Our spy photographers managed to nab an open-hooded Ford F-350 mule out testing the automaker’s upcoming 6.2-liter BOSS V8 engine that will debut later this year in the F-150 SVT Raptor pickup. The existence of this mule proves that Ford plans to offer the new, approximately 400-horse “Premium” V8 in other light and heavy-duty pickups.
The V8’s 400 plus horsepower will keep it competitive with General Motors’ new 6.2-liter V8, offered in its Silverado and Sierra pickups (which we recently sampled). The 6.2-liter engine will be more powerful, more refined and more efficient than the relatively weak 367-horsepower 6.8-liter Triton V10 currently offered in the Super Duty.
The new 6.2-liter BOSS is a two-valve OHC design and it is said that it will put out around 400 lb-ft. of torque, a drop-off from the V10’s 457 lb-ft., however.
The F-350, like the rest of the Super Duty lineup, is expected to get a new F-250 Super Chief concept car-inspired look to go with the new powertrains for 2011.
04/28, 1:01 PM
posted by:
Madcapp
That’s the wrong approach.
04/28, 1:08 PM
posted by:
bigs4610
why is it wrong?
not everyone wants an eco-friendly fuel sipping Prius
There are americans who like muscle, asshat
04/28, 1:24 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
There are no figures at this moment just guesstimations so keep your hat on you can be Sure Ford is not going to drop the ball for their Truck Customers.
04/28, 1:33 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Everyone says the one weakness with Ford trucks can be found under the hood. This should go a long way towards fixing that.
04/28, 2:00 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
Well I sell commercial trucks, and “V-10″ is a dirty word, not only that I have customers that have both the Chevy’s 6.2 and the Fords 6.8 and the power band is the same. And the all the trucks are WORK trucks!
Unless you are going to redo the heads and throw on a supercharger on her, It’s time for the BOSS…..
04/28, 2:28 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
@ johnnycanuck….
The thing is Ford sets up there trucks for Towing, you don’t see every day Ford trucks winning drag races. But if you buy a plug in tunner to any Ford truck you get all this hidden horse power. And that is because Ford builds there trucks with work 1st and play 2nd in mind. I have been called a Ford-fan-boy more then once, but I have seen how many customers buy Fords and how hard they use there trucks, not to say Chevy or Dodge trucks can’t hod there own, they can, but for what I can see in our numbers Ford just out sells the others, and we sell more Fords for the big jobs then the others…
And if you have to ask, Penske Leasing….
04/28, 4:04 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
why can’t someone just make a good truck with a great diesel engine??? If I were seriously looking for a truck like this, i certainly wouldn’t want it in the gas variant when diesel has more power and is more efficient
04/28, 4:28 PM
posted by:
sprockkets
LLN just can’t remember how many times Chrysler and Ford leap frog each other.
“The 6.2-liter engine will be more powerful, more refined and more efficient than the relatively weak 367-horsepower 6.8-liter Triton V10 currently offered in the Super Duty.”
That is a stupid comment. Back in 1994, Dodge came out with an 8.0L V10 that put out 300hp. Guess what? Later on, Ford made a 6.8L V10 that made 300HP too. Now who looked weak?
Currently, Dodge has the advantage, and Ford doesn’t. Doesn’t seem to made a shred of difference; people buy Super Duty trucks in mass while Dodge’s HD truck is seen every blue moon in action.
I’d rather have a V10 anything than a V8. Two inline 5’s forming a V10 are better than a V8; heck, anything form factor is better than a V8. The Cummins Inline 6 has got to be the best diesel setup out there for a truck.
04/28, 4:36 PM
posted by:
orangecones
although this engine is clearly a step up (more power, with less displacement, and probably a notch up in fuel economy) for Ford, idrinorbarsaku is on the right track, if I needed a heavy duty truck to haul my stuff I would be much more interested in diesel.
04/28, 5:06 PM
posted by:
jimmy337i
They need to put this engine in a Mustang and call it a “BOSS”.
04/28, 7:28 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
I’m with Jimmy
04/28, 11:45 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Oh yeah, why not? One last fling before we’re all driving granola powered rickshaws.
04/29, 12:00 AM
posted by:
jdasch1
This sounds like a very nice engine for heavy duty applications. I hope they put an 8 speed tranny behind it. 20MPG out of a Super duty would be nice. It can be done.
04/29, 12:50 AM
posted by:
The Realist
Yawn…more crap from America’s foremost crap producer.
04/29, 11:07 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Where is the damn diesel?!?
05/21, 8:41 PM
posted by:
snoogah
ok
fords main advantage is that their cars actually LAST
chevy and dodge dont have the kind of reliability that ford has that you need with a truck
and theres already the mustang gt500 that gets more power with less displacement ide say thats already “BOSS” enough for a mustang
05/31, 10:23 AM
posted by:
blksn8k
Where’s the diesel? Hold your pants on, it’s (they’re) coming. Ford has been developing the new Scorpion diesel engines in-house and since getting out of its Navistar Power Stroke contract will be offering a 6.7L version in the next SD. They also have a 4.4L version in development for the F150 but that program is on hold pending fuel price changes.