351CJ said:Makes me wonder if the delay to 2008 is for the new 6.2L Hurricane V8.
Great point!!!
351CJ said:Makes me wonder if the delay to 2008 is for the new 6.2L Hurricane V8.
351CJ said:Makes me wonder if the delay to 2008 is for the new 6.2L Hurricane V8.
351CJ said:Makes me wonder if the delay to 2008 is for the new 6.2L Hurricane V8.
RandyB said:That sounds interesting, but they could make plenty of hp with the 5.4 3V w/screw-type blower, probably an easy 450hp. I guess the Dodge truck does have ~500hp though right? Hmmm... Probably has more to do with slow Lightning sales.
tylers65 said:If you read the article carefully, your question is answered.
Ford has come under serious attack lately for their low EPA ratings on an average. Every time they introduce a car, the EPA rating is calculated into said average.
Scenario...
Ford has (for ease of discussion) 10 cars/drivetrain combinations.
Car 1 = 25 MPG
Car 2 = 19 MPG
Car 3 = 28 MPG
Car 4 = 16 MPG
Car 5 = 31 MPG
Car 6 = 20 MPG
Car 7 = 24 MPG
Car 8 = 22 MPG
Car 9 = 18 MPG
Car 10 = 26 MPG
This gives an average of 22.9 MPG
If you add one mre vehicle that gets 15 MPG it brings that average 22.1 MPG.
Now, If the industry average is 24, Ford would not be too far behind as it stands. If the Government requires an average EPA of 23, Ford could more than likely get away with 22.9 as it is soo close to the 23 that the Government requires. But by adding this vehicle would drag the average down nearly an entire point, the government and environmentalists would not take to kindly to them.
Now, this was adding one car that gets low fuel economy, we have yet to introduce to the equasion what having 2 high performance vehicles would do to this average.
If Ford adds the new 6.1L Hemi fighter to the line up, along with the SVT Cobra, any Mustang LE (Shelby or other), a Lightning, and a V8 to the Five Hundred, the EPA rating will tank down so far that the government will indeed go after Ford and the environmentalists would be carrying torches to Dearborn like an angry mob.
As Mustang50v8 said, all we can hope for is a better, badder SVT Cobra.
TomServo92 said:Excellent point. Since the Hurricane is supposed to be the future, maybe Ford is waiting to invest the money in developing a Hurricane-based Lightning instead of one based off the current 5.4.
kirkyg said:CAFE laws dont seem to be stopping chrysler any...they are putting a hemi in anything and everything now and that pig doesn't get any better gas mileage than another v8 around with the same displacement...moreover requiring higher octane fuel as well.
kirkyg
tylers65 said:BMW do not truly make a dent when the largest displacement 3 series gets 30 MPG. The big old 745 still gets 26 MPG.