Posted on 01/05/2008 9:50:29 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Have you driven a Ford lately?
may be back in vogue..
nothing like a torquey four-cylinder to impress the girls.
By “lighter materials” I assume they mean tinfoil.
Great. Just what I want to take my kids out on the highway in.
When they come up with an “eco-friendly” engine that can power a motorhome, I’ll get one. Until then, I’ll stick with what I have.
When was the last time you saw a Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe or Turbo 4 banger? They used to be all over the road...then POOF!...all gone.
It couldn’t be because reliability goes out the window with the addition of either one, could it? Naw...no way...lol
I'd take a Mustang GT with one of those for $30K in a heartbeat. The bean counters or Congress will find away to screw it up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_5_m-MxptI
Typical Ford. They have to turbo and supercharge everything in order to make power. They can’t just develop a powerful, yet naturally aspirated engine.
There are rumors Ford will unveil a hydraulic hybrid F-150 at the Detroit show. Should be interesting.
It couldn’t be because reliability goes out the window with the addition of either one, could it? Naw...no way...lol
When was the last time you saw a lot of cars from the 80's or early 90's on the road?
It's not that they were unreliable, its that cars have gotten so much better in the last 15 years that there is no reason to be driving a 15 Year old car when you can buy a great 10 year old car for less than $5000.
I have three, 20 year old Turbocharged cars and all are reliable and fast (Not ricer fast, but 11 second @ 115 mph 1/4 mile fast) and cheap to fix if they ever do break.
There is no better way than Turbocharging to make Horsepower for a given engine size. Nobody complains about Porsche and Mercedes reliability.
You’ve never heard of the 427 side oiler, or the 427 OHC, or the 289, or the 302, or the 351 Cleveland, or, or, or?
Must be sad living in such an insular world.
I had a 1957 Ford pickup, a 1961 Thunderbird and a 1968 Ranchero. All three were pieces of junk and I haven't considered buying a Ford since.
They have...the V8 and V10. Problem is they suck too much gas.
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Yeah, Oldsmobile did that in spades.. N/A could put out just over 400 hp (actual not rated) on a 455 ci, and still get 20mpg on the highway (455, 2.43 rear TH400). Move up to a 2004R OD and get 25 mpg.
Perhaps you’ve read we’re talking about modern engines. Does Ford still make a production 427, or 351 Cleveland for their cars? No, they don’t so pull your head out. The current lineup of 4.6L and 5.4L v8 engines are underpowered compared to offerings by GM, Chrysler, Toyota and Nissan.
My 2006 6L GTO w/6spd tranny puts out 400hp and I get anywhere from 24mpg (80mph) to 26mpg (65mph) on the highway. And it doesn't have that 'displacement interruptus' or whatever the heck it's called when the engine shuts down 4 of the 8 cylinders.
My problem is in town. Just can't keep the right foot from hitting the floor all of the time :-)
AI wonder if they’ll put it in their Jaguar?
What’s a hydraulic hybrid?
Here’s some info.
http://www.truckblog.com/story-1505-2009_f150_could_get_hydraulic_launch_assist_technology
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/02/60_mpg_ford_f15.php
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=11036
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