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Originally Posted by Ben73
So we’re doing this whole engine thing again? I guess it has to be done every year.
People who spend 70k plus on a Thai Ute want a small engine because they will be struggling to afford to fuel bill with the $1500 a month loan repayments.l for the next 7 years
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Consider this, the top selling 4x4 in Australia now has a 2.0 diesel as the main engine sold,
there's no doubt that Ford would have surveyed Ranger buyers to see what else they want.
It's highly likely that more than a few Ranger buyers have expressed a desire for a bigger engine,
those are the people that Ford listens to and probably where interest in a V8 Ranger came from
in the first place. I doubt that Ford entertained building a V8 mule on a whim of fancy, someone
had evidence to at least investigate the idea but maybe the engineers found a better way to deliver
performance without a V8?