Electrification is the way forward for most of the automotive industry, but there is still a lot of demand for combustion engines in the meantime. Ford’s Windsor engine plant will be on the front lines of combustion powertrains, as executives and the union president confirm the production of upcoming engines.
According to the Windsor Star, Unifor Local 200 President John D’Agnolo met with John Savona, Ford vice president of America’s manufacturing, and Kevin Legel, vice president of labor affairs in Toronto for an update on the brand’s Canadian operations.
Although the fully-electric (and largely spoken for) F-150 Lightning is on its way very soon, Ford was very clear that combustion powertrains aren’t going anywhere fast. As far out as “2040,” said the union president.
According to D’Agnolo, the Windsor-built engines that power both the F-150 and the Mustang are still very much in high demand, with the 5.0-liter Coyote, 7.3-liter Godzilla, and an upcoming 6.8-liter V8 engine are firmly in the “full-steam-ahead” category.
Even if/when it’s time for combustion powertrains to go the way of the dodo, D’Agnolo continues to lobby for Windsor to receive other products. According to him, the Windsor plant will be the “last” to produce combustion engines, as quoted in Windsor Star. It’s unclear if he was referring to Ford’s Canadian operations, or had a more global perspective.
Essex Engine Plant is a Ford factory located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It currently produces Ford's 5.0L V8 engine. The plant was built in 1981 to produce Ford's Essex V6 engine.
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The Small Block Ford V8 began life being built in Windsor, Ontario and thus its "Windsor V8" nickname. Production of this engine was later moved to Cleveland, but the Windsor motor is not to be confused with the different "Cleveland" family of engines.
The designations for each were derived from the original locations of manufacture: Windsor, Ontario and Cleveland, Ohio. From 1962 through the 1990s, these engines were marinized by various companies (except for the 255 cu in (4.2 L)).
Behind the prestigious cobra badge sits the most powerful engine Ford ever fitted into a car, a 5.2-liter supercharged aluminum-alloy V-8, which propels the GT500 from 0 to 60 in a nauseating 3.3 seconds.
Although it remains an American car brand, many parts are not exclusively manufactured in the country. The automaker also produces and markets vehicles overseas. Some plants manufacture Ford parts in countries like Mexico, Canada, and China.
The 351W is named for the factory in Windsor, Ontario that produced them. It is part of the long-running Ford small block Windsor V8 family, which also includes the venerable Ford 302 (5.0L) V8. It shares the same small block V8 bellhousing pattern and motor mounts of the August 1964+ Windsor engines*.
So for equal money, a 351 will have more cubes, more low end torque, and a lower RPM peak. A 302 will have the same HP, but a slightly higher tq peak with lower tq numbers. In almost any situation, cubes are better.
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