A forgotten giant among SUVs once pushed past the limits of family transport - massive, powerful, and hiding an unexpected engine under the hood.

In other words, a supercar's engine needs to match the character of the car surrounding ... the legendary Ford GT40 of Le Mans fame, was originally meant to be fitted with a V10 engine.

V10 engines aren't particularly common in road cars, but there was a time when two ... Viper's aluminum 8.3-liter V10 from 2004 to 2006. Ford's Triton V10 was produced from 1997 to 2021, and ...

Ford's truck V10 is based on the same modular architecture ... but while Ford engineers had access to a 4V version for its concept cars and backroom builds, it was never released to the public.

There wouldn’t be another V10-powered sedan until years later when the Audi RS6 debuted, so Ford was ahead of its time. Sadly, the Blue Oval never went forward with the car, which is why two ...

The Ford Mustang is the last V8-powered pony car standing, but you almost could’ve had a V10. Engineers at the Ford Research and Advanced Engines group in 1999 wanted to see how far they could ...

The V10 was an option on the van ... Excursion more than quadrupled the carbon emissions of a normal car at the time. The Ford F-250 is yet another vehicle in Ford's lineup that carried the ...

However, nearly two decades ago, Ford came up with a concept that, at first glance, sounds like the antithesis of eco-friendly power: an F-250 Super Duty truck, powered by a supercharged V10 engine.

And Ford, which came up with its own 6.8-liter ... Despite giving away 200cc to the S cars, the RS’s revamped V10 developed a herculean 572 hp (580 PS) and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm), throwing so ...

So, ran around and did some car shopping ... and finally found a truck I love. A 2004 Ford Excursion 6.0 diesel. (The 2002 V10 is still in my driveway because she still runs!