V6 vs V8

And there hasn't been a Windsor 5.0 produced since, what, '95 or '96 when the Modular V8 came online with SOHC 2V and has since sprouted things like DOHC, 4V per cylinder, VVT, variable intake, etc...

Yup and the last pushrod V8 designed by Ford was the 351M and 400 engines. That was a while back.