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Not really when it comes to gas trucks.

Most powerful Ram = V8
Most powerful F150 = V8
Most powerful Silverado = V8
I loved my 2017 F150 5.0, but the turbo six has WAY more torque. I’d still buy another Coyote because I don’t need the extra tq.
 

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It does depend on the V8. Yes you can take an old, outgoing V8 and get outperformed by a new turbo 6.

If you want the most powerful gas truck from Ram, Ford, or Chevy, it's going to be a V8. I don't think that means the V8s are getting trounced.
There's a trend out there - more companies moving toward the I6 again. I wonder the reason. There's a few magazine articles about it, even mentioning who is doing what.
Not now, not this year, but it's happening and in many ways, the I6 is winning - even in power and zip. You may have grunt power and nice sound with a V8, but the 6 is naturally balanced, smoother, and the next big thing.
 

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There's a trend out there - more companies moving toward the I6 again. I wonder the reason. There's a few magazine articles about it, even mentioning who is doing what.
Not now, not this year, but it's happening and in many ways, the I6 is winning - even in power and zip. You may have grunt power and nice sound with a V8, but the 6 is naturally balanced, smoother, and the next big thing.
Remind me if this happens someday and we can revist this. ;)
 

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Remind me if this happens someday and we can revist this. ;)
Yup - That's what makes some articles fun - how do they turn out?
Sort of like this very thread - 1778 posts, over 100 pages, still no hemi JT
 

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At this point the forum is just keeping the thread alive as an ongoing "Told you so" referencing back to pages 1 and 2.
 

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At this point the forum is just keeping the thread alive as an ongoing "Told you so" referencing back to pages 1 and 2.
People also randomly pop in without reading a thing to say some version of, "well I think all they gotta do.... 5.7.... Easy peasy.... Blah blah blah..."

We've had two model years come with no Hemi and there's still defenders out there like, "trust the plan"
 

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the scheduled refresh is 28’ I think they’ll drop it in the next generation.
 

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the scheduled refresh is 28’ I think they’ll drop it in the next generation.
Assuming the next generation isn’t going to platform share with the new mini-Ram. A Hurricane 4 is way more likely than a Hemi at this point.
 
 







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