http://blueovalnews.com/2005/product...ane04feb05.htm

BON says the program was cancelled to fund the next gen V6's, ouch.

 

Ford = Owned

 

Sad to hear. First I've heard of it, but Ford could definetly put some exciting engine in some of (all of their) not so exciting cars and move a few more units. First SVT now this...

 

was i the only one that thought it was never going to see the light of day (and if it did, it would only be in big trucks??)

 

As much money & prestige as Ford poured into their modular cammer V8 engines, I'm surprised Hurricane even got this far.

 

Seems like Ford is trying to position themselves as a conservative family sedan builder.

 

Sucks. I was really looking forward to it. Mod motors (except blown versions and 5.4L Dohc in Cobra R) are relatively weak when you compare them to the GM and Dodges high-performance LsX and Hemi engines. One of the reasons is obviously due to the lack of cubes in the Ford camp, and the 6.2L Hurricane would have addressed that. Too bad it got shelved though.

 

Does it really matter? If an NA 5.4 Mach1 still outruns the LS2 GTO (as I predict it will) then I suppose Ford never really needed the Cane.

The 5.4 3V is a little anemic for a heavy full size truck, but I guess it hasn't impacted sales any.

 

I bet the 5.4 3v can be tuned for more power if ford tried. I dont think 350 horses is impossable.

 

well who can blame them? Ford V6's need alot of help!

 

It IS a smart decision, especially since gas will soon be gone or just cost $5 a gallon in the coming years....it just sucks to see it happen....

 

It is kind of rediculus that they have poured money in this program when they have had to lauch all thier new cars with the ~200HP Duratec....and the Duratec 35 is still a few years out.

GM may have floated the epsilon cars for a year or two with the 3.5L but #1 they are not as heavy as say the FiveHundred, and #2 the 3.9 is coming this year or next.

 

They must be taking notes from GM>

 

I don't think Ford, or the others, for that matter, sell trucks based on their engines. The exceptions, of course, are the SRT-10 and the Lightning. I think they sell them based on load, towing, price, features, or just who manufactured the truck. Just look at the GMC Syclone, back in the early '90s. It made gobs of horsepower, it could spin all four tires all day long, but it didn't sell. Why? It couldn't haul/tow a load.

Since Ford has no competition for the Mustang, there is no incentive to build a new engine for it. And, like 305fan said, Ford's V6 need a lot of help. On the other hand, Ford, for the most part, is concentrating it's development money on trucks, not cars, because that is where the big profits are coming from.

 

1. It was just about impossible to get 6.2 liters from the architecture of the current modular V8. The bore centers are too small, and even if you bored it out to max, you'd still need a longer stroke than even the current 5.4 liter.

2. I'll that the Hurricane was NOT based on the current modular V8, and that it was a stand-alone motor that would have share some "internal dimensions" with the old family of smallblock Cleveland motors.

3. I'll assume that this cancellation was done to free up money and resources for the long delayed 3.5 liter Duratec V6 - and not because the Hurricane was a technical failure.

4. To put a positive spin on things, maybe Ford will get serious about cutting some weight from the current F-150. If they could reduce the mass to previous generation F-150 levels (which would be difficult, but not impossible) the 350hp version of the current 5.4 liter might accomplish just as much of a performance improvement as the cancelled 350+hp 6.2 liter would have in the current overweight vehicle.