Agree cheaper and simpler than diesel, but doesn’t explain why Ford went to cost of developing all-new Godzilla instead of upgrading 5.4L V8 and or 6.8L V10.  I would guess market research, especially from fleets, indicated a pushrod V8 along with simpler port fuel injection was preferred by these buyers.  Don’t get me wrong, my V10 has well over 200,000 miles and still going strong, so not complaining one bit.  Given a choice, would take Godzilla though.

Yup, my range is $45-90k.

I was only going by what C&D said,  I would expect it to start mid $40ks.

It’s no only the AFM lifters failing either, the normal (non-AFM) roller lifters are also failing. Same thing is happening in the 7.3 as well by the way….

Well inventory began shooting up the moment Ram ended production of the classic and its V8….. It may not have been the cause but certainly didn’t help matters, so I would say that Ram is in a much worse situation than GM or Ford 

Well I went from a 3.0L NA v6 fusion that got 17-18 mpg to a 2.0L turbo fusion that got 22 mpg easily and up to 28 on the highway.   And wife went from a 3.5L NA edge and 3.7L NA MKX to a 2.0L turbo Nautilus.  Edge and MKX were at 17-20 mpg.  Nautilus is minimum 22-25 and 28-30 on trips.  And the turbo is easier to drive because it builds torque so quickly at lower rpm.  With the V 6s you had to wind them out to get power.  So other than potential repair costs there is no logical reason to not want turbos.

Start at $65k?  That's steep man......but given Ford's pricing of late, who knows....

Except in this case it was a cheaper simpler alternative to the 6.7 turbo diesel and all the added costs of a diesel including fuel.  When you compare it to a Coyote v8 it’s not that much better.

So that’s $60k - $70k in today’s money.  A 530i 2.0L starts at $60k.  A loaded 540i goes for $80k and only has 375 hp.  No reason a Mustang sedan can’t start at $65k with 350 hp and go up from there.

After owning our Nautilus for 3 years I actually prefer the floating tablet.  It makes the dash behind it significantly lower and more streamlined for better visibility.  It allows the screen to be positioned wherever is most beneficial for the driver and it makes it easier to have different sizes or configurations and easier to upgrade in the future.