2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami April 08, 2005, 12:49:34 PM "DEARBORN -- Bigger is definitely better.Dodge's reign over the performance truck market will be short-lived, as Ford plans to topple the SRT-10 this fall with a bigger, badder contender from SVT that is certainly worthy of the crown. With 512 horsepower and 640 lb.-ft. of pavement-ripping torque, the SVT Tsunami is likely to show the industry who's king after all."We paid attention to criticisms of past SVT products, but realize we can't take a one-size-fits-all approach" said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford's director of advanced product creation. "So now we've got the top-of-the-line Tsunami, rounding out the SVT lineup with usable cabin space and race-inspired performance while maintaining the versatility of a work truck."Based on the Super Duty F-350 platform, the Tsunami is SVT's latest and most outrageous offering yet. But don't dismiss this pretty contractor vehicle as an overweight marketing toy. This truck means serious business and benefits from all of SVT's usual enhancements. Motivated by the familiar 6.8L Triton® SOHC SEFI 30-valve V10 engine, SVT promotes additional thrust with the help of an intercooled supercharger and tuned exhaust. This powerplant, also slated for use in the next generation Lightning, is more than adequate for propelling Ford's largest and heaviest weapon.An SVT-tuned suspension and larger brakes round out the Tsunami's performance package, and aggressive styling including sculpted sills and a deeper fascia with SVT's trademark round fog lights differentiate the Tsunami from regular F350's. Unique 6-spoke wheels on wide rubber complete the look, giving the Tsunami a menacing stance. Interior appointments include the requisite white-faced gauges and special Alcantara sport seats in front and back, with bright metal trim and carbon-fiber accents to help express the sporting nature of this special Super Duty.When the Tsunami hits the streets this fall, it will be the most powerful factory-built truck ever and just the kind of flagship vehicle SVT needs to reclaim its position at the top of the performance truck industry. Ford is expected to sell the Tsunami for just $54,795 -- significantly more than the starting price of a base-level F350 Super Duty.Following next year's arrival of the Shelby Cobra GT500, SVT will launch the Sport Trac Adrenalin -- a sport utility truck based on the next-generation Explorer. The company has also committed to building a Lightning, based on the F-150, while Ford designers and engineers are contemplating an SVT version of the Fusion, Ford's new midsize sedan that will debut this fall alongside the Tsunami.It's good to be the king."pictureI think it's ugly as sin, but kind of cool. I'd rather see this upcoming Lightning they mention. That front end needs some help. Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #1 – April 08, 2005, 01:02:48 PM I don't know about that thing. Almost looks Photo shoped. The six lug wheels on a 1 ton truck set off alarms. The thing looks like any other beach cruiser you see. Now this v-10 lightning, I want a peek at it. It looks like a great big furnace grate. Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #2 – April 08, 2005, 01:18:49 PM Oooh looooook A BUS! QuoteBased on the Super Duty F-350 platform, the Tsunami is SVT's latest and most outrageous offering yet. But don't dismiss this pretty contractor vehicle as an overweight marketing toy. This truck means serious businessSo, does that mean it in fact has four wheel drive unlike every other performance version truck out there? Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #3 – April 08, 2005, 01:25:09 PM I'm not a fan of the wheels, or the chrome yellow paint, but other than that, I like it. I would love pulling up with that big behemoth and annihlating the competition. Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #4 – April 08, 2005, 01:52:23 PM looks like a fuggin school busand the name...Tsunami....makes me think of the Typhoon and Syclone Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #5 – April 08, 2005, 02:09:56 PM Quote from: Tbird232cilooks like a fuggin school bus and the name...Tsunami....makes me think of the Typhoon and Syclone Funny, the word kinda makes me think DISASTER. Styling disaster, ecological disaster (not that I'm a conservationist, but even I have my limits), financial disaster. That supercharged V10, if it exists, should be in an F150, not a Super Duty. That being said, and though I'm no dexpert, that thing looks photoshopped. Even the wheels look photoshopped into the tires, and the front hub just looks wrong. Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #6 – April 08, 2005, 02:43:12 PM Oldraven, where did this info originate? I cannot find anything about it on the usual car sites. Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #7 – April 08, 2005, 03:14:23 PM I got it from a thread on a local cruising club board. (http://www.wolfpackcc.com) I should know better than to regurgitate this stuff without checking sources first. I'll find out where he got it. Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #8 – April 08, 2005, 03:25:27 PM Quote from: Tbird232cilooks like a fuggin school busA school bus would get better mileage.There is no need for a vehicle like this...period...what a waste. Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #9 – April 08, 2005, 03:25:59 PM the wheels are indeed chopped, from what i can tell at leastif you look under the truck, and at the backside of the wheel and tire, youll see where the rim actually is on the tire, and it looks more like a 16" on that side rather than the 20" or whateverthe thing that makes me wonder more, is the front bumper has a huge gap, and you can see the backround in it, thats definatly something ford would do, seeing as my friends ranger is that same way, but is it an aftermarket bumper, or a good chop based on the original? Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #10 – April 08, 2005, 03:28:11 PM and looking more closely, theres many flawys in the grill, and the ford embelum looks out of place Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #11 – April 08, 2005, 03:29:10 PM Was this dated April 1st, by any chance..? Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #12 – April 08, 2005, 03:30:25 PM and we've been owned, the site that the image is from, is a photoshop site...gearfx.com Quote Selected
Re: 2007 Ford SVT F350 Tsunami Reply #13 – April 08, 2005, 03:39:02 PM I just checked out GearFX. It's a friggin photochop site. http://www.gearfx.com/chops/default.aspAnd apparently he has no sense of decency. Quote Selected
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