With all of the changes coming in 2020 to the 3/4 tons...
What are you most excited about? What are you most interested in? What do you think will have the biggest impact on the market? That sort of thing.
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No doubt the new 7.3 is definitely going to be an improvement over the existing crop of V8's.
However, there's still going to be huge performance void between the 7.3 and the current crop of big-bore HD turbo diesels. The successful big-bore turbo diesels and the ultra-successful turbo-equipped Ecoboost 3.5's prove one thing, the towing/hauling/driving masses want/prefer near maximum torque at 2,000 RPM's. Unfortunately, the 7.3 is going to miss this mark as a naturally aspirated engine. Really have to wonder why the Big 3 can't legitimately fill this torque void with a mid-size, turbo gas or diesel powerplant.
However, there's still going to be huge performance void between the 7.3 and the current crop of big-bore HD turbo diesels. The successful big-bore turbo diesels and the ultra-successful turbo-equipped Ecoboost 3.5's prove one thing, the towing/hauling/driving masses want/prefer near maximum torque at 2,000 RPM's. Unfortunately, the 7.3 is going to miss this mark as a naturally aspirated engine. Really have to wonder why the Big 3 can't legitimately fill this torque void with a mid-size, turbo gas or diesel powerplant.
