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Originally Posted by niky
Yup. Most are sticking with the 2.5 to 3.0 4-cylinder formula, since 4-pots are getting mighty powerful nowadays, but I don't see these things getting anything smaller than the 2.8 to 3.5 range in the USA. Which might mean anything from I5 to V6 for the next generation of pick-ups stateside. Or, if we're talking Ranger or Ram sized, 4.0, at the very least.
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Some folks are swapping Kubota and Yanmar stationary and agricultural engines in the 2.2L range into compact pickups such as the Ranger and the S10 in America, so we can guess the Ford's own 2.2L used in the current overseas Ranger wouldn't be so much of a bad choice. Anyway, in some ratings, it even has higher power and torque than the ISF2.8 used in the Brazilian F-350, altough in America I wouldn't expect such engines into an F-350. Maybe the 5-cyl 3.2L shared with the Transit could eventually be a good option for budget-oriented commercial operators... Anyway, since Mitsubishi Fuso already uses the Fiat/Iveco 3.0L 4-cyl turbodiesel into the U.S.-spec Canter, which has a higher GVWR than the F-350/F-450, a similarly-sized engine might not be so unsuitable to many Americans.