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Now they just need to pull out the stops and make an ecoboost V8.  I want the power and torque of a V10 with the gas mileage of a V8.  lol.

Now they just need to pull out the stops and make an ecoboost V8.  I want the power and torque of a V10 with the gas mileage of a V8.  lol.

Bah, Never would have been a 3.4 without the 3.0.

I owned a 3.0 and a 3.4 car. The 3.0 was definitely better:iagree:

They can't stop making the Ranger, there are too many sold. This 4 cyl ecoboost/3.0 diesel sounds like a good plan...and diesel Ranger just makes good sense. You would torque for limited towing capability combined with hellacious gas mileage. I would buy one for a daily driver! They need to change it up though, I'm pretty sure the current Ranger is still based off the original design from like...1983.
 
Now they just need to pull out the stops and make an ecoboost V8. I want the power and torque of a V10 with the gas mileage of a V8. lol.

After I drive the GenIII.5 MTX Ill let you know what the 3.4 COULD have been like.

You missed a big point in the other post. The diesel engine is for INTERNATIONAL markets (read: NOT US) only. It's highly unlikely a small diesel p/u will make it to the states. "Diesel" still has a bad name here in the US (especially with the target audience for a small p/u), so it's a tough sell for the manufacturer...and it's a more $$$ option. The fuel economy saved over a gas engine takes about 5 years to break even, and for many people, they don't even keep the vehicle that long (unlike we fellow Fox Cat/Bird afficinados :burnout:).
 
I had heard musings of the F-100 being revived on a smaller platform (Dakota-sized perhaps) to take the place of the Ranger. Not sure if that's stil got any traction...
 
I just want to be able to get a V8 in my full sized truck...I just can't stand the sound of those V6s in a full-size p/u!

Well someone is going to try a diesel in a compact truck for the US market...

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/08/taj-mahauler-we-drive-the-mahindra-diesel-pik-up.html

I think that truck buyers definately want diesels no matter what size truck.  And don't forget Ford did make a diesel ranger back in the 80's.  (not sure how successful they were...but they were made).

They should make a Ecoboost V8 for the GT500 By by supercharger hello "environmentally friendly" Ecoboost.