Could that ford F-150 pickup and next-gen mustang Sports car gets a new V8 engine? If Unifor, the Canadian Auto Union's most recent three-year collective bargaining agreement, is any indication, the Blue Oval could be developing an exciting new engine.
Several important investments are mentioned in this contract, approved by 81% of Unifor members. Ford's Oakville assembly plant, just outside of Toronto, Ontario, receives $ 1.4 billion ($ 1.8 billion Canadian). With this effort, the plant will be converted to produce new electric vehicles. Yes, you read that right: Vehicles, Plural that will contain a crossover network.
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The Windsor engine plant is getting some love too, and this is where things get interesting. The automaker is spending around $ 112 million ($ 148 million in Canada) to upgrade the store. According to Unifor, this effort includes the obligation to build new "6.X-liter" engines. Ford's Windsor facility currently has that 7.3 liters- Pushrod "Godzilla" V8 is produced, a sleek new family of engines used in the Super Duty pickup range that can produce insane power with minor modifications. In stock, it brings out an impressive, if not insane, 430 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque. A smaller version of this large-capacity V8 that is reportedly 6.8 liters would be spot on in the Mustang. It would be great in an F-150 too.
Apart from the upcoming Make Ford's iconic pony SUV is offered with a range of powerplants, from a 2.3-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder at the lower end to a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 with 760 horsepower at the upper end GT500 Model. Between these extremes, several versions of a dashing 5.0-liter V8 are available. Under the Unifor deal, these engines and all derivatives will be sourced exclusively from the company's engine plant in Essex, Ontario. The addition of a 6.8 liter old school engine is both exciting and intriguing - exciting because new engines are always fun and fascinating as that move seems a little off-beat as the auto industry turns into an electrified one Future is pressing.
Of course, Unifor did not immediately return Roadshow's request for comment, and neither did Ford. Automakers almost never talk about future products or rumors, and unfortunately this is no exception.