Biogrove has blogged about Ford's new in-house 4.4L diesel v8 engine. It's smaller, for sure. I really want to see it's emissions info. Blog here.
We've
known for some time now that Ford would be introducing a new light duty
diesel V-8 in their trucks in 2010 and the first images have now popped
up on the interwebs. An attendee at a Ford dealer show in Las Vegas
this week snapped some pics of the 4.4L oil burner. The engine is
reportedly based on the 3.6L diesel already offered in European
versions of the Land Rovers and Range Rovers. Unlike the diesels
currently offered in Ford's Super Duty trucks, supplied by Navistar,
the new engine is an in-house design. According to the accompanying
sign, the engine will debut in the F-150 partway through the 2010 model
year with availability spreading to the rest of Ford's full-size SUVs,
vans and even the Super-Duty trucks. Output is expected to be about
310hp with 15 percent more torque than the 5.4L V-8 and twenty percent
better fuel economy. Fifty state Tier 2 Bin 5 compliance will be
achieved by urea injection.
Gallery: 2010 Ford 4.4L diesel
