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Looks like you are correct. They are both twin-scroll. From the dynos I've seen, Ranger and Mustang curves look similar (falling torque at 3000 rpm) so I did not see the expected benefit of the twin-scroll. Turbo lag can show up on dynos too, but this is a pretty significant drop off. Maybe...

Maybe it’s a space issue. Time is needed for the fuel to mix/evaporate/distribute evenly otherwise it could preferentially go to one cylinder over another. With an injector at each intake port, there is no guessing how much port injected fuel is going to each cylinder.

This does not work. Direct injectors are downstream the intake valves. You also should NOT use cleaning products like Sea Foam (spraying in just after throttle body) because any carbon released must go through the turbo and can ruin it. Port injection is good solution for carbon build up as...

What Ford should offer is a twin-scroll turbo to spool up the turbo faster like they do in other ecoboost motors. The HO 2.3L (332 hp) in the Mustang has a twin-scroll turbo. Even though this unit is bigger than the standard Mustang/Ranger turbo, the torque falls off at 2500 rpm in lieu of the...

What the Ford reliability data says is to not be the first adopter of new Ford technology. The dry dual clutch Powershift automatic transmissions were an abomination. All new tech that was never fixed. No wonder the Focus/Fiesta was dropped from the US market. The MT-82 manual transmission...

I don't get why Ford advertised highway range at all. Hybrid's get better mileage in the city, not necessarily the highway. Highway mileage is only improved by increasing the efficiency of the gas engine (Atkinson cycle, smaller engine...) or reducing vehicle drag. I guess they did not...

I wonder if Ford will use the 6-sp version of this Getrag manual (without crawler gear) for lower cost models? This super low crawler gear seems like a feature that would be relegated to serious off-road trims. You wouldn't replace 4W-L with the crawler gear?

Most modern manuals have a hill holding feature where the brakes are automatically applied while you have the clutch in with no brake pedal applied. I would think this would be standard since there is no manual hand brake.

Nuclear? Good luck. The economics look great, but until we have a complete solution to deal with spent fuel, nuclear isn't going too far. There are only a handful of new US reactors planned and that is in the past few decades. More likely old nuke plants will be decommissioned...

Where is this information from? The NOAA stated that March 2020 was the third warmest March on record and April was the second warmest April on record. 2020 is well on pace to be the warmest year on record, surpassing 2016...

Says Westin on the bumper. Looks like the full width bumper with light bar mount.. https://www.westinautomotive.com/bumpers

The grill options seem to be covered. I hope the classic version says "FORD" on the grill, with the classic "Bronco" emblem on the fender. I wonder if they are going to have any options on the tail lights because the stock one is pretty mundane. The Bronco R's tail light is pretty bad ass and...

If you are going to compare statistics of lethality of the typical flu vs. Covid-19, they should be on the same basis. I assume Asymptomatic flu carriers are not considered in the 0.1% lethality. If the virus was just 3-4 times more lethal than the flu with the same transmission efficiency, We...

Germany is at 2.36% lethality as of today. It will likely get worse due to the lag in the death rate. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

As you well know, this is truly wishful thinking. I really don't see that the US is doing anything better than what's going on in Italy. California maybe a few days ahead. New York, under lock down, is going to be undermined by the REDICULOUS spring breakers in the coming weeks. Healthy, mild...

This makes sense for the 4-door Bronco. I think the 2-door will be less. There are many factors that may limit tow capacity. Chassis strength, stability from wheelbase-width-suspension compliance-weight distribution, power, brakes, gearing, transmission-clutch limitations.... The limiting...

In this case, the 10-speed Auto may be the safe choice. The last launch of a Getrag/Ford manual gearbox out of China was a mess. The MT-82 (MTI500) had a ton of teething problems with the shift linkage, mesh, and I believe 2nd gear. Anyhow, lets hope that they learned a lot on this new...

The exterior update looks good, but the interior is where most full size trucks fall to pieces.

The 112” dimension is used as a reference because it is the only wheelbase dimension recorded using a measuring tape on an actual vehicle. Granted, it was the BroncoR, but this is supposed to be essentially the same chassis. Wheelbase is likely the same. Separate from that, my own wheelbase...

You don’t need. You know these tires are 315/70-17. They are about 34.5” diameter. Since you’re estimating the wheelbase and it is a horizontal dimension in the same plane as the tire edge and hub, you can measure both tires horizontally and take the average. This removes the issue that the...