Ford will probably hit these numbers or something very close, but there's still a lot that's unknown. Primarily what will the cost/mpg's be, both of which are very important for the V6 segment (both are key in TCO for the buyer that pays attention). Will Ford keep the weight down, I don't expect it will go up much but nobody outside of a few people at Ford really know right now and there are plenty of other unknowns as well. Of course there's also what will GM do, the LLT seems to have quite a bit of headroom for added horsepower in future model years. Another big unknown at this point is the possibility that GM and/or Ford could offer a pair of V6 models one economy and one mid-range. There's way to many unknowns right now, it's like trying to discuss GM's DI V8 or the possiblities for a Z/28. As a consumer I'm glad to see Ford stepping up their game from that silly 4.0 though, more competition is good for us all!
