2015 Ford F-150 vs Cadillac Escalade Head-2-Head Mashup Towing Performance Test
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- ( www.TFLtruck.com )The 2015 Ford F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost Twin Turbo and the 2015 Cadillac Escalade don't really compete, but which one tows better? In this TFLTruck Head-2-Head Impromptu Mashup Towing Performance Test we try to find out!
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I get that the escalade is practically like a truck underneath, but they're putting a work truck against a luxury SUV, therefore I'm impressed how convenient the Cadillac can be.
CorkyBurrito Also consider that this F-150 is a King Ranch FX4 with massaging seats. This Cadillac did not get optioned with massage seats. :)
The Fast Lane Truck Actually, the Platinum version does have massage seats.
@@TFLtruck saying Cadillac doesn’t have massage seats already shows you don’t know anything about cars Escalade even have cooler that can keep your drink cold 🤣🤣
They said this Cadillac did not have massaging seats. Keyword this, go back to kindergarten son
I would take 1 Escalade over 10 F150 pickups. The Fords are nice but the Escalade is FAR BETTER all the way around.
I don't care no truck should have a twin turbo.. All V8 power!
Chevy Lamar Very true. It's to bad people can't see that. But a cool thing would be a twin turbo 5L! That would be something to see in the future raptor and f-150. But probably not being ford seem's to think the 3.5 v6's are ``the way of the future'' which I can't see.
*You can't see, well at least you're right about that. When Motor Trend tested the new F-150 with the 2.7L TT against the Chevy Silverado, the 2.7l got 4 more mpg city than the 305 Chevy V-8 and beat it badly in the Performance/Towing Department, it was no contest, the Ford Shit All Over the Chevy, LMAO at the Chevy Idiots.*
Chevy Lamar What about twin turbo V8 power , such as Gale Banks .
Says the chevy guy lol where in 2015
Ford RS
*Another nice advantage to Ford Turbo Technology is, Ford's Turbo Engines can maintain Horsepower at altitude while there's a big drop off in power from the NA Push-Rod Chevy's.*
I️ love my Ford F-150 but if I️ was rich the Escalade would be nice to have too, probably drive the F150 more, but would be nice to roll up to Church in a black Escalade! Come on Powerball!
love your enthusiasm guys, never lose it!
The Fast Lane Truck if you guys test the 3.5 on the ike put one of your go pro's or whatever you use in the engine bay, to see the turbos glowing
Please do this
I like more the Cadillac but I would prefer to have the f150 and a mustang for the same cash than the Escalade
Shit, I'll be happy with either of em. Both companies need to bring back the Escalade EXT and Lincoln Mark LT and make em go head to head.
This was great. Awesome to see torque (initial pull) versus horsepower (continued pull). That twin turbo six rules. Boost for the win!
Nice to see that the F-150 gives displacement a kick in the pants.
Of course the tubro will win against a naturally aspirated v8 at over 8000 feet above sea level. so the fact that the escalade was even wth it was beyond impressive- on sea level the f150 would be a mile behind it then.
Nice results, no reason to own a F150. The Cadillac Escalade is sufficiently versatile.
Not for 40k more...
You really don't think before you talk, do you?
xxijoseaixx F-150 is still probably better towing wise. Towing with a giant SUV is difficult.
H2 is the better towing SUV anyway.
Idiot 90k dollars va 55k dollars and f150 Washington better idiot
Versatile? Are you forgetting the truck bed?! Lmao. Once you own a truck you'll realize how much you use that bed
My dad has a 07 escalade awd 6.2 vortex v8 with 411 hp and 411 pounds of torque. And has pulled a 5 ton truck out of a ditch full of brush with the brakes locked in dirt I think the escalade is an under dog in the towing factor and isn't paid attention to enough.
Pulling something out of a ditch isn't really towing
Pretty impressive a 3.5L turbocharged V6 beats a 6.2L naturally aspirated direct injected V8. The turbocharger definitely has its advantages at high elevation.
Time for Ford to roll out an EcoBoost V8!
