6.8 V8 engine
Former Vendor
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From: South Carolina
For sure , i think the 5.0 engine run is about done after 12 years and the 6.8 is slated for F150 . Would not surprise me 2024 , at least im hoping
my 2 cents
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Maybe in the Raptor trim, but seeing as the F150 has to conform to CAFE standards I doubt Ford will go with a 6.8L vs a smaller displacement like the 5.0L with better fuel economy. Of course the possibility is there, but since the first gen 6.2L Ford has kept their HD gas engines completely separate from the F150 engines because of CAFE reasons.
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What baffles me is why the 6.8 even exists. It's a slightly detuned (25 HP) version of the 7.3 so why even spend the money on producing the second engine? Just make the 7.3 the standard and leave it at that. There will be guys who download a $400 aftermarket tune to their 6.8s and BOOM they've got 7.3 levels of power in 60 seconds. It's just completely pointless to offer both of these engines.
What I AM happy about is that FINALLY starting with 2023 it'll be easy to find a gas Super Duty on the used market with the 7.3 engine. Through 2022 it's been maddening because visually there is no way to tell a 6.2 from a 7.3 so you have to click on each listing and look at engine pictures while searching used trucks. Very annoying. With 2023+ that issue is gone.
What I AM happy about is that FINALLY starting with 2023 it'll be easy to find a gas Super Duty on the used market with the 7.3 engine. Through 2022 it's been maddening because visually there is no way to tell a 6.2 from a 7.3 so you have to click on each listing and look at engine pictures while searching used trucks. Very annoying. With 2023+ that issue is gone.
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Maybe in the Raptor trim, but seeing as the F150 has to conform to CAFE standards I doubt Ford will go with a 6.8L vs a smaller displacement like the 5.0L with better fuel economy. Of course the possibility is there, but since the first gen 6.2L Ford has kept their HD gas engines completely separate from the F150 engines because of CAFE reasons.
Seeing how people seem to have no problem throwing down 90k for a 3.5TT Raptor, a 6.8 could easily be considered if they can upcharge at the level of the raptor which easily overlaps some of the Limited trim trucks. Remember that while Fords always commanded a premium over GM and Rams, it wasn't until recently that F150s are bumping up against the 100k mark so easily, the math of fine vs profit has changed.
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What baffles me is why the 6.8 even exists. It's a slightly detuned (25 HP) version of the 7.3 so why even spend the money on producing the second engine? Just make the 7.3 the standard and leave it at that. There will be guys who download a $400 aftermarket tune to their 6.8s and BOOM they've got 7.3 levels of power in 60 seconds. It's just completely pointless to offer both of these engines.
What I AM happy about is that FINALLY starting with 2023 it'll be easy to find a gas Super Duty on the used market with the 7.3 engine. Through 2022 it's been maddening because visually there is no way to tell a 6.2 from a 7.3 so you have to click on each listing and look at engine pictures while searching used trucks. Very annoying. With 2023+ that issue is gone.
What I AM happy about is that FINALLY starting with 2023 it'll be easy to find a gas Super Duty on the used market with the 7.3 engine. Through 2022 it's been maddening because visually there is no way to tell a 6.2 from a 7.3 so you have to click on each listing and look at engine pictures while searching used trucks. Very annoying. With 2023+ that issue is gone.
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If you wonder why the 6.8 think Fleets. Large corporations, Governments buy them by the 1000s at low bid so a few hundred $ saved by a smaller motor or lighter transmission could make the difference between a large contract or nothing. I'm sure some have a max motor size and the 7.3 was to big. I'm sure there are already some out there in fleet serve now.
Denny
Denny
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If you wonder why the 6.8 think Fleets. Large corporations, Governments buy them by the 1000s at low bid so a few hundred $ saved by a smaller motor or lighter transmission could make the difference between a large contract or nothing. I'm sure some have a max motor size and the 7.3 was to big. I'm sure there are already some out there in fleet serve now.
Denny
Denny
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From: Home Base Nebraska
The dealer I used to order trucks from always posted Ford F series (F150-F750) annual sales numbers. The last time I dealt with them they had the 2015 sales numbers published and the Fleet sales were more than half of the annual sales for the entire F series in 2015. It was pretty much the same for every year since 2003 when I started ordering Fleet vehicles. I have not seen the data since 2016 but I cant imagine much has changed. Any of the Fleets that I deal with regularly purchased the 6.2L up until it was discontinued and im sure they will all be ordering the 6.8L over the 7.3L going forward.
Denny
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From: SW Idaho
I’m curious to see the hp & torque curves for the 6.8. 20hp and 15 tq over my 19 6.2 doesn’t excite me much. Not that it matters, next new rig I’ll go straight for the 7.3 since it’s the gas option for 450/550 CC.
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if the 6.8 costs a few hundred bucks less to build, and gets 1mpg better on paper, that's a pretty big deal for a large fleet buyers. Total Cost Of Ownership calculations are a very big deal for fleets.
simplicity, durability, reliability.
