I disagree 1000% about more electronics. My trucks have spent more time at the dealership due to electronics then anything. We need much less electronics and get back to actually paying attention to the road and the cars around us then relying on a sensor to tell you how to drive.

 

Ding ding we have a winner. But, too bad all the gadgets are what younger folks want, along with the newest smartphone.

My '05 excursion has just the right amount of useful electronics for me.

 

I ran out of time and didn't get to read the whole threat, so sorry if I duplicate some things.

I kind of like the finders.

Yes

I second this.

I agree

Good idea.

Here's one I would like to see. Three programmable buttons for the cruse control. So you could set three speeds something like 40 MPH, 50 MPH and 65 MPH.

 

I too am in for the remote locking bed.


But also flip the headlights back to having the lamp above the parking light, not upside down like now.


Last, To be able to get a crew cab short bed dually with your choice of gears in any color available to the standard trucks.

 

What is the point of having a short bed dually?

 

5th wheel hitch w/o all the length.

They have been available thru custom shops for years. Much sought after by many boat towers that need to keep length down.


See picture I linked below;

 

The wife and I went on vacation in Norway last year. We rented a small Mercedes B Class hatchback diesel that is not sold in the US. The cruise control was somewhat like what you describe, but speeds were variable.

Instead of accelerating to a desired speed and then activating the cruise control, on the Mercedes you set the desired speed on the dash display (say 90 KPH) then activated your cruise control at any speed. Using a small lever under the turn signal lever, you could change the set speed on the fly, say slow to 50KPH as you entered a town. If you moved the lever all the way up or down (through a soft click) you changed the desired speed up or down by 5 KPH. A small movement of the lever up or down (to the soft click but not through it) changed the desired speed by 1 KPH.

Once you got familiar with the operation it was pretty cool, especially since I was warned by the locals that speeding of any form was not tolerated and the tickets were "very expensive". If the speed limit was 100 KPH, you just set the cruise control at that speed and activated it.

 

Too bad ford does own land rover abd volvo any more. Tata motors owns land riover and inthibk volvobis owned be a Chinese company for sometime now.

 

That's true, but they still should have the knowledge from having owned it recently.

 

This has probably been mentioned already, but I didn't read back threw all the pages of this thread.

But I want to see Ford make a true competitor to the Power Wagon. F-250 with an up-tuned 6.2L V8 making 450ish-hp or so super low geared T-Case with a 4.30 rear end, front and rear lockers and factory 35inch tires, factory winch and all that stuff.

Ford could really steal some sells from Dodge if they would offer their truck with an optional 6.7L Diesel as well. Seeing as Dodge doesn't offer the Power Wagon with their own 6.7L Cummins.

 

Definitely better headlights. Seat upgrade for the long haul would be nice. 40 gal or larger fuel tank on all

 

True, my wife's SUV (Range Rover Sport) has a Ford derived 5.0L engine (even has FoMoCo) stamped in the oil filter canister (doesn't have a spin on filter). Also, look at Ford's version of the Terrain Response system in the new generation Explorer, it's Land Rover derived, or a very good copy. Also the I-4 Turbo Charged engine in the Range Rover Evoque is a Ford design.

 

Yep! Ford also makes the 2.7 TDV6, 3.0 TDV6, 3.6 TDV8, and 4.4 TDV8 found in current and previous generation Land Rovers, Range Rovers, and Jaguars.

 

I'm actually very impressed with the 5.0L in my wife's RRS, it's very quick, we didn't opt for the SC version (I wanted one.....bad) but the naturally aspirated one we have is extremely fast, for what it is. It's 375 HP, not completely sure about the Trq. though. The SC version is 510 HP (it's a beast!)

 

Must have manual transfer case with manual hubs like current 2014 XL and XLT so we can add after market limited slips being factory doesent offer