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The presence on the list is almost meaningless. How many of any of them have actually entered into manufacturing these vehicles?

The engine also SHALL meet day-of-manufacture emissions standards. At this point in time Ford does NOT have an approved engine for this application. They COULD get the Coyote and its derivatives approved but as of this time they have not done that. This means that today your fully compliant Cobra has a Chevy LS3 in it.

The real stickler is that the cost of infrastructure is HUGE. The manufacturer has to warranty the car at least for emissions. This is an incredible bookkeeping intensive task for which the return is very low. The manufacturer has to keep track of every component used to build the power train. Furthermore, anyone buying a turn key car is not only going to expect a 3 year 36000 mile warranty on the power train but also on the rest of the car. This added overhead is a burden and a hurdle. For this reason I expect most of the cars will remain "kits" (which includes finished rollers.)

The TAM (Total Available Market) is decreasing every year as the older drivers that fell in love with them in the 60s die off. Younger buyers are not replacing them.

It's been a while since this system was approved and so far there has been no press about anyone actually turning it on and actively entering the market place with any kind of car approved for the program.