1guyin10
*Obama would never go for that.*
I'm a ford guy, but I thought the Cadillac with an 8 speed trans, more torque, and less weight would have pulled away. I can't wait for the 4.0 twin turbo diesel with 10 speed come out
+Robert brown remeber theyre at 8000 ft above sea level. The turbo will win all day
A weird matchup. One is an SUV (based on a truck) and one it a truck. So this is sort of a redundant test. Is the the ike gauntlet from silverthorn to Denver or is it the other way round?
Redundant is not the right word lol
I'm impressed with the big Cadillac. Not a fan of the air puffed V6 ford engines.they need another big bore V8. The EB has had its fair share of problems and should be only available for cars only
Ford has V8s but nobody respects them anymore
I'd say the F-150 wins. It has more weight to haul and is going just as fast.
freezor80 And has less HP and less FT pounds and less cubic inches and less gears and cost a lot less. ;)
That is very true Big Bend Broncos.
freezor80 The Escalade weighs 1k pounds more.
That still gives it about a 500lbs advantage. for every 100lbs you subtract you can add 10hp. So the Escalade basically has an additional 50hp. It is more powerful to begin with and it still only tied.
freezor80 Plus 700lbs lighter to add onto the mix.
Reminds me of the old man flooring the old F-350 duallie with a 38 foor trailer in the back, four of us inside, on I-25 up the hill (in New Mexico, pretty close to the border with Colorado). That was some crazy driving, because we were moving at 90 mph. Wasn't too smart doing that speed with the trailer, but that spoke volumes about the torque of the good old 7.3L Ford diesel engine.
People that don't travel at high altitude really don't understand how much power a naturally aspirated engine loses. I thought the Ford would walk away from the Escalade but I was way off. At sea level that escalade would have walked away easily. For those saying the Ford is just a v6 realize it is twin turbo charged and that more than makes up for it's lack in displacement and in this case gives it a advantage at higher altitude. Hell I have seen boosted civics with a 1.8l 4 banger smoke corvettes so quit hyping the ford because it is a v6.
I would still go for the f150 any day over the Cadillac
trials_bike2000
That Escalade probably costs $40K MORE than the F150.
I know why, because you can afFORD it!
Rey Perez
That is hilarious!!!!
stchman you can buy THREE f150's for the price of one cadillac and they will both sell for about the same price in ten years
phil tripe
A well equipped Escalade costs about $80K. The average new 2015 F150 is about $40K. I call BS.
The problem with a V-6 is all the crap you have to do to them to get power from them...The Eco boost has twin turbos..variable valve timing 4 cams with all the pressurized chain tensioners cam phasers etc. to go along with it.. On they can make power but they don't last... All I see at the 8 car dealerships I work at are V-6 engines sitting on the ground and not in the truck or car. They are junk no matter who makes them including GM.
Mine has lasted over 150,000 miles with no problems towing Its Maximum and I to 7 days a week
Could you review the King Ranch version or at least give us thoughts on how it feels interior wise in the tow off?
Miguel Perez No, they can't. They are too damned incompetent to actually give us an actual review. They are soooo brain-damaged, all they care about is how fast something can tow a weight. As though that is the main and ONLY reason that a person would buy an Escalade; a Toyota Land Cruiser; an Infinity Luxury Ute, etcetera.
Wow! What a fun review. Best one I have seen yet. Impressive.
The Cadillac Escalade had the towing gear ratio 3.42. The F150 has the 3.31 and not the 3.55 which is preferred for towing.
DJKiDDKlashez My Ecoboost with 3.73's would have blown the doors off the Escalade. lol
what cab? supercrew? 3.73+ with the 6speed, is perfect for towing. EcoBoost got dat low end torque... boi I'll tell ya what! P.S. i agree! torque monster.
DJKiDDKlashez
Supercrew, 4x4, and 3.73's with rear locker.
You cannot get an Escalade with 3.42s, only the 3.23. The only way you can get the 6.2/8 speed combo with 3.42s is to buy a GM pickup and get the max tow package.
