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Originally Posted by trademaster
How are you so sure that an ecoboost 4 would be more expensive than the v6 option they would offer? The cars you are referring to for which the Ecoboost is an added cost vs the v6 use the 3.5l duratec which is significantly older, less efficient and less expensive than the 3.7l duratec that is the base engine in the Mustang. The only car with both the 3.7 and 2.0t is the Edge and the 2.0t model is cheaper. They are different trim levels, so it isn't a direct drivetrain comparison, but it's still the only 3.7 vs 2.0t.
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The Ecoboost 4 is an added cost option over the V6 in the Taurus, Edge, and Explorer already. On the trim levels both are offered on, the 4 is a stand-alone option, not part of any particular option package. On the Edge, the 3.7L is unique to the low volume, top of the line Sport trim.
You are wrong about the 3.5L vs. 3.7L. Both are from the "cyclone" engine family that began to be phased in around 2007-2008, and are for the most part identical except for a small difference in bore, and both feature the same thoroughly modern technologies, like Ti-VCT. I think you are thinking of the Duratec 3.0L from the previous gen Fusion and Escape, 96-07 Taurus, and 05-07 Five Hundred, which was a completely different engine from the current V6s, and is no longer used in anything.