You mean direct same body (plus frame and under the skin updates) just with an F-100 badge?   That'd be a lazy approach, IMO.   Not to mention it'd confuse people.

I forgot the next gen got pushed back twice.   Let's hope they take a big step forward design wise, and don't do the warmed over cab approach.  It's sounding like it'll be a big jump forward, but you never know until they actually show it...

That seems inline with rumors .... 😏

I'm going with the F-100 being just the Ranger Super Duty...   Can look at it a couple different ways-   It gives Ford a product that adds to F-series sales number   It allows them to completely overmatch anything the Tacoma can do currently   It allows the base model F-150s to rise in price   It gives more room to the Maverick and CE1/Ranchero to grow in their price segments.  

Gonna be a significantly changed truck if a new engine and the rumored drive by wire and brake by wire materialize. 

It’s widespread throughout the industry. I don’t get it. Are designers making some kind of egalitarian political statement by doing that?

Correct 2029 it is. It was delayed at least twice. It was originally supposed to be a 2027.    There is a new 6 in development but that is all I can say.

How durable long term is the 3.0 compared to the 2.7? 

I believe the NG 150 is a 2029 model. 

My guess......it's all tied to Bronco.  I'd think if one gets it, the other will too, and Bronco is clearly in the drivers seat of the Ranger/Bronco pairing in the US.  A hybrid has been a rumor for Bronco since pre-debut, but hasn't shown up yet, but a next-gen model isn't slated until 2030 IIRC.....guess it depends if they allocated space for a battery or not as to whether we see it sooner or have to wait for a redo...