Kaz109
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100% agree with thisThe Raptor isn’t a truck for the masses.
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100% agree with thisThe Raptor isn’t a truck for the masses.
The idea behind that thought was that the "masses" meant the offroad truck buyer.The Raptor isn’t a truck for the masses.
Why not offer a eco boost similar to the one now but more tuned that puts out the HP and shifts crisp like a goose tuned from the factory with the warranty
I think that is the problem. Making something perform like that at those power levels probably won't bode well for warranty costs (5yr/60k miles). Another powerplant is required to get up in reliable HP.
You misunderstood my comment. I do not think that Ford can make the current ecoboost to that level of performance and still have good (low) warranty costs for 5yr/60k miles. Take that a step further, I am not sure it would pass Ford OE validation test to even get in production. The Ford GT has a decent power level (engine still not up to the hemi level of output), but keep in mind that it also has much different parts than a raptor 3.5 ecoboost. Even if we said, just drop a GT engine in, what cost upcharge would that be? Would it be easier/cheaper for Ford to just put a v8 in that they already have?Why? Regardless of power level, it would still need to pass all OE durability requirements, just as the current engine does. It has nothing to do with warranty cost.
You misunderstood my comment. I do not think that Ford can make the current ecoboost to that level of performance and still have good (low) warranty costs for 5yr/60k miles. Take that a step further, I am not sure it would pass Ford OE validation test to even get in production.
The Ford GT has a decent power level (engine still not up to the hemi level of output), but keep in mind that it also has much different parts than a raptor 3.5 ecoboost. Even if we said, just drop a GT engine in, what cost upcharge would that be? Would it be easier/cheaper for Ford to just put a v8 in that they already have?
Using an existing engine is almost always more cost effective then creating a new one or significantly redesigning another.