DEATH VALLEY, California — Last week spy photographers caught the 2010 Ford F-150 diesel during hot-weather testing and provided a sneak peek inside the new full-size truck's cabin and fuel door. Today the same shooter managed to snap a shot of the F-150's new diesel engine.
Despite wearing the "Power Stroke" badge, the diesel engine pictured here is apparently not related to those produced in a joint venture with International Truck, a division of Navistar, for the larger F-Series Super Duty Trucks.
The 4.4 liter turbodiesel fitted in this F-150 sports an oil-filler cap with the Land Rover logo on it, confirming that the new mill is in reality the first U.S. application of the new 4.4-liter turbodiesel developed by Land Rover and Ford Engineers at Ford's Dagenham Diesel Centre in England.
Land Rovers sold in the U.K. are currently fitted with a 3.6-liter V8 turbodiesel that makes 272 horsepower and 472 pound-feet of torque in U.K. emissions trim.
The 2010 F-150 diesel is expected to deliver more power than the current 5.4-liter V8 gas engine, while improving fuel economy by 20 percent.
What this means to you: Getting a diesel-powered Ford no longer means driving a heavy-duty truck. — Dan Edmunds, Manager of Vehicle Testing
Despite wearing the "Power Stroke" badge, the diesel engine pictured here is apparently not related to those produced in a joint venture with International Truck, a division of Navistar, for the larger F-Series Super Duty Trucks.
The 4.4 liter turbodiesel fitted in this F-150 sports an oil-filler cap with the Land Rover logo on it, confirming that the new mill is in reality the first U.S. application of the new 4.4-liter turbodiesel developed by Land Rover and Ford Engineers at Ford's Dagenham Diesel Centre in England.
Land Rovers sold in the U.K. are currently fitted with a 3.6-liter V8 turbodiesel that makes 272 horsepower and 472 pound-feet of torque in U.K. emissions trim.
The 2010 F-150 diesel is expected to deliver more power than the current 5.4-liter V8 gas engine, while improving fuel economy by 20 percent.
What this means to you: Getting a diesel-powered Ford no longer means driving a heavy-duty truck. — Dan Edmunds, Manager of Vehicle Testing
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