Ford Chevy
V6 V8
365HP 420HP
420TQ 460TQ
6 speed 8 speed
tow - 7,500lbs tow - 7,000lbs
I'd say the Ford Won
I like this can you all do more videos like this The Fast Lane Truck
I doubt any Escalade drivers would care if its a truck underneath
They will when they are towing their 38ft Donzi
Mohammad Sadiqi People who buy Escalade's have no idea what the difference is between uni-body construction and body on frame construction. I would never even consider buying one of those gaudy pieces of trash.
Mohammad Sadiqi seriously lol.
That was awesome Roman!
Hi guys, love the show. Have you thought about a comparo between the 2.7/3.5/5.0 f150. See which is the best tow and MPG etc? A triple header would be cool.
It really doesn't matter which one is faster. The competition between Ford/Chevy/Dodge/Nissan/Toyota has made everybody's truck driving experience better. Look back at the 1950's model trucks and put it next to todays modern counterpart. The new compact/midsize trucks now can out haul, out run any of those old beaters. Stock truxk to stock truck. Personally i like Chevy so i buy Chevy. My brother likes Ford and he buys Ford. Is one of our trucks better because of the decal on the fender, No. If everybody drove the same thing and wore the same thing life would be very dull. We can all agree today you cant go wrong buying any of these trucks. If you do the proper maintenance on your vehicle it will last forever.
The wind resistance on either trailer is more relevant than the weight!
365 vs 420 HP
420 vs 460 ft pounds
6 speed vs 8 speed
7500 vs 7000 so equal weight
Nobody wins here,
Ford Edge vs Nissan Murano, please TFL team
jandj Godwin F150 gvw 4,930lb Escalade gvw 5,840lb
Nope F 150 3.5l TT Super Crew as tested is 5230 pounds, add to it,500 pound extra payload, its actually 5800 ish
jandj Godwin Yep, and it's a King Ranch, they are a lot heavier.
BigBendBroncos
king ranch,
sure,
if its a king ranch it weighs over 5550 pounds, so in effect its 500 pounds heavier than the Escalade..
what kind of vehicle was the F150 towing?
it looks badass
Cubic inches beated by a V6 EB
I like the Ford better then the GM. I have 209,000 miles on my 2009 Ford Focus SE and that car never left me stranded. And my 96 Saturn I got rid of around 163,000 and it was maybe around 130,000 when that car left me stranded twice. So that shows that the Ford is a better vehicle. And if I get a better job I plan to get a new Ford F150 Sueprcrew XLT Sport with the 6.5 box and 4x4. Hopefully in Silver as thats the color of my Focus.
Put two turbos on the Caddy and see what happens.
It will blow up because the motor isn't built for them...People think you can just add power adders to na cars and nothing else and all will be fine...keep dreaming.
It depends on how much boost is set too. Caddy 6.2 can handle 8 psi in its stock form
Unless the pistons are forged, which doubt they are in newer caddy for fuel economy they use hyperutectic ...even 8psi will grenade them in short order, yeah you might get 10-20k miles out of them if you lucky and have zero detonation in that time.
Then what's the point in testing a factory vehicle or do you not understand the simple concept of them testing vehicles as they're sold from the dealer
The f-150 will destroy the caddy as they go up farther. Being thinner air and higher altitude. So yeah those turbo's give the f-150 a very good advantage. But I do wish Ford kept the 6.2 and upped the torque to 480 and horse power to 430 or 440. Then that would be a head to head challenge. But who know's maybe in 2017 with the new raptor they will release it again with those number and also maybe a superchager PKG for the raptor from roush and also offer it in the f-150 but without the supercharger. But time will only tell!
Kyle Fitzgerald The new raptor will have a 3.5 ecoboost I believe. No more big v8 :(
***Classified*** Yes I know. Kinda defeats the purpose of the raptor.
Kyle Fitzgerald Yes and no. I thought it did at first, but the article I read said the 3.5 ecoboost will have a 450 to 500 hp output! That is unreal for a v6.
***Classified*** Yeah, but just means as the more miles you put on it, means the more problems down the road. But what I would have liked to see would have been a 5L ecoboost pumping out 550+ hp and 500+ pounds of torque.
