What gas does the 2021 Ford F-150 take?

It depends on the engine: regular gasoline for the 2.7L 6-cylinder turbo, 3.3L 6-cylinder, 3.5L 6-cylinder turbo, 3.5L 6-cylinder turbo hybrid and 5.0L 8-cylinder; diesel for the 3.0L 6-cylinder turbo diesel. The 3.3L 6-cylinder and 5.0L 8-cylinder are flex-fuel and can also run on E85.

Key takeaways

  • 16 EPA-certified configurations listed for the 2021 Ford F-150.
  • Regular gasoline is what the EPA rated it on - paying for premium buys nothing unless the manual asks for it.
  • Only the engines marked flex-fuel can use E85.

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2021 Ford F-150: every EPA-listed configuration
EngineTransmissionDriveRated fuelE85
2.7L 6-cylinder turbo10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineNo
2.7L 6-cylinder turbo10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineNo
2.7L 6-cylinder turbo10-speed automaticRWDregular gasolineNo
3.0L 6-cylinder turbo diesel10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDdieselNo
3.3L 6-cylinder10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineYes (flex-fuel)
3.3L 6-cylinder10-speed automaticRWDregular gasolineYes (flex-fuel)
3.5L 6-cylinder turbo10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineNo
3.5L 6-cylinder turbo hybrid10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineNo
3.5L 6-cylinder turbo10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineNo
3.5L 6-cylinder turbo10-speed automaticRWDregular gasolineNo
3.5L 6-cylinder turbo hybrid10-speed automaticRWDregular gasolineNo
3.5L 6-cylinder turbo10-speed automaticRWDregular gasolineNo
5.0L 8-cylinder10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineYes (flex-fuel)
5.0L 8-cylinder10-speed automaticpart-time 4WDregular gasolineYes (flex-fuel)
5.0L 8-cylinder10-speed automaticRWDregular gasolineYes (flex-fuel)
5.0L 8-cylinder10-speed automaticRWDregular gasolineYes (flex-fuel)

Source: U.S. EPA / DOE fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov). Each row is one certified configuration; a trim or option not sold in a configuration is not listed.

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