New Ford 6.2L V8 might be a pushrod engine?

According to the Sept. Motortrend, Ford hasn't yet decided on whether the upcomming 6.2L V8 will be a pushrod or OHC engine. I guess the engine isn't far enough in development yet.

Aside from being smaller, lighter, and cheaper to build, going with pushrod design will make it easier and cheaper to give the engine cyl. deactivation according to MT.

RandyB said:

I'm not picking on you specifically, but the general consensus seems to be that pushrod engines are superior to OHC engines. Ford has already invested a lot of resources into their OHC program, and I seriously doubt they would start producing pushrod engines again.

What Ford needs is more displacement.

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If I was to put money on it I'd say they are going OHC. But I thought the 6.2L was just a bigger version of the 5.4L V8, it seems that this is an all new engine.

GM has had a lot of success with their newest generation of pushrod V8s and Chrysler switched to OHC V8s (4.7L) and then switched back to pushrod (Hemi) and has had great success. Rumor has it that the '06-07 Toyota full size pickup might have a pushrod V8. After all they developed one from the ground up for their NASCAR craftsman seires truck, they might not let all that R&D go to waste.

Since the top (hp wise) engines in 2005 are all pushrod I wouldn't doubt it if Ford is taking a hard look at a new pushrod V8.
Dodge= 345HP 5.7L pushrod
Chevy= 310HP 5.3L pushrod
Nissan= 305HP 5.6L DOHC
Ford = 300HP 5.4L SOHC 3v

I don't think Ford will dump its OHC engines, but if the 6.2 is all new, then who knows. On a side note, doesn't the 6.2L seem like it is going to overlap performance wise with the 6.8L V10?