DOHC tech shines in small displacement engines like you said. When you get into bigger displacements though it starts to become less and less of an advantage. That's why Ford went back to OHV with the 7.3l.
OP, has been a trusted member of this forum for quite sometime. I do not think he is FOS. I think there was a conversation. Just do not know how much is true vs conjecture.
The Mach-E is the program. The hope is that by associating the Mustang to it it keeps our Mustang alive a little longer.
Boycotting Ford. Good luck with that. A handful of Mustang owners boycotting a vehicle they weren't going to buy in the first place. I understand the emotion buy this would prove to be useless.
Sorry Ace, but this comment is 100% untrue. Now one at Ford said the customer doesn't like it. It's actually the opposite. That's why they used the Mustang name in the first place.
I noticed that too. Maybe the post was 100% spot on and a shit storm erupted when someone inside Ford found out it was posted on the forum. Like everything else on here it could either way.
How I wish this were true. Unfortunately it's not. Based on the other cars Ford has already killed, the Mustang V8 with its paltry sales would have been dead a long time ago. What we need to do is to buy the other Mustang branded models. That keeps the heritage alive and hopefully the car and the V8.
This is probably the truest comment made in this entire thread. But like it or not this cuts both ways. Like everything I like to get input from both sides. The truth is always in the middle.
There was an old Twilight Zone episode about the Earth moving closer to the Sun and everyone starting to burn up. The twist was the main character was sick and when she woke up the opposite was true. the Earth was moving away from the Sun and everyone was freezing. The moral, pick your poison.
I personally am a big believer in both climate change science (being a scientist) and in the need to make significant changes to save the planet, and ourselves.
Those items will help, but using electric motors for cars is new. It makes sense to use the power 100% all the time right now, because people like flashy fast things. This absolutely helps Tesla sell its cars even if most people never use it that way. Is there really a need to have the electric motor (s) always spinning at high RPM's? Is it necessary for the motor to have and to always utilize 300+ HP? ICE engines are controlled by size and design for efficiency. In many cases double or more. Yes ICE has been around a long time and experience with what makes them for efficient has greatly helped. The same will happen with EV's, the problem is, they either have not tried or don't want to lose the performance in lieu of efficiency. Trust me, they could make an EV that goes 0-60 in 8 seconds, with a top speed of 115 mph and get much great range with the same battery they use now. The point I am making here is that they should spend more time on making them get 500 mile ranges or more and not worry that they might be slower than an ICE car.
So True......Considering that the #1 complaint most people have about EV's is lack of range why hasn't this already been done?
I agree it cuts both ways, but I'm not partisan on most things in the way you seem to be from your statement. I think generally both sides of the aisle are accepting donations from the same large businesses. Depending on the source of money politicians will lie to get in office and then do the opposite. On climate change the Dems tend to tell the truth and the RINOs lie. Other issues those things are flipped.
I truly feel for you. Europe has for quite a while leaned toward social liberal agendas. There really isn't any deterrent for it there. The reason the US and China don't go the same way is for two big reasons. In the US, everything is commanded by capitalism and freedom to choose. In China it is an iron fist and capitalism. Both combinations are the enemy of socialism and to liberalism, but at a lesser rate. Russia had the iron fist, but could not hold it because of socialism. Those two ideas clash and that is why if failed. Socialism is nearly the polar opposite of capitalism you can't have both leading the way. You certainly can have some items from each, such as social assistance programs, but they need to be helpers, not enablers. Unfortunately for you, socialism has taken a front row seat in Europe, however maybe it will slow and revert over time. In the US, there are plenty of socialist minded politicians, thankfully they don't get enough support to be widespread. EV's though will eventually take over or maybe fuel cells and ICE is on the downward slope, but it is a pretty long slope. I think in the US at least the V8 will live on for another decade at least. After that, probably buh bye and into the sunset it goes.
I was for many years a Democrat and a moderate liberal. I was also part of the first generation of 18 yr olds that could vote. As many of my generation we started out looking to our parents as our moral compass and followed their beliefs. Then we started to grow up and form our our belief systems. I'm 67 now, and over the years been pulled more and more to the right. I am now an Independent and a Centrist. That's why sometimes i sound like a Democrat and other times a Republican. It depends on the issue. Why do we have to be only one way or the other? Maybe that's the problem. Let's open our eyes and ears and listen to everyones ideas and opinions. What could it hurt?
Cost and desire. Right now would you buy an EV that was slower than an ICE car? You might if it got 500 miles range, but it would be expensive....guessing in the 70-80k range. It was far easier and cheaper to make them fast so that is what they went with. Once EV's catch on and become cheaper to make, you will have the range as that will be what most people want....not speed. No different than what you see with ICE cars today. Few buy the fast inefficient sports cars. The ironic thing is they buy slow inefficient SUV's, but you can haul a lot more crap in them, so it is a compromise I guess.
As you can tell, I'm (possibly overly) cynical. I don't trust any politicians on either side to do anything except lie and take my money. My preference is term limits, strict law enforcement and limited government so those people are less likely to mess things up.