Power Boost Test Drive.

[Atlee]

Monday, I took the Fusion in for an oil change tire rotation. The dealer had a PB on his lot so I took it out for a test drive. It was an XLT with 302A, 4x4, and 5' box. It did not have the 7.2 Kw generator option. I had ordered one on 09/01/21, but never actually driven one.

Salesman put on the dealer tags and off I went. It was a 17.9 mile test loop that included a drive through town with stop lights and 35mph speeds. Then there was a stretch of 45 mph while still in town. Then there was a long stretch of 55 mph 4 lane country road. Coming back was interstate driving at 70 mph. And for once, luckily there was a 2 mile back up on the interstate before I got off, back in the town. It was good to experience 5 mph driving in an interstate back up.

My impressions. 1) I noticed the somewhat harsh transmission shifting. Does not shift as well as the 6sp in my current 2014 EB. Definitely noticeable, but didn't seem to be as bad as some folks are posting about on here and other F150 forums I frequent. 2) I didn't find any fault in the braking. It's a little different from ,y truck, but it's a little different from my Fusion. 3) Even though it was a FX$, the tire tread seemed to be more like all season tires rather than A/T tires. The ride was definitely much quieter than the BR Goodrich KO2 A/T's on my 2014 truck. 4) It handled in a very civil manner. 5) I never heard the back up noise while outside. From inside it didn't sound very loud.

I got 23.7 mpg in the 17.9 mile mixed course, and 4.4 miles of electric driving.

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[Atlee]

I just noticed on the window sticker the sold to address is Cross Roads Ford, Apex, NC which is a "suburb" of Winston Salem, NC. The truck is in the lot od Sheehy Ford-Ashland, Ashland, VA.

 

[Anseld1986]

I just noticed on the window sticker the sold to address is Cross Roads Ford, Apex, NC which is a "suburb" of Winston Salem, NC. The truck is in the lot od Sheehy Ford-Ashland, Ashland, VA.

Apex is actually about 100 miles southeast of Winston-Salem - its more of a 'suburb' of Raleigh.

 

[Atlee]

Apex is actually about 100 miles southeast of Winston-Salem - its more of a 'suburb' of Raleigh.

Interesting. The mailing address on the window sticker reads Winston Salem. Maybe a second Cross Roads location?

 

[CaptainAmericaRob]

Monday, I took the Fusion in for an oil change tire rotation. The dealer had a PB on his lot so I took it out for a test drive. It was an XLT with 302A, 4x4, and 5' box. It did not have the 7.2 Kw generator option. I had ordered one on 09/01/21, but never actually driven one.

Salesman put on the dealer tags and off I went. It was a 17.9 mile test loop that included a drive through town with stop lights and 35mph speeds. Then there was a stretch of 45 mph while still in town. Then there was a long stretch of 55 mph 4 lane country road. Coming back was interstate driving at 70 mph. And for once, luckily there was a 2 mile back up on the interstate before I got off, back in the town. It was good to experience 5 mph driving in an interstate back up.

My impressions. 1) I noticed the somewhat harsh transmission shifting. Does not shift as well as the 6sp in my current 2014 EB. Definitely noticeable, but didn't seem to be as bad as some folks are posting about on here and other F150 forums I frequent. 2) I didn't find any fault in the braking. It's a little different from ,y truck, but it's a little different from my Fusion. 3) Even though it was a FX$, the tire tread seemed to be more like all season tires rather than A/T tires. The ride was definitely much quieter than the BR Goodrich KO2 A/T's on my 2014 truck. 4) It handled in a very civil manner. 5) I never heard the back up noise while outside. From inside it didn't sound very loud.

I got 23.7 mpg in the 17.9 mile mixed course, and 4.4 miles of electric driving.

good review, MPG is great!
I see it has Michelin tires on it, where as the black truck in the background has the Goodyear Territory AT's on it. There seems to be 3 different tires offered, but nowhere on the site does it tell you which ones your truck will have. I have a Lariat PB, FX4 being built this week, hoping for the Goodyear AT tires.

 

[Atlee]

good review, MPG is great!
I see it has Michelin tires on it, where as the black truck in the background has the Goodyear Territory AT's on it. There seems to be 3 different tires offered, but nowhere on the site does it tell you which ones your truck will have. I have a Lariat PB, FX4 being built this week, hoping for the Goodyear AT tires.

Of course that isn't the truck I'm getting. It absolutely doesn't have nearly the right options, plus has some I wouldn't want.

What did surprise me about that truck was the tires on it. The tread doen't like like any kind of AT tire, even the relative mild AT tires, but it had the FX4 option.

 

[Anseld1986]

Interesting. The mailing address on the window sticker reads Winston Salem. Maybe a second Cross Roads location?

The only addresses I see on the picture you posted are in Wake Forest and Apex which are both located next to Raleigh. I think the only Crossroads Ford near Winston Salem is in Kernersville (we have a number of them across the state). Not that it really matters - I just live in Raleigh, so I'm familiar with both the Apex and Wake Forest locations. =)

 

[Just Me]

3/11/2021 build date? Must have been stuck somewhere for awhile. My Platinum FX4 came with Hankook tires in February. Looks like a road tire. I’m at 20,000 miles on my road test.

 

[RJL1400]

good review, MPG is great!
I see it has Michelin tires on it, where as the black truck in the background has the Goodyear Territory AT's on it. There seems to be 3 different tires offered, but nowhere on the site does it tell you which ones your truck will have. I have a Lariat PB, FX4 being built this week, hoping for the Goodyear AT tires.

I got Goodyear. Did not know which brand I was getting but are Goodyear’s any good?

 

[Vulnox]

good review, MPG is great!
I see it has Michelin tires on it, where as the black truck in the background has the Goodyear Territory AT's on it. There seems to be 3 different tires offered, but nowhere on the site does it tell you which ones your truck will have. I have a Lariat PB, FX4 being built this week, hoping for the Goodyear AT tires.

My Lariat PB, FX4 has Hankook Dynapro AT2s, although like any of them it has the Ford tread pattern.

 

[Mxp0w3r25]

I got Goodyear. Did not know which brand I was getting but are Goodyear’s any good?

I have Goodyear on mine as well.

 

[Vulnox]

May help to mention wheel sizes along with a package like FX4, I have the 20" wheels along with FX4 and have the Hankooks, not sure if that plays into it.

 

[Orlando150]

My Lariat PB FX4 has Goodyear Wranglers. 18" wheels.

The look good and ride well on the street. I'm sure they are not as good as retail ATs like KO2 but I'm not doing anything crazy with mine so they're fine for me.

 

[dmac]

For 18's, Goodyear Territory A/T for Lariat, King Ranch, XLT Sport, and STX.

Michelin Primacy XC for other XLT and XL.

I have the Goodyears. Was going to take them off but they looked great and ride ok.

Their dry traction is a little lacking (probably since they have such a narrow tread width @ 7.8" for a 275 tire), but they are heavily sipped and have a pretty aggressive tread so we'll see how they do in the winter. They ride nice and are very quiet. No offroading yet.

 

[Snakebitten]

I have a build date of January 29.
But a "release date" of March 2

I'm not certain what a release date actually is, but I don't think it's a stretch to say an unreleased truck isn't one that has been shipped. (or released) And we all know that these days a truck can be "built", but not released/shipped for any number of days or weeks or even months.

Add to that I purchased it May 21 and the dealership has the smallest of inventory and nothing was sitting long.

"Build date" to customer driveway isn't typical right now. So many variables at play.

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