LS1 sucked so anything after that will too, its nice a v8 can rev but defeats the purpose of being built for low down torque.

I like the old winsor v8's, heaps of useable torque down low and midrange, wouldnt rev over 5000rpm barely but you wouldnt need to,

Old holden v8 was similar but i always liked the note of the windsor... then it was Ls1 time..... no good.

A truck motor in a car is not the only way to make it fast... ford did the right thing with the inline 6 turbo but 2010 it will be dead. ny new v6 turbo rumoured to exist just wont match torque and power like this current set up does, will have to trade one for the other as will meet euro 4+ emmissions too.

Ford wont swap a lemon for another car, they just keep trying to make a better lemon.
At least its a lease car... can give it back after 12 months.