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Only 25% of the Ford F-150s sold in 2018 had a V8 under the hood. 65% are sold with turbocharged V6s and 10% go for the base V-6.
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Either the base V6 or the EcoBoost are still no rocket-science at all. On a sidenote, considering the F-150 had been used as a test mule for the Achates Power opposed-piston engines, had it been developed in-house I guess Ford would go further and effectively release at least the Diesel one instead of the Lion V6 which frankly is a nightmare to service.
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GM is selling the Silverado with a 4 cylinder turbo that makes 310 hp and 348 lb-ft of torque
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Does it outnumber the conservative naturally-aspirated V6 and V8 pushrod ones?
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Ram is selling hybrid V6 and V8 trucks
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There have been some arguments to which extent a BAS-Hybrid effectively qualifies as a real hybrid anyway.
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All of them sell full size trucks today that meet the original 2025 fuel economy target. They don't need full hybrids to meet the very low bar set by the NHTSA
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Let's wait how long it would take for them to raise the bar, even though EPA and NHTSA have been historically more lenient when it comes to full-size trucks and SUVs.