Kyle Fitzgerald I agree, the turbochargers never want to last forever. Long live the 302's, 351's, and 350's.
That's awesome
Awesome gentlemen. Totally...freakin'....AWESOME! :)
I think either can win considering the elevation.
Compare 5.0 and ecoboost
Post more videos like this!!!
If you were buying a used truck for around 20k what one would you pick?
dan simmons Tacoma with a stick shift if you don't need a full size. So much fun to drive.
Escalade
"Turbos are gonna kick in soon"? Seriously? The turbos spool up on these engines pretty quick. A turbo engine will preform better then a NA engine at high altitude.
The ford will beat the Cadillac as they head further up. Sea level will be another story. I got why ford uses the eco boost for power and economy but for fucks sake give an option for a big throaty V8 for the people that want it. If a person wants it they won't care about mpg. For people that drive only V8 like me " 2011 DTS platinum and 2015 escalade platinum" we want that throaty sound and torque. I'm waiting for the CT6 to pop out with a V8 before I'll upgrade my DTS. Not all about that harsh sounding 3.6 v6
an actual non bias comment on a Ford vs gm video. my hats off to you bravo
3.5 EB ike gauntlet coming soon?
Marc Monson Yes!
watched it a bit ago. good video
Ah the good old Chevy Tahoe with a $20 000 badge.
The place from the beginning looks very similar to crested butte Colorado
This video just proves their is no replacement for displacement..... Oh, and I found the problem with the Ford F150, they circled it on the grill......
So is it the HP since it peakes at higher RPM or the torque which is pushing up the hill. ?
This is about torque.
philarob80 you need torque as number 1 for trucks , suvs & all kind of sport cars .
So lets say the caddy had same displacement.. But 100 or so HP less same Tq figures would they still have been side by side like that
philarob80 Possibly. But hp is more so for speed not pulling power.
philarob80 It's hard to say because there's much more to consider besides power output. These trucks have very different transmissions, different final drive (rear diff) ratio, significantly different weights (for their gross vehicle and towing weight), plus they're at altitude, so the 3.5 with forced induction is affected less by the less dense air.
...Cant beat cubic inches...
billy fatbowe
Did you watch the video? They called it a dead draw. The two were going back and forth for the lead, no truck pulled away . The F150 also had 500lbs more than the Cadillac on its trailer.
jeremymvail even with an additional 500 lbs on the trailer, the caddy is still heavier by over 400 lbs. The escalade weighs almost 1k more then the F150.
billy fatbowe Actually you can, both cars were around the same yet the Ford was using an engine half the size of the one in the GM.
Eric M If it didn't have turbos that would be an accurate statement.
Eric M Actually, turbos displace as well. So no, you can't beat more displacement.
V6 vs V8 incredible Ford win
note to self Cadillac weighs 1200 pounds more than the Ford pickup it was no contest the Cadillac with Ave the Ford for lunch if it would have been an even toe the Ford only had 500 pounds more on the back that means Cadillac was pulling at least 800 pounds more total so suck on that
im still waiting for ford mgp test when will it come?
***** Are you looking for a 3.5L EcoBoost MPG run that is done like we did with the 2.7L EcoBoost?
The Fast Lane Truck
u done mpg test with ram disel 2 moths and silverado 6,2 a month ago.so i wonder wher s f150.to be clear i dont mean ike guntlet
Don't forget the Escalade weighs 1k lb more.
Yes true but, that's made up by having more HP and tq. So in a way they are even.
A thousand pound difference isn't made up by just a few hp.
For d is the true king
swap the trailers and get a 6 2 Denali! that enclosed trailer has a lot of wind break!
So does a trailer hauling a 1960's truck....
wow, the poor drivers behind this
I like your show but your videos waste too much time on intros and build up.
how can you compare a escalade to a ford lmao
Ford has less issues
i like both these vehicles but for me they ruined the escalade front to big and the back lights are so tall ugly ugly and the f 150 changed the tail gate im not a fan of either but both vehicle obviously perform well just cosmetic problems trying to make cars for futuristic looking wrecks them.
