered

this very cool and very unique honeycomb shape, a design I really like with these new 2018

Now, if you didn't opt for the STX package, then chances are you're getting a variation

of that two-bar grille design running the entire length of the grille into those new

Now, you're still getting fleet-level halogen headlights even on a moderately equipped $50,000

truck, which is a small little gripe of mine.

But that aside, I really do enjoy the 2018 front end refresh.

And STX grille aside, that two-bar look gives off a very powerful, super duty type of vibe

and keeps with the design consistency Ford likes to achieve within their lineup.

Walking along the side of the truck, not much has changed here.

However, you are looking at one of 6 new wheel options, the STX-specific 20-inch machined

aluminum wheel wrapped in the Hankook all-terrain tires.

Ford has even introduced a 22-inch wheel this year on that big baller Limited truck.

You're also looking at one of four new colors for 2018, the lead foot gray, which I absolutely

There's also a stone gray, a magma red, and, finally, guard makes its return to the F-150

Now, the STX truck that we have here does include color-matched bumpers in addition

to that unique grille and wheels we just talked about and, finally, some bedside graphics.

A nice little package that kicks up the otherwise boring look of the base XL and XLT.

Out back, some more noticeable changes as well, including the tail light and tailgate

The tail light itself is pretty much the same shape as those 2015 through 2017 tail lights.

However, the illuminated portion has now been divided into an upper and lower section.

The tailgate, well, looks pretty familiar but with one big exception, that F-150 logo

has now been stamped into the tailgate itself, very reminiscent of the Toyota Tacoma, of

course, but a welcomed change here to the 2018 truck.

Now, all together, guys, these exterior changes are pretty much what you'd expect from a mid-cycle

refresh, subtle enough not to really anger your fan base, but with enough new features

But what do you say we talk power plants?

Now, the 2018 F-150, arguably one of the most expansive engine lineups within the half-ton

market with five, yes, five different engines to choose from.

This does include a brand-new, for 2018, base engine, a 3.3-liter naturally aspirated, high-compression,

dual-injected V6, making 290 horsepower and 265 foot-pounds of torque, and that's gonna

be the only engine mated to the 6-speed automatic transmission.

Every other engine for 2018 does receive the new 10-speed automatic trans.

Aside from that, every single engine out of the five does receive the auto start, auto

stop feature, aimed to save you a few bucks at the pump, but, to be honest, it's a little

bit annoying, and I wish there was a way to permanently disable it.

Up next, you have the baby EcoBoost, right?

That little 2.7-liter, twin-turbo V6, small on displacement, but big on output, this time

around making 325 horsepower and 400 foot-pounds of torque.

That's up 25 foot-pounds from the 2017 model year while horsepower does remain the same.

Of course, the great-sounding 5-liter V8 is back for 2018, this time boasting more compression,

dual-injection, and more power, 395 horsepower and 400 foot-pounds of torque at the crank,

As you can tell, it is the engine choice for our lead foot gray truck here in this review,

and, honestly, guys, it sounds better than ever.

We did throw this truck on the dyno here, because we do have one at the shop, and we

wanted to compare the power output to the tires compared to a 2015 5-liter truck.

And, honestly, we were blown away by the results.

The 2018 truck made 341 horsepower and 355 foot-pounds of torque to the tire.

Compare that to the 2015 5-liter truck, which made 278 horsepower and 316 foot-pounds of

torque to the tire, and, honestly, the 2018 is making a lot more everywhere throughout

Great news for 5-liter fans here for the 2018 truck.

But if I can talk a little bit more about that Coyote, it's only been eight short years

since that thing has been around but in that amount of time easily cemented itself amongst

other Ford great engines in the lineage, like the 427 and the 351, and is definitely a crowd

favorite with both Mustang and truck owners alike.

But, with all that being said, the Coyote is still not the premium power plant in the

That title does belong to the mighty 3.5-liter, twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6, back unchanged

This does include horsepower figures of 375 at the crank and a whopping 470 foot-pounds

And, just like the Coyote, the 3.5 EcoBoost was also born in 2011.

And while it doesn't share that same awesome exhaust note, it does boast best-in-class

towing at just over 13,000 pounds in addition to best-in-class payload at just over 3,000

pounds, so, obviously, the workhorse of the lineup.

But, if you're keeping track at home, you're probably thinking to yourself, "Well, that's

Well, I'm happy to say for the first time ever coming spring of 2018 there will be a

diesel engine under the hood of an F-150, and that is just huge news.

You've been asking for it for a long time.

We don't really know too much about this 3-liter turbo diesel code-named Lion, but we can expect

it's gonna pool pretty well with torque figures in the mid to low 400s, if I were to guess,

while getting the economy gas guys can only dream about.

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