If I read all of that correctly, the 5.0 is basically replacing both 4.6 and 5.4 V-8's.
As far as traditional pickup buyers go...
The 6.2 is going to be uncommon and limited... since it will only be available with selected option packages (it states the fully loaded Platinum and Lariat with a special trailering package). So, a buyer will have to drop around $40,000 just to get his hands on the 6.2... and it won't be available at all on a reasonably equipped XLT. (Right now, the 6.2 is a $3000 option over a 5.4 on the Raptor).
The 3.7 is still a six. Enough said.
If the 3.5 Ecoboost is a pricey option as they lead the reader to believe, there won't be many takers. They're serious in thinking that it possibly could be MORE than the current $3000 premium for the 6.2? Plus, twin turbos on a full size pickup is going to be a TOUGH sell to traditional pickup buyers. I don't see that engine getting much attention at all, unless it is an amazing performer.
Which leaves the 5.0, with a noted decreased towing capacity... which will likely be the "bread and butter" engine which most dealers will spec order and have sitting on the lots waiting for buyers to choose from.
Wow. I think this engine line up leaves a LOT to be desired. With Ram using a 5.7 (and GM using the 5.3) as their "bread and butter" engines, a 5.0 is going to be a rough sell, for a guy trading in an XLT with a 5.4, and a loss of nearly a ton in towing capacity.
It looks like to me that the traditional pickup buyer is getting left behind.
And again, where's the small diesel engine? The Ecoboost looks like a lame substitution for a diesel to me.
