Could have been worse. F sales are down, aluminum body supply problems continue but the inventory is in good shape. No surprises with EV sales...
And Heavy Duty Truck is down another 21%.
To Shermonator98
If you go back and look at the original modular 4.6 / 5.4 V8 , there have been many iterations of the 4 valve double over head cam cylinder heads for both the 4.6, the 5.4 and the 5.8 engines most with a 90.2 mm bores.
In every case, the focus has been on improving horsepower with less concern for low end torque and long term durability.
My suggestion is to refocus the future engine on F150 pickups where buyers want best low end torque, long term durability even when towing. Make the powertrain less sensitive to duty cycle and bulletproof its ability to make it to 200,000 miles without any major engine repairs.
Think of what an F150 did years ago with a 300 I 6 or a 360/390 FE V8.
The customer of today are asking for what their dad’s had without all the twin turbos, stop/start, displacement on demand and 0W- oils that leave no room for error in terms of maintenance schedules.
If Ford has already looked at these things and decided not to take the trip, it might be to protect the Ecoboost solutions already in place.
edselford
The front seating position and size is identical to the 2020 Escape (I have a BS and drove my parents 2020 Escape)
The back seat space isn't as bad as people make it out to be and I haven't heard my wife complain at all about the interior space over her old 2017 Escape.