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Ford increases V-8 engine availability, lowers performance prices for 2027 F-150 trucks

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Ford is expanding the availability of its 5.0-liter V-8 engine to every model in its 2027 F-150 pickup truck lineup, including the high-end King Ranch and Platinum models for the first time since 2023.

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In this article DETROIT - Ford Motor is expanding the availability of V-8 engines and lowering the starting prices of some performance models for its 2027 lineup of F-150 pickup trucks. The Detroit automaker said the changes are meant to give customers more choice and help expand sales of key models, a strategy Ford has been leaning into under CEO Jim Farley. The changes come as automakers attempt to address industrywide affordability concerns. The moves also come as some automakers - particularly the Detroit Three - have been adding more V-8 engines amid weakened emissions regulations and penalties under the Trump administration. The new pricing doesn't mean the trucks are cheap. The 2027 Ford F-150 Raptor will start at $77,800, which is $4,000 less than the current truck. The 2027 Tremor will start about $5,300 lower at $62,400, Ford said Tuesday. Ford officials said the automaker lowered prices by eliminating some standard equipment, such as heated second-row seats, as well as using manual instead of power controls for some parts, like the steering column. "For us, it made sense because it just broadens the offer and certainly doesn't take away from either the capability of that new entry or of the model that it came down from," Todd Eckert, Ford Blue senior director of truck consumer marketing, told CNBC. Regarding the V-8 availability, Ford will offer its 5.0-liter...

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Product
2027 F-150
Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Detected
Sep 15, 2026
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news
signal_subtype
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