Ok.... as The Pope... I've Got To Chime In..... lol....
Go and Rent a Hellcat. Drive it for a few days and on a variety of roads.
Then after you've returned it, take 5 days to think it over. Make you decision on the 6th day. Then you can rest on the 7th Day.
I didn't want to bias the comments, as if you've seen my other post in regards to the 2.3L vs. 2.7L or the ones where there are debates over the MT not being offered with the 2.7L, you'd already know that I'm in the Direct & Port Injection camp. @mneblett (who I'd say is way more knowledgeable...
Test are setup with PARAMETERS that everyday MT drivers might tend not to do.
I tend to "coast" way more than those test (among other things). I constantly will try to get more MPG. It like when you plugin a destination into your GPS and it states that it will take you X amount of time to get...
Yes, the weight of the tow vehicle is important and is a factor during winds and with heavy trailers that don't have trailer brakes.
As to the Bronco's weight, it has been estimated elsewhere on this form, but it hasn't been brought up much within all of the different Tow Threads as the common...
With the 2.7L being the ONLY Direct & Port Injection Engine Offered and the Fact that I Will Not Buy a Direct Injection Only Engine, I'm currently a Non-Buyer.
Yes, I'd love to see FoMoCo mate a MT to the 2.7L, but if they'd add the Port Injection to the 2.3L, that would work for me...
The 2.7L w/MT (my only issue is that the engine Must Have Direct & Port Fuel Injection).
I'm currently a Non-Buyer, but if FoMoCo can either Update the 2.3L to Direct & Port Fuel Injection or mate a MT to the 2.7L , it would turn me into a Buyer.
@rapidredbronco2021 I understand why FoMoCo did it as well, but I have an issue with the 2.3L being Direct Injection Only and I'm not going to buy an AT.
So, I'm out until they redesign the 2.3L or they mate the MT to the 2.7L. Hopefully 2022 an exceptionable choice will be available.....
But not the Larger Engine, which IMHO is also what most (well those that I know) enthusiast want.
It "appears" that FoMoCo talked to 90% Jeep Owners (who never owned an EB) and 10% EB Owners (that would never bought a Jeep). With the 2.3L being a better engine than an of the Jeeps current...
I want a MT, but I will not buy any engine that it Direct Injected Only.
But it's the Enthusiasts that Make The Image that the Non-Enthusiasts want to Emulate.... smh...
The 2.3L "would have been" perfectly fine for me IF it had the Direct AND Port Fuel Injection, but it currently doesn't. Yes it will have enough power to handle the 35's (and most likely larger), but I can't get past the Direct Injection Only. So it's not an option "for me". I also want a MT...
I've said it before and I'll say it again.......
When the MT was originally designed, it Should Have Been Designed With A Bolt On Bell-housing.
PERIOD!
I'm going to be one of the buyers who will have to wait to see what FoMoCo offers for 2022, as I will not buy a Direct Injection Only Engine...