Ford already affords a V-8 nicknamed the Godzilla, and shortly there could also be a stronger providing with the identify Megazilla.

A search by way of the database of america Patent and Trademark Workplace reveals a trademark submitting for “Megazilla,” which was made by Ford on Sept. 16.

It was particularly filed within the part for crate motors, overlaying each conventional internal-combustion crate motors in addition to the brand new discipline of electrical crate motors, one thing Ford has explored with the Eluminator electrical crate motor it unveiled on the 2021 SEMA present.

Ford Efficiency Product Supervisor Mike Goodwin in 2020 talked about a brand new crate engine derived from the Godzilla V-8, which he known as the Megazilla. It is potential Ford is at the moment doing the prep work for the launch of the engine, although automakers typically file logos merely to guard the identify, maybe from it being utilized by a rival.

The Godzilla is a 7.3-liter V-8 that debuted within the 2020 Ford Tremendous Responsibility. It is designed for vehicles the place longevity tends to rank larger in significance than outright efficiency, and in consequence incorporates a heavy-but-sturdy forged iron block. It is rated at 430 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque and is mated to a 10-speed computerized within the Tremendous Responsibility and a 6-speed auto in Ford’s medium-duty vehicles.

Will a future Megazilla model with compelled induction flip as much as dethrone the 1,000-hp Hellephant from Mopar? We’ll have to attend and see.