Ford says no to Diesel F-150

[94BULLITT]

Like any other current truck it looks best as a crewcab .

 

[WilliamBos]

Like any other current truck it looks best as a crewcab .

I agree. Never a fan of extended cab trucks, live regular cab, and really live crew cab trucks!!

 

[Red Horse]

Yesterday's NY Times- I wouldn't buy the pinko rag but it was at my B-in laws house-had a big story on the growing shift ton diesel cars in US. and made the point as to how much more efficient they were then all the other hybrid types. GM is on board with chevy Cruz at 50 mpg, Mopar is on board with Motori V-6 in Jepp and Ram 1/2 ton, Ford got a mention about upcoming Transit with the 5 cyl diesel.

 

[WilliamBos]

Yesterday's NY Times- I wouldn't buy the pinko rag but it was at my B-in laws house-had a big story on the growing shift ton diesel cars in US. and made the point as to how much more efficient they were then all the other hybrid types. GM is on board with chevy Cruz at 50 mpg, Mopar is on board with Motori V-6 in Jepp and Ram 1/2 ton, Ford got a mention about upcoming Transit with the 5 cyl diesel.

I have said this for years, diesel is the way to go, hope Buyers over here embrace them. We will ve better off having more diesel choices.

 

[Midniteoyl]

I understand that the truck is entirely their own. During development, they camouflaged it in Hilux sheet metal, but that was the extent of outside influence.

Side note, its also available in a stripped out model, like the Toyota pickups of old. Just a base, compact, work truck. Those old Toyotas were pretty popular on farms to get around. How many people have you heard complain that they dont make old style, cheap work trucks anymore?

View attachment 328526


Also available in UTE. Nice.
View attachment 328525

Mileage wise, Small engine 2.0l, 140 hp, 4x4, 9.6l/100km city, 6.8l/100km hwy. 24.5 usmpg , 34.6usmpg

HO engine with bluemotion, 2.0l, 180hp, 4x4, 8.6l/100 city, 7.1l/100 hwy. 27.4usmpg, 33.1usmpg

Would definitely buy one! No doubt! Nice looking , and would compliment my 4-wheel drive VW's.. er, Audi's :thumbsup:

 

[Jesse Shoemaker]

Still got my 97 chevy K1500 Ext cab with a 6.5 Detroit Diesel. Love that thing to death. Economical, reliable, and the parts are cheap for an old IDI diesel. Set of glow plugs last year were 60 dollars, a whole set of injectors are around 400 though i'm still going on the original ones. Plus I love it when I drive up someplace and people look at it funny and say "is that a diesel?"

 

[DocDiesel]

Still got my 97 chevy K1500 Ext cab with a 6.5 Detroit Diesel. Love that thing to death. Economical, reliable, and the parts are cheap for an old IDI diesel. Set of glow plugs last year were 60 dollars, a whole set of injectors are around 400 though i'm still going on the original ones. Plus I love it when I drive up someplace and people look at it funny and say "is that a diesel?"

Many people forget that GM was actually the first to the market with the 6.5 in a 1500 as well. All the news sites saying Ram's new first in class diesel in a 1500 are wrong. GM did it 15 years ago. They weren't the best, but I did really like those old Detroit's. Should have kept them around.

 

[94BULLITT]

Many people forget that GM was actually the first to the market with the 6.5 in a 1500 as well. All the news sites saying Ram's new first in class diesel in a 1500 are wrong. GM did it 15 years ago.

I remember the diesel blazer.

Sent from my Samsung SPH-L710 using TractorByNet

 

[DT86]

I remember the diesel blazer.

Don't forget VDOT had all 6.5L 1500 trucks for ever.

 

[Jesse Shoemaker]

The 6.5 is still the engine they put in the Humvee's too. Though they aren't made by gm anymore. They are built way better now as far as materials go. GM really cut costs when they used cheaper alloys in the blocks. But mine keeps chugging along.lol