GM to Use Aluminum Bodies on Next Gen Trucks

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Originally Posted by Number 3

Even so, Ford went from a HUGE deficit to a HUGE advantage and is paying a HUGE premium in materials to do it.

Question will be are people willing to pay that premium to now be 300 pounds lighter? GM wasn't getting any additional sales when it was the lightest. It was mentioned in magazine comparisons, but never made huge deal of. GM barely mentioned it in ads.

Is 300 pounds enough to make the 2.7L a viable choice? We have to wait and see. But that is down around 4 cylinder displacement. Ford could do ok though, just not sure I'd buy a FST with a 2.7L engine, turbo or not.

I'd imagine that the EB2.7L will come in number wise, just under the now defunct 3v 5.4L V8. Which by no means is a HUGE set of numbers... but, it should still be just as capable as that engine. Now, will people pay, what I will guess will be, the same price as a 5.0 for the mpg increase if the EB? Well that's up to the market to decide.

I can say personally, that as an owner of an '06 F-150 FX4 that's equipped with the 5.4, if the 2.7 offers comparable performance but much better mpg than 12ci/16hi/14co; then I will be very tempted to replace my aging truck with a nano-EB equipped one.

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fact is for nearly 40 years ford has been WAY behind in engine technology, fuel economy, power and general engineering. they basically almost caught up to GM for a year or two and the pro ford nonsense is through the roof.

fact is that GM has more powerful, better fuel economy engines and their trucks have always been engineered with the KISS method and it has always served them well in the long run.

fords are complexly engineered and are almost impossible to keep running off warranty, but they throw 2 turbos on a v6 and almost everyone loses their minds over it, even though it's a status quo engine at best.