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First, Ford arise its newest, a lot of able agent engine — a monster 6.7 liter turbocharged agent that makes 390 horsepower. Then GM arise that its new 6.6 liter Duramax agent makes 397 horsepower.

You can assumption what’s accident now.

PicktupTrucks.com reports, “Is Ford about to power-up its all-new 6.7-liter Ability Stroke V-8 agent engine in acknowledgment to GM’s contempo advertisement of best-in-class ability ratings for its 6.6-liter Duramax V-8 diesel? Sources say we could see Ford do absolutely that aural the next year.”

Autoblog credibility out that GM may affliction acrimonious this fight. Ford’s “new 6.7-liter Ability Stroke agent engine is an all-new architectonics that acceptable has affluence of allowance for added punch, while the 6.6-liter Duramax is an earlier engine with beneath allowance for improvement, so the alter action may not endure too long. And sources say Ford engineers could crank the comminute above 400 ponies and 775 lb-ft; or abundant ability to tow Florida afterpiece to Texas.”

The application wars aren’t bound to trucks. Left Lane Account letters that GM is architecture a “3.0-liter V6 that will advice to action Ford’s EcoBoost offerings which aswell affection twin-turbochargers.”

MotorCrave adds, “The engine, which is reportedly in the closing stages of production, is a 3.0-liter accompanying turbo V6. No ability numbers acquire awkward their way out to the press, but they’re accepted to be actual agnate to those of the 3.5-liter EcoBoost. The accessible Cadillac XTS is accounted as the aboriginal car that will get the option.”

Throw into the mix Ford’s advertisement that the 2011 Mustang’s 3.7 liter V6 engine makes 305 application (that’s one application added than the 2010 Camaro V6), and you get addition application skirmish.

Automobile reports, “Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette business administrator John Fitzpatrick hinted to us today that the entry-level Mustang’s application advance may be short-lived.”

Ford, GM — can’t we all just get along?

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