Carlee Mallard, Winning Driver of Ford F-150 EcoBoost Challenge, points volunteers to a local grocery store.
The Ford F-150 EcoBoost® is known for delivering impressive results, but F-150 EcoBoost Challenge winner Carlee Mallard stepped up to the plate by achieving an average of 28.3 mpg throughout her week with an F-150. The Raleigh-Durham, N.C., resident also held a community service event that attracted 56 volunteers to help gather water and nonperishables for the Raleigh YWCA that will be distributed to people impacted by Hurricane Irene.
Key Points
- The Ford F-150 EcoBoost Challenge has announced a winner, with Carlee Mallard of Raleigh-Durham, N.C., achieving an impressive 28.3 mpg average throughout her week with an F-150. She also had 56 volunteers attend her community service event where she sought donations for the Raleigh YWCA to be distributed to families impacted by Hurricane Irene.
- Mallard receives a year’s supply of free Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasoline; two Shell-branded stations in Mallard’s city of Raleigh-Durham will offer residents free regular-grade Nitrogen Enriched Gasoline for two hours and 22 minutes on Sept. 9, in a nod to the 22 mpg the Ford F-150 EcoBoost® achieves on the highway.
- The 2011 Ford F-150 equipped with the all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost truck engine delivers an unbeatable combination of power, capability and efficiency, making it perfect for this challenge. It is EPA-certified at 16 mpg city and 22 mpg highway, complementing the best-in-class 420 lb.-ft. of torque the engine produces. It also offers best-in-class conventional towing of 11,300 pounds and best-in-class payload of 3,060 pounds.
