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And I was right about Ford needing to just bring back the FE, and lo and behold, we have a 4.2" bore by 3.97" stroke pushrod engine. And all of the 'experts' here are labeling it as 'heavy'. With aluminum heads, intake (not composite like the new 7.3), an FE comes in at 500 lbs, even with an iron block. How does that compare with the smaller Ford engines? What are the official specs on the new 7.3? Anyone actually know? Deck height Bore Spacing Weight

I thought the point of the separate injectors outside the cylinder was to prevent the crud buildup on the back of the intake valves. All the detergent in the world added to your gas, of whatever brand, won't do any good if it doesn't hit the problem area. So, detergent sprayed from the intake side keeps the valves crud-free. Sort of a take off on the oil-squirters pointed at the bottom of pistons. Isn't the GT already coming with this dual injector setup?

"Taurus" doesn't start with an "F"...its days are numbered. Of course, neither does "Ranger"...soon to be the new F-100? Ford has a long history of gyrating decisions regarding which models to keep or end production of. Never liked the Taurus myself, so I'd not be too sad to see it go, of course, if Fusion is the planned replacement for it, I'll probably go away from Ford entirely.

Lot of Kia in that design. The vent-with-spear detail on the front fenders brings to mind the Optima; ^<YAWN>^

Is it ok to ever disagree with you or does that bring down the wrath of wan on me? I don't see any resemblance to the jag or Bentley other than in a general all-are-car-shaped way. The jag and b are both proportionately longer for one thing. Malibu, 3-series, little-audi, optima, Mazda sedan (not the Miata), fusion, ... I'm bored...it looks like any number of mis-sized sedans out there. To my eye, anyway.

Really, ***yawn*** Do like the paint job though. Is that going to be available on any other Ford products? Grill has an incipient kidney shape, overall looks like a dozen other designs already on the road. just curious, why isn't this thread under the "Lincoln" vehicles forum?

And why would that be? According to the graph on the right, above, as near as I can tell, that regular old V8 with the regular crank, is making 500HP at only 5,000 rpm. Who wants to be driving around at 7,000 rpm all day? Power lower in the register, especially when it's the same amount of power, does the job just as well.

I am, and I think I'll take another 6 year sabbatical from this site if no one else wonders WHY all the contortions were made to get a flat plane crank installed in a Mustang when all that could be negated and surpassed by old-school head, intake, and cam changes.

So what exactly does the flatplane crank bring to the table other than sound-effects?

Sheesh!, who annointed you emperor of Ford marketing? The POINT was, that aside from you, a LOT of potential buyers ARE looking for FWD performance and the vehicle characteristics it allows for. And, just because YOU don't 'think' it's hard to find the trim levels desired from dealers inventories, doesn't make it so. God complex much?

Cadillac ATS coupe and CTS 4-door sport sedan... Is that what Lincoln should copy? Bring back the Pantera.

I'd discount anecdocal reports of relatively few coupe from Honda and others. Unlike Ford, it is very difficult to order what you want from those manufacturers, and you're basically left with a choice of what the dealer thought he could sell easiest, usually 4 doors and bland color schemes, inside and out. Personally, I'm a fan of FWD, if the interior designers avail themselves of the extra space and don't just fill up the insides with space-robbing blobs of plastic. I like FWD not just for its (potentially) better space utilization, but also for its better handling in snowy conditions. A RWD Mustang is NOT the equivalent of a 2-door Fusion.

What Lincoln got the Mod motor? And wasn't GM's Northstar engine a OHC?

Look up the Ford GAA engine, 18 liters, 1100 cubic inches, flatplane crank. http://www.fordgaaengine.com/

All new cars seem to have higher sides, consquencially more slit-like Windows due to all the occupant-safety structure in the doors. I had to buy a spacer kit for my Kia Cadenza to raise the passenger side seat up...no power height adjustment. This is why MANY manufacturers are coming out with the 360° camera systems. I think if you are sitting in any unfamiliar car and haven't spent some quality time adjusting and getting used to the vehicle, that you would have issues.