Usually, when a car manufacturer files a trademark, its potential use is a bit of a mystery. This is not the case with the recent filling of the Ford brand. On September 16, the Blue Oval filed one with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Megazilla,” and it’s not the first time we’ve heard Ford use that name.
In December 2020, Ford Performance teased the Megazilla (video below). It was a mystery crate engine designed to be a bigger, badder version of Ford’s Godzilla powertrain, the 7.3-liter V8 that arrived in the 2020 Ford Super Duty pickups. Ford was mum on details of the engine, saying only that the output is higher than the 430 horsepower (320 kilowatts) of the 7.3-liter. The Godzilla engine produces 475 foot-pounds (644 Newton-meters) of torque.
When Ford Performance’s Mike Goodwin announced the Megazilla, he said the team was working on the Performance Control Pack that would help connect the engine to the rest of a vehicle’s systems. The engine will be mated to the Super Duty’s 10-speed automatic, with a version in development to make the engine compatible with manual transmissions.
The trademark filing is the first thing we’ve heard about the crate engine since Ford first teased it. It’s unclear if Ford is about to reveal it – but SEMA is later this year. Automakers trademark many names that are never used; however, that seems unlikely in this case.
During the initial tease, Ford strongly hinted that it would base the new Megazilla on the existing Godzilla engine. However, it was unknown how much of the Godzilla Engine would remain in the crate engine. It’s also unclear how many horsepower the Megazilla will provide. A tuner has managed to push the 7.3-litre to over 780 bhp (581 kW), with the addition of a supercharger which should bump that number up to 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW).
Ford has not indicated when the Megazilla engine might debut. The Godzilla engine is only two years old, and Ford is developing the refreshed Super Duty, which might get a new 6.8-liter V8 that sits below the 7.3-liter. Anytime is a great time for a new crate engine announcement.
Pictured at the top is Ford’s 7.3-liter Godzilla V8 engine.
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Usually, when a car manufacturer files a trademark, its potential use is a bit of a mystery. This is not the case with the recent filling of the Ford brand. On September 16, the Blue Oval filed one with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Megazilla,” and it’s not the first time we’ve heard Ford use that name.
In December 2020, Ford Performance teased the Megazilla (video below). It was a mystery crate engine designed to be a bigger, badder version of Ford’s Godzilla powertrain, the 7.3-liter V8 that arrived in the 2020 Ford Super Duty pickups. Ford was mum on details of the engine, saying only that the output is higher than the 430 horsepower (320 kilowatts) of the 7.3-liter. The Godzilla engine produces 475 foot-pounds (644 Newton-meters) of torque.
When Ford Performance’s Mike Goodwin announced the Megazilla, he said the team was working on the Performance Control Pack that would help connect the engine to the rest of a vehicle’s systems. The engine will be mated to the Super Duty’s 10-speed automatic, with a version in development to make the engine compatible with manual transmissions.
The trademark filing is the first thing we’ve heard about the crate engine since Ford first teased it. It’s unclear if Ford is about to reveal it – but SEMA is later this year. Automakers trademark many names that are never used; however, that seems unlikely in this case.
During the initial tease, Ford strongly hinted that it would base the new Megazilla on the existing Godzilla engine. However, it was unknown how much of the Godzilla Engine would remain in the crate engine. It’s also unclear how many horsepower the Megazilla will provide. A tuner has managed to push the 7.3-litre to over 780 bhp (581 kW), with the addition of a supercharger which should bump that number up to 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW).
Ford has not indicated when the Megazilla engine might debut. The Godzilla engine is only two years old, and Ford is developing the refreshed Super Duty, which might get a new 6.8-liter V8 that sits below the 7.3-liter. Anytime is a great time for a new crate engine announcement.
Pictured at the top is Ford’s 7.3-liter Godzilla V8 engine.
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