The trick is to not be that asshole who sits in a lawn chair waiting for people to come to them. Telling passerbys "one-of-a-kind!" "Only 400 made!" stuff like that. People like that can go suck an egg
Ha - that makes sense. I will say that while the lower spec Mk III Foci aren't exactly fast, they do drive and handle very well for cars in their segment. Pity about that shitty dry DCT that most people here in the US bought them with.
The DCT was a good idea on paper. On paper.
They're doing a raptor version soon. I don't think that's a coyote, but likely the twin turbo V6. If you want a V8, those days are numbered
I get the small displacement big turbo thing and I've even preached it in this thread before, but for something like a bronco, mustang, corvette, camaro, etc I want a fucking V8 and for a bronco I want a hard removable top. Ford did it so much that Jeep even started doing it and still does to my knowledge. If they won't build what I want I'll just wait 15 years and pick one up dead on the used market for cheap and swap in the coyote and glass my own top.
Both engine options are the ecoboosts. The biggest option, 2.7 V6TT isn't that bad but feels kinda small for a massive truck. The 3.5 V6TT from the Navigator should have been used instead.
I'm still not convinced the small displacement hot turbo thing is going to be good for 200k + miles. Just seems like a lot of stress on the metal
The problem I have is the exact opposite, all the rubber is hardened and brittle. Hit a bump and find a new leak.
It was good in practice to...unless you were ford.
Ecoboosts are great. I'd rather have low down torque from a turbo then a high strung V8 that doesnt start really pulling until you hit four grand. The coyote is nothing like the old windsor V8s used in old broncos. Not that those were particularly good either, their power output is comparable to modern 2.0T engines.
Fun fact, the 2.7TT is built like a diesel with a CGI block instead of aluminum, and puts out more HP and more torque then ford's old 460 big block V8. The 2.5 OTOH is a recycled cyclone, higher output yeah, but nowhere nearly as well built or durable.
This narrative is still alive? The japanese have done the hot turbo thing for 20 years without issue. Ecoboosts have been around for 8 years now and there are enough of them that have made it over 350k miles hauling F-150s around to prove these things last. It's not like the 80s where bug laggy turbos were thrown on stock engines.
Turbo's are bad for offroading, getting a little torque immediately is infinitely preferable to having to wait for a lot of torque. They're so fucking great at highways and going over 45 for a bit, sure and to be honest thats whay 90% of the Bronco population is going to get anyhow. That said, hybrid diesels like the new Ram/Jeep 4xE option is going to be the future. Insane distance capabilities with a hyper responsive throttle and a really low center of gravity thanks to the battery bank and electric motors. A friend recently got the RAM 1500 with the 4xE and he is handling trails that were severe problems in his 2016 Tundra with a lot of money in suspension
Modern twin scroll turbos (the 2.3) and twin turbos (2.7) have little if any wait time for boost, especially at slow speeds. The 2.7T 4 banger chevy makes, for example, hits max torque at just 1400 RPM, and 90% of that at just 1200. Comparable to old truck V8s. There really isnt much waiting.
Hybrid diesels are way too obvious as a solution, so itll never happen. The diesel jeep is a fluke. The future is either current gas engines or EV, making something in between that actually works is beyond the current truck market. Hell look how hard it is to get a 3.0 diesel half ton, somehow nobody can figure out how to market a truck with 500 lbs of torque and 33 MPG.
Isn't Jeep/Stellantis moving to inline 6 engines to replace the V8s? Wonder if a boosted i6 can reach that 500ft/lbs torque rating. The dyno readings of BMW's B58 in the Supra show ~400ft/lbs so I'd imagine with some tweaking Jeep could get 500 with the expense of hp.
The H.O hurricane is reported to make over 500HP and ~475 lbs torque. Compared to the 400/410 of the coyote, 325/400 of the 2.7 ecoboost, 375/470 of the 3.5 ecoboost, 395/410 of the HEMI, and 355/383 of the chevy 5.3 its gonna be one hell of an engine.
My last two cars have been exactly like this, but with better hardware from the factory (Focus ST; Veloster N) - not a ton of refinement, but they reward driving like a complete asshole with huge entertainment value. On top of that, the Veloster is shockingly well-judged for a trackable daily driver. Pads, fluids and tires are all you need to worry about - you can beat on it all day long and then drive home without concern. The FoST was done after a couple of laps because the brakes shit the bed.
There isn't much to it. Make sure it's clean and depending on how long you intend to store, you can add some fuel stabilizer.
