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<blockquote data-quote="TrainTrac" data-source="post: 970202" data-attributes="member: 55399"><p>Not necessarily. The small/midsize truck market emerged at a time when those types of vehicles actually achieved better MPG than their full-size counterparts. With these new V6 engines, and also the Coyote 5.0L V8, the F150 is achieving better MPG than both the Ranger and Sport Trac. So long as the F150 is the best selling vehicle (car or truck) in the US, Ford will stick with this strategy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The only thing that made the Sport Trac cost-effective to build in the first place is the fact that it was built the same platform and shared many parts with the Explorer/Mountaineer, at a time when the Explorer was Ford's second-best seller behind the F150. Once everything hit the fan with the whole rollover/Firestone debacle, that pretty much sealed the Explorer/Mountaineer/Sport Trac's fate. That, and gas prices rising; because as we all know, MPG in the Explorer (prior to 2011) family of vehicles sucks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TrainTrac, post: 970202, member: 55399"] Not necessarily. The small/midsize truck market emerged at a time when those types of vehicles actually achieved better MPG than their full-size counterparts. With these new V6 engines, and also the Coyote 5.0L V8, the F150 is achieving better MPG than both the Ranger and Sport Trac. So long as the F150 is the best selling vehicle (car or truck) in the US, Ford will stick with this strategy. The only thing that made the Sport Trac cost-effective to build in the first place is the fact that it was built the same platform and shared many parts with the Explorer/Mountaineer, at a time when the Explorer was Ford's second-best seller behind the F150. Once everything hit the fan with the whole rollover/Firestone debacle, that pretty much sealed the Explorer/Mountaineer/Sport Trac's fate. That, and gas prices rising; because as we all know, MPG in the Explorer (prior to 2011) family of vehicles sucks. [/QUOTE]
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