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https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/12/lincoln-aviator-official-specs-more-power/

Ford will have a green option. It’s called the Mach-E and I’m sure Lincoln will get its own variant too.

He can't help it. He has a very specific requirement that doesn't fit Lincoln's vision, therefore it's a failure.

LOL You miss the important part: 494 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque This isn't a hybrid for gas mileage-its for adding power If your trying to compare a minivan to a luxury CUV...well you'll have problems. The Pacifica starts at 40K or so, the Aviator GT is nearly 20K higher then that.

Based on the following article, We don’t know the all-electric range yet, but Lincoln did tell us the size of the battery pack and the electric motor’s output. Aviator PHEVs will be working with a 13.6 kWh battery pack and a 101-horsepower electric motor. With this amount of power, something in the 4- to 5-second range seems likely for a 0-60 mph time. https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/12/lincoln-aviator-official-specs-more-power/?yptr=yahoo

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/12/lincoln-aviator-official-specs-more-power/

(shaking head) To me, this whole pissing match on screen size is as bad as the cupholder fixation, 20 years ago.

Governing by unelected bureaucrats is so hot right now ?

I think that would be safe to say.......

This engine is going to be something regardless of what the doubters think. If hot rodders weren’t willing to blaze a trail the Flathead Ford would have been a mere footnote in automobile history. Instead it’s the cornerstone of hot rodding! The Flathead Ford has 3 mains, 4 ring pistons and limited breathing yet there it is, still a favorite of traditional crowd. A big inch pushrod V8 with a sturdy block and descent cylinder heads will be hot rodded regardless of what anyone thinks.

I'd wager that Roush was involved in the design process.

And why would Ford bother when the supercharged 5.2 is already developed to cater for high performance applications I see potential for the 7.3 in stationary equipment like generators and pumps replacing the 6.8 but we could see it as a Ford Racing engine available for off road sale.

To Ifeg Your not the only old guy here! I’m 70 years old and worked at Ford Engine division between 1968 and 1975 first as a test car driver and later as a product development engineer in fuel systems. The discussion is interesting about the new 7.3 V8. With enough money, you can do almost anything but you must make a profit when your done or you will be done in by the market! I do remember the 1968 thunderbird 429 as the first application of the 385 series. It was not any faster than the 428 but used more gas! The absolute best street engine in that time was the 428 cobra jet. It could burn rubber from 0 all the way up to 113 mph. The 460 never did anything but move very large cars and motor homes. Volume on F250/350 was very low. From what I remember the Chevy 348 was designed as a truck engine. It became the 409 which always beat our 406 FE V8 on the street. So a truck engine can become a performance engine with the right cam, cylinder heads and fuel system. The 6.2 can be bored and stroked to 7.0 liters. putting displacement on demand on it is more costly to do than on a push rod engine like the 7.3. edselford

My parents had 2 Lincolns with 460s and I had a Galaxie Sport Roof with a 429. GM put 454's in half tons, our neighbor had one. Briggs and Strattons mow lawns AND power go-carts on race tracks. It'a low revving truck engine because that's what Ford TUNED it for not because all 7.3's are low revving. People take 6.0 LS's out of trucks and throw cams, heads, intakes, etc at them every day. Why do you think SEMA exists? If people want to hot rod the 7.3 they'll do whether you like it or not.

If you wanted to take the basic architecture of the 7.3 and build an aluminum block version at 7.0 liters, the bore could stay at 107.2mm and a stroke of 97mm would get you there! However, if your going to do an aluminum block say for Mustang or F150, the next question would be do you adjust the deck height down to say about 237mm from 256mm? Probably! When your done, it would be pretty low volume say 20,000 per year. Very difficult to justify unless someone other than Windsor does it! cylinder head design looks good even for a 605 hp naturally aspirated 7.0 liter version of the 7.3. edselford

Seems to be some similarities with the old FE, the bore spacing is close as is the bore and stroke of the 7.3 which looks to be approximating what hot rodders did with big bore 427 FE and long stroke crank from 428 FE. It’s a rough thumbnail but maybe it’s a bore stroke combination that really works well

I'm surprised it has taken this long for photos, they've been out during the day in force for at least a month now.. The Bronco mules have been cruising around at night so should get some photos of them in the next month or so.

The problem with Colorado's interior is the same as every other GM interior. It's looks ok in pictures but sit in one for yourself and it's painfully evident that they used the cheapest materials possible.