Ford 7.3L GASSER rumor confirmed

Groover wrote:

ScottG wrote:
At best it would have half the torque of a modern diesel so no, not many would jump ship for one.

From what I have heard the 7.3 is being designed for torque and efficiency so I expect at least as much torque per liter as the 5.0. Just getting the same amount would give it 580lbf. That is about 70% as much torque. Plus, what would be the purpose of building a new engine for the Superduty and medium duty trucks that doesn't compete with the performance of the diesel? At least, for a significant portion of the customers.

It won't have 580 torque because in a truck engine it would be tuned for lower RPM torque at the cost of high end torque.
Just like the truck 6.4 Hemi is rated lower than the hot-rod version in the SRT.
I don't think they wouled make the new 7.3 to compete with thier own diesel. I think they would build it to compete with Ram's gasser and to a lesser degree, GM.
It's a niche market but it's growing all the time.