That's what the big shots at Ford have traditionally done, but Billy Boy said this recently:  

I knew you would...... 😎

But those aren't mass market engines and they don't compete with Fords.   The Tacoma 2.4l turbo has 278 hp/317 lb/ft Lexus RX-350 2.4l turbo is 275/317   Ranger 2.3L turbo has 270 hp/ 310 lb/ft. Mustang 2.3 turbo is 315/350.   Big difference in low volume high performance engines vs mass market engines.  Apples and oranges.  Ford puts their money into Coyotes and Diesels and Godzilla.  Others put their money into smaller engines.  

Can confirm on the Ferrari V8...

I guess I stopped reading at that's the point 😎   The real issue is that they decided to divert so many ICE resources to EV development that yielded absolutely nothing and killed Edge in the process.  I wish they kept Oakville and gave it a c2 Edge and Nautilus.  Redesigned Escape and Corsair in Louisville and put ce1 in BOC.   But that ship has sailed.   I still think it's possible they move Maverick/replace it with something new in TTP, import Bronco Sport and give Hermosillo a new Escape and/or Edge/Nautilus.

I get it but even my 2.5 turbo sounds great to me with active exhaust open.   And nothing sounds better to me than a Porsche flat six at 9000 rpm.  Maybe a flat plane crank Ferrari v8 inches behind your head......

I mean, sure it sounds ok, but not a nice V8 sound (I also had the active exhaust on my Mustang).

Hmmm, our Bronco sounds pretty damn good with the 2.7L.   Now, it's not Mustang-sexy sounding, but still good.   Sounds much better than the Mach-E!  😄 (except on longer trips where I love the silence)

Uhhhh.........lol               I do also think it could've helped with other new models, but obviously that's with some hindsight viewing of EV product plans not working out as intended.

The point is to avoid the "adequate" stupidity that cost them so dearly a couple of decades ago. When Toyota can tout a 300 hp turbo 3 cylinder, Benz has 400 hp 2.0 turbo 4s, and so on...it's called competition, and it's not a new thing. The 5.0 in the Dark Horse is obvious excellent, but the 2.0 EB is lagging behind its competition (unless they make the performance remap a real option, which would help), and the same is true in the engines assigned to the remaining "volume models". As Ford is basically known a recall factory right now, having some updates to show progress in something besides class action suits would, in itself, be good for business.