Diesel F-150 Is On The Way!!!!

[02SilverStroke]

Here's the article: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061011/FREE/61009011/1024/LATESTNEWS about the new diesel F-150 in 2008 or 2009. Sounds like a pretty set deal with a Land Rover engine. Unless another company will pull a rabbit out of their hat first, looks like Ford will get the jump on everyone else.

 

[W4RLR]

All this talk about urea injection. What is the engineering department's strange facination with urine?

 

[budtoh3zo]

thats good i want one.

 

[Crumm]

The 267-hp V-8 develops 472 pounds-feet of torque
The British market Range Rover gets 25 mpg.

Just right Our F150 is a year old now and will be ready for a replacement in two years. I think I could handle 25mpg considering our current F150 gets about 14 on a good day.

we'll be pretty close by the end of 2008

Perfect timing

 

[dpantazis]

uera injection is not new- Mercedes already does it on some of its sedans. Imagine telling a MB owner that their urea caninster needs a refill.

Urea on a pickup is fodder for the Blue Collar comedy guys.

Makes you wonder what has gone on with Navistar and FMC is going with a Rover motor. Some people on the rover boards are converting their Rovers to use the 2.8 Powerstroke. The 2.8 would be great in a Ranger.

dp

 

[JLDickmon]

sounds bastardized to me... a Peugeot engine developed for Rover with a hickerbillied-on emission system?

Recipe for disaster if you ask me... do the words "American Motors" ring any bells?

 

[Elk]

Recipe for disaster if you ask me... do the words "American Motors" ring any bells?

Yes, yes they do.