They've known generally what to expect for months. Just a decent marketing department trying to take some wind out of Ford's sails. It definitely riled up the Jeep people today, I doubt the Ford side cared too much. They are too excited about the Bronco coming back.
Having owned a few Wranglers with V8's with varying levels of horsepower (400-1000)... I actually think it will be just fine. I have wheeled on a TJ with a tuned 5.7 and honestly... it was fine - On D44's. It actually meant less pedal. They will treat it the same... you blow it up wheeling, no warranty. Simple as that. No real different than how they treat it today. Keep in mind you can also have a larger ring gear since you don't need to gear it crazy. FWIW, the only ring gear I blew up was on a stock 3.8-- likely because I had re-geared, was on 37's and also had to use way too much pedal all the time due to the lack of torque, even with the Rubi transfer case.
The same lawyers that allowed the hellcat and then demon?
Because they didn't have to. There really hasn't been a lot of competition. My guess is there were safety concerns, and too few people that would buy them to justify production. Ford needs something... this is GOOD for Jeep owners.
