I’m not making it up. Ford is in the difficult position of having to compete directly against an upcoming TRX Hellcat powered truck. And FCA makes a much nicer quality truck interior on top of it.
the model run is coming to a close. The market is becoming saturated with the twin turbo V6 and the tiny iterative changes across model years isn’t enough to make someone upgrade. I paid over sticker for my truck and sat on a waiting list for it. Now I pass by the dealer and see half a dozen sitting on the lot. I’m routinely getting mailers to come get a great deal on a 2019.
Now if you were Ford... how would you drum up business to extend the platform and close out the model? More horsepower. You can’t get much more out of this ecoboost from the factory and still meet reliability standards and emissions. The easy and popular way to make more power is to use an existing power plant that already has it... the mustang engine.
They’ll sell a ton of trucks at a premium before the line comes to an end. Simple economics.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a26912015/ford-f-150-raptor-v-8-supercharged/