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Ford needs to simplify and also enhance the powertrains for the future F150. The trend on your ecoboost 4 cylinder engines have been, longer stroke and smaller bores, I assume to make the engines absolutely bullet proof with longer service life added! Why not do the same for the naturally asperated 5.0 V8? Take the bore back to 90.2 mm like the 4.6 V8 and increase the stroke to something like 98.7 mm. Deck height could go back to a round 256 mm like the old 5.4 V8 to give a rod to stroke ratio of about 1.77 to 1. This would make a better truck engine than the current Mustang based 5.0 V8 and at a 90.2 mm bore , the cylinders could be surrounded by water for improved high load cooling and durability! If more torque is required, do a 108 mm stroke version of this engine for something like 5.5 or 5.6 liters . Try giving the customer Ecoboost torque without the turbos! Your comments are welcome edselford    

Explorer EV and Capri are prime examples of the tinking at Ford back in 2018 when using VW MEB toolkit seemed like a good idea before Ford knew how to develop affordable BEVs, we’r seven or eight years on and the promise of affordable EVs is still to be delivered. On the face of it, EVs look to be simpler to mage but I think the issue is the complexity and cost within the battery - something that has always tripped up faster embrace of EVs…..

I get the feeling that the great Ford reset will have us all scrambling for leaks over the next year or so. At least it gets folks talking about Ford which is important when you have very few new vehicles to show…

As countries develop, they become less dependent on oil for economic growth. Oil intensity has been declining for decades. Countries are moving away from fossil fuels because they are disposable and few countries have control over their source of energy. Renewables are allowing those countries to aggressively lower their Oil intensity.   Oil Intensity: The Curiously Steady Decline of Oil in GDP    

I remember the base 2012 Focus S had power front windows and hand cranks in the rear. Odd choice since the rest of the models already had power rear windows. Two designs cheaper than one design and slightly more content? 

I agree—it’s petty. But we did have a fun little crime spree over the summer where kids were breaking into cars for entertainment. All they had to do was press the garage door opener to get full access, because obviously the garage is reserved for Grandma’s finest RoomToGo antiques, while the cars with monthly payments get slow-roasted in the Florida sun.   So I did hear from a few people who didn't want homelink in their vehicle and instead of "Oh you can de-program it so it doesn't give access to the garage...but instead it became "Have you considered throwing away all that paid off garbage in your garage and just park your car inside?"     And we aren't talking homes with 2 car garage...it's 3-4 car garages  🤪

It might have been mentioned before but I just learned that the '26 Mustang does not have HomeLink on any trim level or with any option.   That would come close to being a deal breaker for me.    Clipping a garage door opener to a visor is about as crude as having a prop rod to hold up the hood. 

https://fordauthority.com/2026/02/2026-ford-expedition-drops-standard-4-way-head-restraints/ ...on Active only. Still std on Tremor, King Ranch & Platinum, and as part of a $3130 option group on Active.

Here is the problem-that same oil is being used for other things that don't have viable replacements.    We've been an oil based economy for over 125 years now, it going to take at least half that time to even maybe cut back on 1/2 the amount of oil we use