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That nose…. 😱

What a strange name for a Performance EV Concept……. 😂

Looks like the illegitimate child of a corvette and a McLaren. And not in a good way. Then again I might be biased.

Lately they’ve been during the day, usually at some event.

It’s a given they’re using next gen batteries - won’t work otherwise. Plus other techniques to lighten the vehicle.

I was just thinking that the 3.5 was using a design originally made for larger RWD vehicles where space wasn’t an issue. And then they ran into issues trying to stuff it into a cd3 edge. Maybe if it was only to be used for FWD applications they would have designed it differently to fit externally.

But weren’t those also used in RWD vehicles?

I’m not talking about the 3.5 specifically. Most early FWD vehicles used I4s. Older V6s were usually used in RWD trucks and RWD cars before being adapted to FWD use. I think cd3/cd4 was the smallest platform for the 3.5. But it was also used in F150. Had they developed a 3.5 V6 specifically for small FWD platforms they probably could have made it external.

THEY DIDN'T CHANGE ENOUGH!!!! There saved some of you some time.

Passed one at lunch. Just looks stupid. Kill it already.

There are people who shop within a budget whether out of necessity (this includes most younger buyers) or just personal preference. There are people who are not on a budget but who want the best possible price. Then there are people who buy what they like regardless of cost if they can afford it.

I think it would have required a whole new engine design to move it so it would fit. Downside of using an old engine developed for RWD vehicles.

Got lucky. Must have caught it early.

You mean like Sierra is different from Silverado or Canyon is different from Colorado? 😂😂😂

Agree on the consumer front. Too many people just want the lowest price and don’t care about anything else. However, there are major issues with both Wal-Mart and Chinese companies on the business side. WalMart bullies suppliers. They almost put Vlasic out of business by selling gallon jars of pickles as a loss leader. When Vlasic complained they couldn’t keep up with demand and it was hurting their regular business WalMart threatened to stop selling all their products. They finally gave in right before the company went bankrupt. Another time 3 guys showed up to bid on tube socks. Walmart put them all in a room and told them to fight it out to be the lowest bidder. That’s why I refuse to shop there. The problem with Chinese companies is in addition to cheap labor they are hugely subsidized by the government, so nobody can compete with that head to head. Thats why Tariffs and other restrictions are needed to simply level the playing field.

RWD has better intake and exhaust routing and it doesn’t have to do torque management to protect the FWD drivetrain.

Same reason so many people shop Wal-Mart.

RWD pump is external so if it does fail it doesn’t damage the engine. The internal pump had a design flaw that caused some to fail early but the bigger problem is they leaked internally and usually destroyed the engine. Later versions after 1012 or so have a different design so less likely to fail but still internal.

No - the reason it’s internal is there isn’t room externally. Just change the coolant and you’re probably fine.

You can’t do this to a sedan………

Yep. Fixed that problem awhile back.

The 3.0L just has larger pistons and longer rods - I assume the rest is basically the same so not much savings. And it’s easier to charge extra for more displacement.

The only one worth getting is a Ford ESP. But it’s going to be really expensive if it’s even available. Just put $2K into a savings account instead

The std 3.5 like mine gave max towing capacity at 375 hp, 470 torque. The current 3.0 in Bronco Raptor is 418/440 with cgi block. I don’t see a problem.

I think they’ll drop the 3.5eb and stick with the nano 3.0Leb as the top ecoboost.