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Originally Posted by FarmerFran
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Isn't Rubicon a Badlands competitor? You can add on Extreme Recon just like adding on Sasquatch. Raptor seems like it should be a step higher than that.
While the 392's 470hp@6000rpm and 470tq@4200rpm is a healthy lead over even the current base 3.0EB's 400hp@5500rpm and 415tq@3500rpm. The Hybrid's 494hp@5500rpm and 620tq@3000rpm isn't anything to sneeze at.
The issue is the weight penalty. In Aviator the hybrid system adds something like 780lbs. Bronco already tops similar Wrangler trims by like 50lbs trim to trim. So using it would be nothing more than a Pyrrhic victory for Ford. But to be fair, the general public might not see it that way as all they'll see is HYBRID and the higher output numbers without taking into account the whole picture.