Ryan45

In the 2015 Transit Van... Why can't this be in the f150, or something close to it?


Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...#ixzz3A6V9MOvr

harrison14allen

I have been wondering the same thing. I'm actually considering a Ram because of the eco diesel

cerhai

let them sell the crap out of the ecoboost motors then they will introduce the small diesel, give it a few more years they will have to, to compete

Ftruck150

Everyone on this site here seems to hate the Ram Eco Diesel because it only has 260 hp and doesn't do 0-60 in 4 seconds.

I'm sure the 185hp 5 cylinder diesel would make the F150 the best truck on earth though. Power and cost would become obsolete and it'd suddenly be all about economy, assuming it did better than Ram in that aspect.

OldFlick

I think the lack of entries on this post show lack of interest in light duty diesels, same as Ford marketing discovered. Have had 7 diesel F250's and glad to get away from them.

Curmudgeon

I live in a state where diesel pickups account for ~ 13.6% of vehicle registrations (#5 in the nation in 2012). The owners are a mixed group of big rig wannabes (often leaving their vehicles idling in the parking lot while shopping), sport towers, jacked-up off roaders, and daily drivers. They all have one thing in common though...their trucks contribute a lot of rattling clatter and stink in suburban locales...very annoying. Many seem to enjoy stop light to stop light turbo spooling with clouds of black smoke.

CP34

Where do you live? 1990?

Curmudgeon

In a state with many pockets of high unemployment, a statewide high school drop out rate of over 25%, and incomes below the U.S. median, yeah, we're very close.

MattN03

Interesting read on the EcoDiesel first service on Edmunds...I'm not really convinced that diesel is economical enough after paying for $250 for a 8900 mile oil change. Of course, I'm sure there could be some significant dealer service cost markup and wouldn't be quite so bad for the DIYer. I'm also concerned about the cost to replace the polullution control system on a diesel if it fails after the warranty has expired.

Kansas Transit

I think a lot of this eco diesel is hype, not saying it doesn't get good mileage, but forever people have been lead to believe that the only way to good fuel economy in a truck was a diesel.


For Class 5 and up vehicles you can't beat a diesel, but small cars and pickups that are running diesels for fuel economy are starting to have to deal with gas motors that are stealing some of the diesel's economy traits.


A gas motor with high pressure direct injection, and a turbo are getting VERY close to what was previously diesel only economy, and they do it with a lot less maintenance costs, and at a substantially lower initial purchase cost.


Just my take on it.