Nah, I borrowed it once. At 70-75mph, open trailer, 2200lb car, I got 20mpg. He usually tows at the speed limit (55-60mph) and his car is 250lbs lighter, so I believe him. With an open trailer you don't even notice.

The thing has a sewer pipe for exhaust (4 or 5" IIRC), chip, intake and upgraded intercooler.

 

I don't think that it would have to get 20 mpg to sell. I know a heck of a lot of landscaping (and especially construction) companies who run 250's simply because they come in diesel. I know the construction company I worked for over the summer ran 250's and would have loved to run a 150, just because diesel has the torque to tow the equipment. With a 6 1/2 ft. bed the onlything the 250 gives them is the passenger seating space and the diesel. They don't really care about passenger comfort so why not spend less and get a 150 that will do what they want it too. Lets also not forget about the government who buys a whole lot of F150's and 1500's. If Ford is gonna come out with this thing b4 the rest of them...They have that contract for sure! (The government will no longer buy Dodge since Chrysler/dodge was bought by Stutgart furniture *cough mercedes*

 

well i just got news that its going to make 30 mpg highway and 22 mpg city. u got to love diesel. the diesel engines is going to be powering every motor vechical one day. and proven fact that there the new diesal engine are making 0 carbon monoxide coming out the tail. now those 3/4 and 1 ton trucks are going to get smoke at the track. i cant wait to drop a loud *** spooling turbo, gas sipin, torque twisting, badass diesel

 

Man, this thing is gonna be awesome, and I hate diesels(sound, smell, everything about them) hopefully a 400 HP Ford will shut up all those hemi loving wierdos.

 

Modern diesels are nice though. All you usually hear out of them (with the exception of the big boys) is the turbo spooling. With common rail injection and ultra high injection pressures (along with computer control), you don't have the smoke and stink either. I would say the only drawback to diesels is their inability to rev, but this is a moot point for most trucks and SUVs (or anything you're just using to commute) because they make so much power where you use it the most.

Guys, keep in mind that diesels generally feel more sluggish than their gasser counterparts because of slower throttle response (they don't really make much power off boost) so don't expect a rocketship.

 

That's a new on on me. I guess they haven't quite fixed that with the psd's.

 

well if you want to be snappy and great throttle response then put a compound turbo in it. a small turbo that at low rpm will spool up alot quicker in front of a big one that lag untill a higher rev comes so u have that smaller turbo to spool up the big turbo

 

Yeah, a $3,000-5,000 extra for the engine, and you STILL have to buy an extra turbo and void your warranty!

 

This is great, you guys are already modding an engine that isn't even out yet

BTW - the new low-sulphur diesel helps a bit with the stink.

 

I just found the spec's for the new 4.4L V8 diesel:

Max Power (DIN net) - 200kW (271PS) @ 4,000rpm
Max Torque - 640Nm (472 lb/ft) @ 2,000rpm

Mileage below is measured through European standards:
Urban L/100km (mpg) - 14.4 (19.6)
Extra urban L/100km (mpg) - 9.2 (31.2)
Combined L/100km (mpg) - 11.3 (25.1)

0-60mph - 8.6 sec on a Land Rover @ 3200 Kg (slightly over 7000 lbs)
It is mated up to a 6 speed tranny

More info:
90 degree 32 Valve Diesel engine. Compacted graphite iron cylinder block to reduce noise levels with an aluminium head to improve heat dissipation. Fuel injection pressure of 1,700 Bar with a state-of-the-art twin variable nozzle turbochargers and inlet valve