Ford_News
07-29-2011, 03:50 PM
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TheDetroitBureau.com is reporting a few juicy rumors about the future of full-size pickups from both General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/general motors) and Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford). According to details supplied by shadowy sources, Ford is currently hard at task on the development of a range of new V6 engines. The powerplants are said to be under development in a range of sizes, including 2.6-, 2.7- and 3.0-liter displacements. The engines are being crafted under the codename "Nano" with a single dual-stage turbo making up for the cut in displacement. The largest of the trio is said to have a target of 300-315 horsepower, which is effectively what the current naturally-aspirated 3.0-liter V6 churns out. TDB maintains that the new V6 lumps may also work their way into the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang) line at some point as well.
The report indicates that GM, meanwhile, is hard at work on a forced-induction V6 of its very own to fight Ford's EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) surge. Additionally, the company's heavy-duty trucks will be the only models available with the big-boy 6.2-liter V8, while both light- and heavy-duty pickups will be available with the company's 6.0-liter V8. Finally, the tried-and-true 5.3-liter V8 will soldier on for the next-generation as well.Unconfirmed next-generation Ford and GM truck powertrain details swirl (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/29/unconfirmed-next-generation-ford-and-gm-truck-powertrain-details/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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TheDetroitBureau.com is reporting a few juicy rumors about the future of full-size pickups from both General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/general motors) and Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford). According to details supplied by shadowy sources, Ford is currently hard at task on the development of a range of new V6 engines. The powerplants are said to be under development in a range of sizes, including 2.6-, 2.7- and 3.0-liter displacements. The engines are being crafted under the codename "Nano" with a single dual-stage turbo making up for the cut in displacement. The largest of the trio is said to have a target of 300-315 horsepower, which is effectively what the current naturally-aspirated 3.0-liter V6 churns out. TDB maintains that the new V6 lumps may also work their way into the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang) line at some point as well.
The report indicates that GM, meanwhile, is hard at work on a forced-induction V6 of its very own to fight Ford's EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) surge. Additionally, the company's heavy-duty trucks will be the only models available with the big-boy 6.2-liter V8, while both light- and heavy-duty pickups will be available with the company's 6.0-liter V8. Finally, the tried-and-true 5.3-liter V8 will soldier on for the next-generation as well.Unconfirmed next-generation Ford and GM truck powertrain details swirl (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/29/unconfirmed-next-generation-ford-and-gm-truck-powertrain-details/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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