With the advent of electronic doodadery, anything can be anything. Witness the BMW X6 M, a “Sports Activity Coupe” that is neither fish nor Formosa. Though it weighs about as much as the latter, it still punts itself to 60 in under four seconds. Mercedes-Benz will sell you a Geländewagen with summer performance rubber. And farther down the cash-dollars food chain, Ford has now opted to add a “sport” mode to the F-150.
-In 2016 F-150s, a double dab of the “tow/haul” button will light up an amber “S” on the face of the tach, adjust the throttle to offer more torque with a shallower push of the pedal, and hold gears longer for maximum performance. The Blue Oval claims it’s “a bit of Mustang DNA in the F-150.” Automated rev-matching on downshift with the six-speed automatic transmission was developed for Ford’s ponycar and ported to the pickups.
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The new mode is standard on all models, regardless of engine choice, and can be selected in two-wheel drive, 4WD automatic, and 4WD high settings. We predict that down the road, there will be a two-tap pause between “Merle, hold my beer!” and the summary mayhem that invariably follows such a request.
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