BavarianStang

Hello,

any rumors about diesel engines inf US Fords?


I`m just thinking, if Ford might offer additional Models with an diesel engine in the US..

"I would" offer the following models with an diesel engine:

- F150
- Expediton
- Explorer
- Edge
- Flex
- Taurus
-[Mustang. Why not?! I live in Germany. here are many BMW 4-Series and A5 sold with diesel engines]
- [Focus, with an 2,0l R4?!]
- [Fusion, with an 2,0l R4?!]


But there is one thing, I don`t understand. Why has Ford brought the 3,2l R5 Diesel engine to the US?
I would have preferred the 3,0l V6 - or if necessary the (old) 2,7l version of that engine. I copuld imagine that this engine is besster suited to "serve" in a car, than that heavy, truck diesel R5 engine.

How do you think of that point?
Does anybody know the reason why Ford took the R5 engine offer the V& Diesel?

How do you think of Diesels in general?


P.S.: In general I think, Chrysler is in this point "state of the art" at the moment. The VM Motori V6 diesel in combination with the 8-Speed-Automatic, is a superb drivetrain. (But in my eyes also a bit expensive. If I got it right, i costs $4000 surplus in the Dodge Ram.)

Neverthe less I`d like to see Chrysler to extend to diesel engine to other models like Durango, 300/ Charger and Challanger as well.

LivinTheStangLife

A lot of the reason there aren't as many diesel cars over here, from what I understand, is because most of europe has no emissions standards unlike us and can pretty much run whatever the hell they want and the US is super dependant on gasoline. When I was in kosovo back in 08 pretty much every car we saw was diesel...except those couple masaurati's(probabaly spelled wrong don't care lol) we saw

CiniZter

with the new technology diesel engines are now less polluting, improved mpg and better torque... diesel is now good option.

LivinTheStangLife

Except diesel isn't cheap here but then again neither is gas haha