Is there a Gen 3 rumor mill yet?

[Truckzor]

Time will tell what ends up under the hood of cars and trucks.

Amen. And nothing will ever be as exciting as a big powerful engine.

 

[802Avalanche]

Amen. And nothing will ever be as exciting as a big powerful engine.

...that sounds good.

 

[Raptorguy1]

Amen. And nothing will ever be as exciting as a big powerful engine.

That I agree on. I have one of these with 440 V8

 

[EricM]

What I meant to say is the engines may still being offered, but fewer customers are choosing them. Based on what Ford says, the take rate for the V8 has fallen nearly half in 3 years.

Ford doesn't allow the V8 in the top two packages (Raptor and Platinum) and it's a $1000 upcharge over the 2.7 TT on everything else. I'd bet the 5.0L engine and fuel system is cheaper to produce than the 2.7L TT. Ford is cooking the books for CAFE MPG (and making a ton of profit) by making the less fuel efficient V8 more expensive to buy than the smaller turbo engine.

 

[Raptorguy1]

Ford doesn't allow the V8 in the top two packages (Raptor and Platinum) and it's a $1000 upcharge over the 2.7 TT on everything else. I'd bet the 5.0L engine and fuel system is cheaper to produce than the 2.7L TT. Ford is cooking the books for CAFE MPG (and making a ton of profit) by making the less fuel efficient V8 more expensive to buy than the smaller turbo engine.

They're certainly pushing the 2.7. I'm a little surprised that more customers don't choose the 5.0 if they want more power, since the 3.5 is a $1600 upcharge. I see all over the internet how bad the Ecoboost is supposed to be, yet more customers keep choosing them.

 

[kid icarus]

They're certainly pushing the 2.7. I'm a little surprised that more customers don't choose the 5.0 if they want more power, since the 3.5 is a $1600 upcharge. I see all over the internet how bad the Ecoboost is supposed to be, yet more customers keep choosing them.

Agree. I think Ford is pushing the 2.7 in hopes of changing people's minds D's and help forget the 3.5. The 3.5 is going to be used for other things that it's more suited for, but f150 will have the 2.7 base, diesel mid, and 8 cylinder. A hybrid of some sort will fall I there as a special use / fleet model. Thankfully the 3.5 will be out of the f150... Maybe even out production all together.

 

[NASSTY]

They're certainly pushing the 2.7. I'm a little surprised that more customers don't choose the 5.0 if they want more power, since the 3.5 is a $1600 upcharge. I see all over the internet how bad the Ecoboost is supposed to be, yet more customers keep choosing them.

Sasquatch and his many aliases being Sasquatch.

 

[Raptorguy1]

Agree. I think Ford is pushing the 2.7 in hopes of changing people's minds D's and help forget the 3.5. The 3.5 is going to be used for other things that it's more suited for, but f150 will have the 2.7 base, diesel mid, and 8 cylinder. A hybrid of some sort will fall I there as a special use / fleet model. Thankfully the 3.5 will be out of the f150... Maybe even out production all together.

Seems like the 3.0 which was supposed to be exclusive to Lincoln is making it's way in to Ford's now and possibly replace the 3.5?

 

[kid icarus]

Yes - the 3.5 is being replaced by the 3L.

 

[NASSTY]

Yes - the 3.5 is being replaced by the 3L.

You also said the Raptor would have a V8 option in late 2017.