[Number 3]

Look a smaller displacement DI Turbo in a truck is a novel idea. It has worked for Ford and they've sold a ton them.

Now they've gone one better with a 2.7L and to make that work they put a few hundred pounds of premium materials into it.

So the question for GM is does Ford now have a Full Size truck that will not only get better MPG than the Silverado but even the Colorado?????

However, the Ford with an Ecoboost and aluminium will have a premium cost. A turbo charger and intercooler will add at least $500 I would think and the aluminium (even by Ford admission posted earlier in this thread) will add $1,000.

So we shall see how this plays out. Ford already had a great interior and I don't see anything in this new truck that raises that bar much if any. I didn't hear of any technology (other than aluminium and ecoboost) that isn't in the competition.

It's a FE vs. Cost play in the market and if Ford has to lose $1,500 or so on an equal sale to a Chevy, that FE number better be big.....................and if it is big, wait for the first commercial of Ford advertising "A Full Size Truck with Mid Size Fuel Economy". Called it here first.

1 - This is a another great truck from Ford. Period.

2 - Ecoboost is nothing special, it's the application of it that is.

3 - Turbos running max boost towing 100% GVW up a hill in 110 F temps are not optimum.