This is yet another raised middle finger aimed at human survival.
See: "Human induced climate change" ...
...and think "for people with small private members that feel the need to compensate for them with larger and larger pickup truck engines"
*bonus points for this sausage fest originating on foxnews.com
While it will of course be available to 'enthusiasts' in smaller trucks the reason for it to exist is to improve fuel efficiency and emissions in medium duty trucks (up to Class 5/6) and some smaller RVs, etc.
Unless you'd like to stop having construction done, food and dry goods delivered, etc. they need a modern engine in that class.
In all seriousness, I wonder why they didn't revise the SOHC modular series, perhaps it's a packaging issue? Is the Romeo foundry being used for these?
Whatever. My wife's perfectly happy with her F250 with the old 7.3L Powerstroke diesel. Maybe I'll ask her what she's compensating for :-)
Gotta say, though. I'd love me one of those F150 Raptors. Yummy!
Fuel efficiency? Try 6 mpg when towing. Of course, the customer pays the gas - ha.
To see a pic of one of those barns on a trailer, look at the FAQ page on my site: ksshedbuilder.com
I am surrounded by those hulking beast vehicles and most all of them haven't seen so much as a bale of hay or 2x4 in the bed.
And, me, all I'm wanting is a decent small pickup like those tiny Datsuns and Toyotas in the `70s, but even their smallest pickups are bloated now.
So people thinking about stuff like "Human induced climate change" are actually at fault here, causing more giant trucks to be in use. It would be good to lay off on the regulations; stuff always goes wrong.