Quote:
Originally Posted by jpd80
I go back and froth on this, would Ford be better supplying the F150 or the F250.
Generally, these trucks are bought to be either a statement or to do real work for their owners,
I don't know if a 3.0 diesel F150 would throw up more questions than answers or would it
complement the Ranger and its new 2.0 Panther diesel and 10-speed auto...
The guys prepared to spend $80K and up on a trucks would be more inclined to go big diesel,
the 6.7 V8 Powerstroke in the F250, goes hard and actually gives decent fuel economy
|
If Ford Aus had to pick one, the F250 makes more sense. But now they share the same cab, so a lot of the body parts can be used on both, it makes more sense to offer both than it did in 2001. Being a small market, I would limit the number of configurations to what’s popular. Maybe just 2 or 3 trim levels. (XLT, Lariat, and Platinum), all in FX4 off-road. I wouldn’t bother with the SuperCab, just offer a single cab XLT for commercial. I guess offer XLT with 2wd. That 3L Power Stroke diesel looks good, but I think I would take the 3.5L EcoBoost. F250 is getting a 7.3L V8 petrol option soon. Hybrids should be here by around 2020 also.