(By Tom Lohnes) – The Ford Excursion was and is a valuable car. Based on F-250 underpinnings, the Excursion could be had with a yeoman 5.4-liter Triton V8 or a tough as nails 7.3-liter Power Stroke diesel. With the crossover and SUV trend in full swing, it would be a great idea for Ford to revive the Excursion. And if all the reports are correct, they are.
Ford just filed a patent last night bearing the Excursion name. With the new release of refreshed Ford Super Duty trucks, a new Excursion is a very probable thing to come out of Ford in the next few years. Most likely these will be packing Ford’s new 7.3-liter “Godzilla” gas engine and their revised 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel, along with a 10-speed automatic and 2WD or 4WD. The Excursion should slot above the already massive Expedition and Expedition MAX, and should be at least 250 inches, or over 20 feet long. If we go on history, the Big Ford should weigh in the 7,000 pound range, peaking near an 8,000 pound figure fully loaded. Expect the new Excursion to have the same front end, interior, and towing capabilities (minus the ability to haul a gooseneck trailer) as the F-250, and the diesel could offer above 1,000 lb.-ft of torque.
Now, how much would all of this cost? Well, I’m gonna go ahead and guess that the base model will start at around $60,000, with the top-of-the-line Limited trim topping $100,000.
What can I say, it’s a big price for a big vehicle.
They were hilariously underpowered with the 5.4 ltr. The V10 versions were somewhat better, but the V10 E350 vans would run circles around it. They also suffered from lousy quality control with many have rattle trap interiors from day one.
They are certainly becoming collector items. Diesel 4×4’s are getting big money these days.
Well I don’t know what you’re talkin about underpowered I have a 6.0 and it’s got plenty of get-up-and-go
The photos above suggest a huge aftermarket in lowering kits alone.
As much as I like the idea of Ford bringing this back, I would also suggest that with the unemployment figures going up every week ……..bringing another vehicle with a high price tag doesn’t seem to be one of Fords “brighter ideas”. Expect this to be a very short term thing.
I wonder if this could be their Hummer competitor?
THE EPA has choked diesels down so much that the OEMS are ditching them for old school gasser displacement. DEF is horrid.