Captain420Malone agreed
SVT vs SRT
I would like to know the axle ratio for both vehicles. Thanks
DJKiDDKlashez I'm pretty sure the ford has the 3.73 being it's got the towing pkg. And the caddy probably has maybe a 3.55 or 3.63 or what ever they offer in the caddy's.
Kyle Fitzgerald the cadillac is offered with either a 3.42 or a 3.73 the one that they prob had was the one with the 3.73
Wolfman Performance Productions Possibly, but usually TFL Truck never get's the car company's big gear ratios, or so I think. Just from being that their 15 lariat 2.7 only has the 3.55 when they could have got the 3.73. But what ever, mostly what they have on the lot I guess.
Ford highest gear ratio is 3.55 out the factory, GM is 3.42 now days and 3.23 (this only applies to 6/8 spd automatic )
DJKiDDKlashez The Ford had the 3.31 and the Cadillac the 3.42
Cadillac and ford vs chrysler and dodge. FORD IS SVT AND DODGE IS SRT
Naturally aspirated engines lose 3% of their power. per 1000' of elevation. Most of the U.S. lies beneath the 1000' ceiling. Those people will never realize they've lost 15 hp, in their 500 HP car. It's when you are running the Ike Gauntlet @ 9,000+' they you soon see and feel your 500 HP car falling on its face. It has literally lost 135 HP at the crank! Ask me how I know this?... I drive an M156 E63 AMG. It feels like you're dragging an anchor.
This not fair test truck biger and more weight
and the eco turd is consuming more fuel.
Lucky ones 😊
no way in hell are those loads the same, also the cadillac is haulling nearly 1 ton more weight. 3 rows of seats, dvd players, huge alternator, rear heat and a/c etc. plus at 200k miles the 6.2 will have had the spark plugs replaced and the ford will need a set of turbos and probably a reman by that point in its life cycle.
also if you need more power from the ford it will result in seriously accelerate engine wear.
He told you that the ford was towing 500 lbs more....with an engine half the size
Or get a 5.0 v8 ford..massaging heated/cooled seats and huge moonroof
Horsepower gets you up a hill, not torque. Therefore, if manufacturers' figures are to be believed, the Cadillac should win as it's got 55hp more and two extra gears to keep the revs up at maximum power. The fact the Ford kept pace makes you wonder about GM's power claims‼️😟🚙🐎💨=🐂💩
The escalade is most likely heavier
MrKeyboardCommando Torque is literally everything for hillclimbing . . . Horsepower does not say anything about the ability of a car to maintain a certain speed on a certain incline, that's torque. Horsepower is acceleration, while torque is the ability to rotate the wheels against forces. This is why you see little sedans with their V6s go up hills like turtles and race downhill above 120 mph. Economy V6s are usually more horsepower-ish than being torque-ish. Trucks are tuned to have a flat torque band while non-towing vehicles have a hill-ish torque band.
jeffrey625625 Torque has nothing to do with climbing hills. Horse power is what gets you up the slope. That's why you gear down when you are running out of grunt; to get back up the power band.
The f150 has turbos so the elevation hardly affects its power numbers while the escalade is down on power because of its inability to get as much air as when it's at sea level
Lucas D I've never been totally convinced by this argument. Altitude generally means colder, denser air, which will partially offset the rarefying effect of altitude. Plus, the turbo is using the same air. I think the main reason for the performance parity is GM's optimistic power claims.
Real trucks don't need turbos
So that means diesels aren't real trucks either?
Ford f150 destroy GM in one test
Cadillac vs gmc Yukon
Same platform
king502NB
I wonder why GM does not offer the 6.2 in either the Suburban or Tahoe.
stchman Because then there wouldn't be much reason to get the Yukon Denali or Escalade.
sugonmaballs you both are wrong they offer the 6.2l in both the tahoe and the suburban
Wolfman Performance Productions Nope, fraid not. 5.3 only for Tahoe and Suburban. Source: Chevy's site: www.chevrolet.com/tahoe-full-size-suv/specs/trims.html, www.chevrolet.com/suburban-suv/specs/trims.html
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The ford hurts my eyes
Ford
The Cadillac weighs a lot more though